Hamper Helpers

I had never done anything like this, and honestly it was an amazing experience. Its amazing how you can live in the same place for almost 17 years and not notice how many people are in need. It was so shocking to me the number of people lined up to get food. I felt awesome being able to be a help to some people. Really getting to know the people and hearing the appreciation in their voices really made it worth it. There was a woman who had 4 kids, and she had to feed her entire family as a single mom. It was awesome that the community donated gifts as well as food to make each child's Christmas amazing.

One of the things that i was curious about was how you go about qualifying for a hamper. How does the town decide who is worthy and who is not. I think anyone with valid enough reason should be able to recieve food. For example, if Christmas season is tight for you, and you work many many hours just to give your kids what they deserve, you should be able to qualify. But if you have no children, are not working to get a job, and just gave up, in my opinion, you should have to be working towards giving that to your children. If not, you are just abusing the system..

Anyways, I think this food drive is a fantastic thing for our community and it really helps the community strive. It brings us all together, and gives everyone the opportunity to help.

I would definitely help with this food drive again in the future. I loved helping out :)