What will you do to enrich your community this Thanksgiving?

Every year, I take time out in the morning to help deliver food for the McRest program. It is a program in which local churches open their doors to the homeless and give them a place to stay and a fresh Thanksgiving meal. It is a program that I have delivered food for since I was a child.It has enriched me more and more every year that I do it.

It really began to get me a few years ago after I lost a very prominant position that I had. It was well before the breakdown of the economy. Even though my wife and I were scraping to make ends meet, I realized that there were people that did not have the security of a warm place to stay, and a warm meal to eat.

Even though I was have hard times, I was humbled by the fact that I still had what I needed. Now, I have a job where I have more money than I need for the necessities. Witht eh economy the way that it has been, more people do not have what they need.

It is more of a time now for us to take a role in helping make these people come in touch with the part in humanity that they have lost.

I will be doing something I haven't done in a long time. I will be staying away from the community. I can't remember the last time I was sick with something contagious on Thanksgiving.

With stomach flu all this week, I think I would do them a great service by staying at home. Since planning on doing Thanksgiving out... we were not prepared, but quickly picked up two cornish game hens and some crawfish stuffed potatoes at our specialty market down the road. Add some asparagus and it's the perfect meal for two.

I'm glad that I already budgeted in and paid for 3 families to eat today. Our local grocery store enabled me to help out $20 at a time since money is tight this year. I usually enrich my community by being present and making everyone laugh... I just hope they understand and can wait until next year.

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