GMC is happy to welcome Paige Hill and her sister, Elizabeth, to our list of sandwich donors! This past Monday the two of them made sandwiches for us. Read on to hear about their experience!
When my sister and I heard that the Georgetown Ministry Center could use some more help with their daily sandwich donations, we decided to pitch in. By partnering up, we thought many hands make light work and boy, were we right. The hours of time we initially dedicated to the project weren’t necessary; because, in total the project took about 25 minutes and cost us less than $20. An easy contribution for very worthy recipients: the lunch guests at the GMC this past Monday.
It only takes two and half loaves of bread, a large jar of peanut butter and a large jar of jelly to help out the GMC! We were finished in less than a half hour and had leftovers for our lunches, as well.
We added a bag of clementines and small boxes of raisins to our contribution — healthy snacks! We were able to keep our costs under $20 all together, and best of all, we heard that our lunches were well-received…Next time we’re going to contribute on a weekend day so we can stay and meet the guests.
If you’re looking for a way to help members of your local community, donate sandwiches to the Georgetown Ministry Center!
“So when will we see you in the center next?” I asked a guest Wednesday evening.
“Hmm… tomorrow is Thursday. Pat comes on Thursday. I’ll see you tomorrow!”
Many of our guests look forward to Thursdays for the same reason: Pat Davies, sandwich donor extraordinaire. Everyone enjoys the array of food Pat brings– two kinds of sandwiches (pb&j or turkey and cheese), grapes, clementines, and assorted baked goods– but what makes us all so happy to see Pat is her desire to spend a few minutes in the center to see how everyone is doing.
Pat and her helpers (fellow parishioners of Georgetown Presbyterian Church) distribute their sandwiches and greet our guests by name. She listens– really listens– to the answer when she asks, “How are you doing?”
When I asked a few people why they like Pat, many stated that they like being able to thank her in person for the sandwiches. This sentiment is echoed generally as well; a few guests have approached me and said they wish they could meet the sandwich donors in order to thank them.
If you are a sandwich donor and have a few minutes to spare, feel free to stay and chat with our amazing guests. They want to tell you for themselves how much your sandwiches are appreciated.
–Stephanie
Dear Gunther, Malini, Nathan, and Roy,
As always, GMC was an inspiration for both my students and for me. Thanks so much to all of you for your flexibility, openness, and your wise teaching. Your modeling and your guidance was easily “read” by the students—from Gunther’s and Roy’s initial introduction, to Nathan’s and Malini’s balance of seriousness and humor in the face of such challenges, and including the candor and insight of the group at St. Luke’s Shelter. The walks with all of you, and the dinner with the men at St. Lukes, taught the groups new lessons in human pain and dignity, failure and recovery. Please pass along our appreciation too Saed’s team as well. (I don’t have his contact information).
Although the experience of homelessness is a distant reality for many young people to understand, it was clear that the messages reached the students deeply. The experience was life changing for many of the group. There is a wonderful blog with some great pictures.
Until next time—all the best on your continuing remarkable work!
EMP
www.amizade.org
Ellen Pechman
