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This past Sunday, GMC friend Maggie Handel organized another Hot Meal Challenge (see previous challenges here and here). This month, the menu included homemade chili, cornbread, coleslaw, and brownies. Our members loved sampling the many pots of chili, each a little different from the others.

Thank you to those who made lunch:

Marsha Ford
Maria Garcia
Jeanne Hickox
Allison Kitchen
Zoe Kitchen
Brenda Zaidman

Let us know if you would be interested in participating in a Hot Meal Challenge, which typically occur on the third or fourth Sunday of each month. Every month, there is a menu that volunteers prepare (recipes may vary, but everyone follows the menu) and bring to GMC. Volunteers may drop off the food or stay and serve, and slow cookers are available for those who need them.

Last year, Water Street Gym held their first coat drive for us. This year, they held another coat drive, lasting two months, to benefit not only Georgetown Ministry Center, but also Bread for the City and Jubilee Jobs. Steve and Susan Kostorowski, along with Patricia Peva, of Water Street Gym placed donation boxes in strategic high-traffic locations, such as banks and coffee shops.

We think this coat drive was three times more successful than last years. Many, many thanks to Water Street Gym and to everyone who donated such beautiful coats!

This week’s beautiful poem was written by the very talented Miguel!

When life has knocked you off your feet…
No job in sight, no food to eat.
Our father knows of all these things,
And blesses us with angels’ wings.

He shelters us from storms that blow,
And cleans us up and gives us clothes.
He feels our pain, and gives us dreams
And tempers both with angels’ wings.

He’ll guide you to this world of peace,
Where welcomed souls can rest their feet.
It’s in the songs that all birds sing,
GMC / angels’ wings.

To Help the Homeless located in within the District of Columbia, call 1-800-535-7252 or 311 for Shelter Hotline Outreach, Transportation and referral services. These services are only provided to Homeless persons located in Washington, DC. Shelter Hotline does not provide services in Maryland or Virginia.  

It’s time for another poem about GMC! This one was written by one of our wonderful Shower and Laundry Managers, Lucane.

We create a safe space no matter the place.
Inside or outside we make sure there is no harm
and help keep our brothers and sisters warm.
We open our hearts to show compassion.
to bear witness to their lives as a true companion.