During our Santa Under The Bridge project in 2014, our elves made a delivery to the Brunswick Street Mission. Many years ago, when I was homeless, I ate a few times at the mission and I remembered the warm welcome I received there. When we stopped by last year, that welcome was still there. Early this morning, some of our directors, dressed as elves, stopped in again to the Mission and were welcomed with open arms.
Next on our list was the Souls Harbor Rescue Mission on Cunard Street. We were there last year, and again the warmth and comfortable relaxed atmosphere of Souls Harbor was there to greet us. We gathered around the christmas tree, laughing and joking as if all the problems of the outside world were nonexistent. If we hadn't had other deliveries to make, we might have stayed for lunch. It sure smelled good.
Back in 2013, when we started our outreach, a friend of mine who was also on our board - Harold D. - suggested we donate some gift packs to Direction 180. Harold is no longer with us. He passed away last year, but his contribution to our cause lives on. This was our third year donating gifts to the clinic. The staff are always so pleasant and helpful. We certainly were glad we could be of assistance to them at Christmas.
No comments:
Post a Comment