tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post8848651293970598497..comments2023-11-05T03:25:19.346-05:00Comments on Salisbury News: Annual Needy Dinner Sees Record CrowdAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10469687445528023080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-21444646271932708302016-12-18T05:11:04.356-05:002016-12-18T05:11:04.356-05:0012:01 -
Yes and no on cold and cruel.
T...12:01 - <br /> Yes and no on cold and cruel.<br /> There is more than a handful of homeless and truly needy in Ocean City that certainly deserve a special free dinner due to their sad situation. God bless the Green Turtle for doing that.<br /> But 260? I doubt it.<br /> For thirteen years I was on the serving line at the Bea Gaddy Dinner - a traditional Baltimore Thanksgiving and Christmas event.<br /> I saw this event go from feeding a few hundred down-and-out homeless people, to feeding thousands of people each holiday.<br /> In the early days I even ran a transportation service bringing the homeless to the event.<br /> Then the atmosphere changed. I noticed that many families were coming in taxicabs. Many of the kids were wearing sneakers that even my working daughter-in-law could not afford to buy for her kids.<br /> It basically just turned into a free food day.<br /> Today I simply work through my church to assure that truly needy families get help and maybe something a little special during those holidays - Again, good for the Green Turtle for doing this. Hopefully they can follow up and make sure that this gesture is more of a hand UP than just a handout.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-11183322941214589412016-12-18T00:01:29.762-05:002016-12-18T00:01:29.762-05:00This may seem cold and cruel, but I seem to really...This may seem cold and cruel, but I seem to really doubt that there are that many people in this area that are in that dire a need for a one-day handout meal.<br /> I truly doubt that anyone that lives in this county - in this state - that is so down on their luck that they have to resort to going to a public event for a free meal handout.<br /> I would think - I would hope - that it would take no more than one phone call to a State administration office to get immediate assistance in this matter.<br /> If I am wrong, then I sincerely hope that along with that free dinner a list of organizations and County departments that could help the situation these people/families are in is given to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31586983.post-38557592910813105752016-12-17T22:45:00.965-05:002016-12-17T22:45:00.965-05:00Sadly I fail to see what there is to celebrate whe...Sadly I fail to see what there is to celebrate when you have a "record crowd" of people who are in need of a meal<br /><br />It is a nice event, but really, the fan fare is a bit much. Lets celebrate the record number of homeless and people who can not afford to feed themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com