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..How 1 dad inspires teenagers to make 33,000 burritos for the homeless
By Deborah Grau | The Upbeat – 13 hrs ago....Email 0Recommend2.1kTweet0Share0Print.....
How 1 dad inspires teenagers to make 33,000 burritos for the homeless
Peanuts creator Charles Schulz once said, “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” That couldn’t be truer for a group of 15-year-olds from the San Diego area.
It all started during the 2010 holiday season when Alec Johnson, then 12, gave his parents a fairly lavish Christmas wish list. “I asked for an iPad, iPhone and MacBook.” He says his dad was surprised and said, “I would never buy that for you because all the other people on the street could never get that.”
“I didn’t want to raise a spoiled child,” says Alec’s dad, Michael. “So we decided to take some steps to give him a little bit more of an education about the realities of life.”
It was then that Michael and his wife Mehrnaz, came up with an idea to help by feeding the homeless. On a December Sunday, in their small kitchen, the Johnsons and Alec’s friend Luke made 54 egg and cheese burritos and went to downtown San Diego to feed the homeless. Initially, Alec wasn’t completely sold on the idea. “I first thought it was actually a punishment to teach me a lesson, but it turned out to be fun.”
That was more than 130 Sundays and over 33,000 burritos ago. Every Sunday for the past two-and-a-half years, they have been a downtown staple. The group expanded from two boys to seven, and they formed the non-profit Hunger2Help, Kids Taking Action. Each Sunday, the boys, fondly known as the “Burrito Boyz,” and a group of regular volunteers made up of kids and adults, start their morning at dawn to crack, scramble and wrap 450 egg burritos, then head downtown where hundreds of men and women line up waiting.
”They give out clothes, they give out the water. They give you a hot meal,” says Jeff, waiting in line. “The whole morale of the day is this awesome feeling knowing somebody does care.”
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/the-upbeat/1-dad-inspired-teenage-kids-33-000-burritos-151030526.html?vp=1
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What are we doing to serve the poor?
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What are we doing to serve the poor?
Well, I'm not kissing their feet and being ecuмenical with them, if that's what you're asking.
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Burritos huh? Sounds nutritious.
I would suggest feeding there souls is more important. That's the real idea behind feeding the poor.
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The Burrito Boyz have their reward--the applause of men. Whooppee!
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:ready-to-eat:
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It's so gratifying to see that not all wealthy elites sleep in on Sunday mornings.
Now if only they would become Catholics........... :rolleyes:
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What does that mean Zuitan? Forgive me forbeing dense, I have burritos on the brain.
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What are we doing to serve the poor?
Well, I'm not kissing their feet and being ecuмenical with them, if that's what you're asking.
How about feeding them? Our Lord and his Apostle St. James seemed to think that was pretty important.
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Burritos huh? Sounds nutritious.
I would suggest feeding there souls is more important. That's the real idea behind feeding the poor.
St. Vincent de Paul said, "Only if the poor feel your love for them will they forgive you your gift of bread." The will probably be much more docile to soul saving instruction if they are not starving, too.
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The Burrito Boyz have their reward--the applause of men. Whooppee!
I really wonder if it is a necessary condition for being a trad that you find some way to criticize any one who does anything good.
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Your funny Sig.
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Sigismund- No, it's not. You don't understand NY humor. The sarcasm is for poche who idolizes "very nice" people. Let the Burrito Boyz continue their program. It's poche's Newchurch niceties I'm down-thumbing.
Frances.
BTW- I, too, am involved with feeding those in need. But I don't tell about it in such a manner as to imply others are guilty of being selfish. If anyone is interested, he can PM me.
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What are we doing to serve the poor?
Good question, Poche. You go first. I don't have much to contribute on that score, shame on me.
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I would suggest feeding there souls is more important. That's the real idea behind feeding the poor.
I actually have to agree with this. Lord knows that with drugs, broken homes, thug activity, etc. the biggest ailment of our inner cities is the Word of God.
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How about feeding them? Our Lord and his Apostle St. James seemed to think that was pretty important.
Forgive me but isn't your average person on welfare able to afford a game system or television these days? One has to be careful about the word "poor."
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Not all the poor receive public assistance.
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If you know you will be in a big city with visible people living on the street one thing you can do is keep some kind of shelf stable food on you like packs of peanut butter crackers. If you are driving and it's winter you can stop at a thrift store and pick up cheap blankets. Most have gorgeous handmade afghans - sometimes there is a flaw and sometimes they are perfect. If you had more to spend you could order those wool blend emergency blankets.
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I would suggest feeding there souls is more important. That's the real idea behind feeding the poor.
I actually have to agree with this. Lord knows that with drugs, broken homes, thug activity, etc. the biggest ailment of our inner cities is the Word of God.
That is certainly true. This is the same Word which tells us that telling the poor, "Good luck! Keep warm and well-fed" without doing anything to help them does not impress God.
I know you know this, Trad Guy. Your defense of Catholic social teaching on this forum has been eloquent and effective. I just want to point out that there is no real dichotomy between feeding souls and feeding bodies.
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How about feeding them? Our Lord and his Apostle St. James seemed to think that was pretty important.
Forgive me but isn't your average person on welfare able to afford a game system or television these days? One has to be careful about the word "poor."
I don't know if that is true of the average person on public assistance, but it is true of some. There are people who abuse the system. That is wrong of course, and should be stopped when discovered. The homeless family that comes into a shelter or a soup kitchen doesn't have a TV or game system anywhere, though,
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If you know you will be in a big city with visible people living on the street one thing you can do is keep some kind of shelf stable food on you like packs of peanut butter crackers. If you are driving and it's winter you can stop at a thrift store and pick up cheap blankets. Most have gorgeous handmade afghans - sometimes there is a flaw and sometimes they are perfect. If you had more to spend you could order those wool blend emergency blankets.
