Dave Thune Comments on the Hungry.
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Posted 17 Sep 2006 08:51 by Dave Thune
"The chicken was frozen and loaded Tuesday onto a "food rescue" truck. The next
morning, it was served as breakfast to the homeless and the working poor,
dressed up with some gravy made in the St. Paul Salvation Army kitchen."
This quote from today's St. Paul Pioneer Press (Schools' scraps can be a
gift, or just trash) is an example of our school district's efficiency and
humanity. It made me very proud to be a parent and resident of this city. It
speaks to the commitment of our school district to be part of an effort to
cross boundaries and address issues like poverty and hunger that both
directly and indirectly affect the futures of our children.
The food donated by St. Paul Schools fed hundreds at the Salvation Army, two
blocks from my house - hundreds who otherwise would've started the day
hungry. On their behalf I thank our School District for their continuing work
to allow families to provide for themselves and their children in a society
which often appears more intent on punishing the poor.
dave thune
ward two, st. paul
Posted 17 Sep 2006 08:51 by Dave Thune
"The chicken was frozen and loaded Tuesday onto a "food rescue" truck. The next
morning, it was served as breakfast to the homeless and the working poor,
dressed up with some gravy made in the St. Paul Salvation Army kitchen."
This quote from today's St. Paul Pioneer Press (Schools' scraps can be a
gift, or just trash) is an example of our school district's efficiency and
humanity. It made me very proud to be a parent and resident of this city. It
speaks to the commitment of our school district to be part of an effort to
cross boundaries and address issues like poverty and hunger that both
directly and indirectly affect the futures of our children.
The food donated by St. Paul Schools fed hundreds at the Salvation Army, two
blocks from my house - hundreds who otherwise would've started the day
hungry. On their behalf I thank our School District for their continuing work
to allow families to provide for themselves and their children in a society
which often appears more intent on punishing the poor.
dave thune
ward two, st. paul
posted by Bob at Monday, September 18, 2006
2 Comments:
Dave what about the hungry homeless people cast onto the street by the policies you support concerning code enforcement?
Bob-I moved this comment here to this thread.
Subject: [ademocracy] 9/18/2006 10:22:23 AM
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:22:25 -0700 (PDT)
They are still pumping out their amazement over at Edemo about those scrap handouts by the school district. If anyone realizes how much money schools receive and how much waste there is, they wouldn't be glowing over this practice. It is the tax payer's money in the first place and the schools should be acting responsibly with it. I think it's kind of sick that these Edem people think the school is sainted because they gave their leftovers to the poor. Do they think about the other 51 weeks of the year and how these people will eat? Not to mention live? No they just want to pat themselves on the back because their kids and their district are involved in such a charitable act.
Encourage the city to toss them out in the streets. Then toss some old bologne and stale bread at them. This should make the neighborhood more safe, beautiful and yet let their "good deeds" have them "feel" better because Lord knows we all have to feel good.
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Posted by Anonymous to ademocracy at 9/18/2006 10:22:23 AM
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