Creating Value by Giving
I had a special experience tonight. I work for Montreal's largest homeless shelter. Each night, we serve dinner for our city's destitute and after the 15th of the month, we open our dining hall to every hungry person who comes to us. Why after the 15th of the month? Well, these people receive their social welfare cheques the first of the month, and for most of them, the money has ran out in about two weeks. So we allow them to come for a hot meal.
Tonight was the first time that I had the opportunity to serve a dinner. It's a pretty well oiled operation as we served three seatings of around 100 people. Sometimes we serve up to seven seatings! Each seating takes roughly 20-30 minutes, everything included: preparing the tables, allowing the people in, serving them a hot plate, desert and coffee, cleaning-up and preparing the tables forthe next group.
I was part of a group of generous Montrealers who do this every month. These people create value for our city's destitutes by paying for and serving dinners each month.
Do you have examples of generous activities that you could share?
I had a special experience tonight. I work for Montreal's largest homeless shelter. Each night, we serve dinner for our city's destitute and after the 15th of the month, we open our dining hall to every hungry person who comes to us. Why after the 15th of the month? Well, these people receive their social welfare cheques the first of the month, and for most of them, the money has ran out in about two weeks. So we allow them to come for a hot meal.
Tonight was the first time that I had the opportunity to serve a dinner. It's a pretty well oiled operation as we served three seatings of around 100 people. Sometimes we serve up to seven seatings! Each seating takes roughly 20-30 minutes, everything included: preparing the tables, allowing the people in, serving them a hot plate, desert and coffee, cleaning-up and preparing the tables forthe next group.
I was part of a group of generous Montrealers who do this every month. These people create value for our city's destitutes by paying for and serving dinners each month.
Do you have examples of generous activities that you could share?
posted by GRK at 8:37 p.m.
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