There is perhaps a reason people don't stop their cars for Blacks and Hispanics and that is because they are 239 times more likely to carjack you if you do...
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The homeless family that comes into a shelter or a soup kitchen doesn't have a TV or game system anywhere, though,
Well consider this, Blacks in America have been heading in soup kitchens and receiving welfare for over 40 years and still have failed to raise themselves up, and to add to that show so much ingratitude for it.
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I have made a solemn vow to avoid any discussion of race on this forum, so I am not going to respond to this post. I just did not want you to think I was ignoring you. Thanks.
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If I'm carjacked or attacked when giving someone cookies or a blanket I am. I can't in good conscience walk or drive by someone I believe to be hungry or cold if I have accessible food or a blanket to share.
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Fill in the blanks.
1. Blacks and Hispanics are 239x more likely to carjack you than _______________ when offered food or clothing.
(A) Asians (B) Caucasians (C) Trad. Catholics (D) Jews (E) Zombies
Come now! From whence comes this statistic? Why the assumption that alms are distributed from the cars of we benevolent tradcats? It is NOT true that all the poor are on welfare and own TVs and electronic games. There exist in big cities many invisible poor who are "off the radar." Illegal immigrants with CHILDREN. It's wrong to punish children for the sins of their parents. The chronic mentally ill. There are many who are "released" to "community care" which means the streets to fend for themselves. Regardless of their crimes, these are people with needs. We have a duty to assist them. God's duty is to protect us as He sees fit. He does His part. Sadly, we seldom do ours.
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Fill in the blanks.
1. Blacks and Hispanics are 239x more likely to carjack you than _______________ when offered food or clothing.
(A) Asians (B) Caucasians (C) Trad. Catholics (D) Jews (E) Zombies
Come now! From whence comes this statistic? Why the assumption that alms are distributed from the cars of we benevolent tradcats? It is NOT true that all the poor are on welfare and own TVs and electronic games. There exist in big cities many invisible poor who are "off the radar." Illegal immigrants with CHILDREN. It's wrong to punish children for the sins of their parents. The chronic mentally ill. There are many who are "released" to "community care" which means the streets to fend for themselves. Regardless of their crimes, these are people with needs. We have a duty to assist them. God's duty is to protect us as He sees fit. He does His part. Sadly, we seldom do ours.
Frances the topic was about feeding the visibly homeless. I wrote about keeping blankets and cookies in your car if you know you will be passing them. I agree with you - just saying that was his response.
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How about feeding them? Our Lord and his Apostle St. James seemed to think that was pretty important.
The homeless family that comes into a shelter or a soup kitchen doesn't have a TV or game system anywhere, though,
I don't think having a game system or TV means you aren't bad off.
I am sure many have TVs or game systems, most likely in storage.
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Fill in the blanks.
1. Blacks and Hispanics are 239x more likely to carjack you than _______________ when offered food or clothing.
(A) Asians (B) Caucasians (C) Trad. Catholics (D) Jews (E) Zombies
Come now! From whence comes this statistic? Why the assumption that alms are distributed from the cars of we benevolent tradcats? It is NOT true that all the poor are on welfare and own TVs and electronic games. There exist in big cities many invisible poor who are "off the radar." Illegal immigrants with CHILDREN. It's wrong to punish children for the sins of their parents. The chronic mentally ill. There are many who are "released" to "community care" which means the streets to fend for themselves. Regardless of their crimes, these are people with needs. We have a duty to assist them. God's duty is to protect us as He sees fit. He does His part. Sadly, we seldom do ours.
A and B obviously. It comes from the FBI by the way.
Obviously we cannot be completely heartless which is why even illegal immigrants are given emergency care, but the point is America is not heartless since not only do we support these people, who have broken the law by the way, with welfare but we even allow them to become citizens even if they have broken the law. And don't worry the Catholic Church does support ands shelter these people, even if they have broken the law. Hell the largest supporter of those crossing the U.S.-Mexican border is the Catholic Church.
Oh and also don't forget the mentally ill and minorities will always be given the jobs under affirmative action. :wink:
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How about feeding them? Our Lord and his Apostle St. James seemed to think that was pretty important.
The homeless family that comes into a shelter or a soup kitchen doesn't have a TV or game system anywhere, though,
I don't think having a game system or TV means you aren't bad off.
I am sure many have TVs or game systems, most likely in storage.
I don't think so either, but I wanted to make the point that with the homeless there is really no possible doubt about poverty.
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Fill in the blanks.
1. Blacks and Hispanics are 239x more likely to carjack you than _______________ when offered food or clothing.
(A) Asians (B) Caucasians (C) Trad. Catholics (D) Jews (E) Zombies
Come now! From whence comes this statistic? Why the assumption that alms are distributed from the cars of we benevolent tradcats? It is NOT true that all the poor are on welfare and own TVs and electronic games. There exist in big cities many invisible poor who are "off the radar." Illegal immigrants with CHILDREN. It's wrong to punish children for the sins of their parents. The chronic mentally ill. There are many who are "released" to "community care" which means the streets to fend for themselves. Regardless of their crimes, these are people with needs. We have a duty to assist them. God's duty is to protect us as He sees fit. He does His part. Sadly, we seldom do ours.
A and B obviously. It comes from the FBI by the way.
No. I am pretty sure it is traditional Jєωιѕн zombies. I am almost certain I saw that on CNN. Or maybe Fox. :wink: