It has become quite hot in Tucson, so I am beginning to cook as much cold food as possible for the homeless being outside in the heat. A nice cool dinner & salad will still nurture everyone & will keep their body temperature down some. :)
Faith & I cooked & chopped all afternoon, making Tuna Pasta Salad with lots of diced eggs, pickles & a big amount of tuna. We also made a cold Corn & diced Tomato Salad that was quite refreshing with lemon juice, oil, garlic, onion powder & lots of fresh parsley. We also had bread, jalapenos, a few left-over sodas & Gatorade, cold water & cookies. :)
We fed 56 people tonight & there were many very grateful faces amongst all. :) And we all had a great time too seeing old friends & making new ones too. :)
Faith, thank you for helping me cook today & for also coming to both parks to help serve the food !! :) It is wonderful to have you around again !! :) Faith grew up with my two children about 30 years ago & was my daughters best friend through most of high school. She was always at my house, which was the place where all the kids liked to come & hang-out at. :) We just recently reconnected again after a very long time of having lost contact. :) Facebook is wonderful for finding old friends !! :)
J.J., thank you so much for coming to help serve & for your dear contribution !! :) Your Kindness made me cry today (happy tears) & it so will help with getting more food & supplies. :) I also wanted to mention how dear it was for you to so lovingly clean out that bowl today. It didn't get lost in the shuffle & I just wanted to say an extra thank you for that !! :)
Dear Lee, thank you for helping serve & for taking Faith & J.J. home after we fed everyone !! :) That was truly an Act of Kindness since you weren't feeling well to start with. I appreciate all your loving help & caring !! :) I am proud to call you my Friend !! :)
Diane & I ended up at LaBotana & we had two margaritas each. :o We had so much fun trying to figure out which homeless we both knew & shared stories of some of our experiences. Diane knew Darryl Chee, who was the reason why I started feeding the homeless three years ago. Diane started feeding the homeless breakfast recently at another park & many who we fed tonight knew her from that & her previous job. :) She is a very kind & caring woman & I'm happy we connected. :)
Dave & Linda , as usual a great big thank you shout-out to you for all your loving support of this endeavor !! :) I soooo love you both !! :)
Nan, a special thank you goes to you for all the odds & ends of food, etc., you brought to my home for the homeless !! :) It was so sweet of you to have it all sorted out & grouped together. Lots of it I was able to use for the homeless & the rest I gave to the people on the Yaqui Reservation, who were ever so appreciative. :) Lee & I took it all down there & we had fun doing that. :)
Marilyn, I missed your cute & happy face today !! :) It just wasn't the same without you there !! I hope you had a great time though !! :) See you next time. :)
Time now to put a couple of very tired legs up. :)
Everyone, sleep with the Angels & have a joy filled day tomorrow & a safe Memorial Day !! :)
Feeding the Homeless People in the City Parks of Tucson, Arizona.
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