Today (Tuesday) we went to the SFMarin FoodBank. We took action and fellowship when we help each other package many bags of pasta! We also had a 101 hunger simulator/class. It was really interesting to learn what being food insecure was like. It was very scary to thing that many people only have $5 for buying themselves and their families nutritious food and consuming their daily calorie allowance!
I feel really satisfied and happy about having given over 5,000 food insecure families a meal that is well deserved!
What we are doing is important because many people don't know what food insecure means, let alone what it feels like. On the other hand, millions of adults/kids don't know what it is like to come home after school/work and grab a snack from the pantry! It is important to help and spread the word. People on the streets aren't listened to very often, most of the time people avoid and are scared of homeless or "dirty" people, it is important to teach them that if you had no showers, money or food, YOU WOULD BE LIKE THEM! People need to start including those who aren't included, we need to give people who don't have an opportunities those opportunities, like getting and education, a home and a meal!
I saw people living LEAF, we all LED something, or at least helped to. We all learned about ECOLOGY and "leaving no trace". We took ACTION by helping at the Food Bank. FELLOWSHIP, we supported each other's actions and helped one another to learn new things, such as how to package pasta faster and more precisely as well as the best and safest ways to do a front flip/somersault off of a dock!
I had a great time these days and can't wait to finish and graduate from LEAF academy!
(Not that I want this to finish!)
~ Laura
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