I know. I know. You thought I was going to say something about kids these days not giving or helping or working or something grandpa might say. Nope! What I saw yesterday was a group of high school students that pulled together and spent a day in pouring rain to collect food and deliver it to those in need.
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| Garrett W., Nocole M., and Chadd A Were Part of Our Crew That Gathered More then 500 Pounds of Food |
High School students from Novato High School and Marin Catholic High School participated in a food drive to collect turkeys, hams, pies, pasta, rice, potatoes, bread and other goodies in Marin County, California and bring an estimated 500-600 pounds of food to a soup kitchen in the Tenderloin. In partnership with San Francisco-based Food Runners, we did our best to adopt Fraternite Notre Dame and help them feed their neighborhood on Turk Street.
Fraternite Notre Dame is run by two Sisters who have a true dedication to service. They feed the neighborhood out of a small facility, clean up and then sleep there to rest up and do it all over again.
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| Some of Our High School Volunteers and Sister Marie Benedict with Part of the Food Donated to Fraternite Notre Dame. |
With the help of some social media promotion from college student Lauren W. and some great Novato mothers (!!), our volunteers promoted the food drive, collected the food and then delivered it where it was needed the week of Christmas. Sure, there's an ice skating rink in Union Square and beautiful decorations in the shopping district, but in my humble opinion, going to the Tenderloin District and doing a little something to make Christmas better for others is a side of Christmas that should also be seen and experienced.
Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! We wish you the best in this coming new year!
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