It never occurs to these self-appointed saints that if you give away free food, the word will get around. It is probably insensitive to expect them to realize, there are plenty of comfortable but rather degraded people out there who will take whatever they can get, whether they 'need' it or not. In Cleveland today there are multiple churches and restaurants serving thousands of free Thanksgiving meals to "the Poor." I think this is a fine thing. But hosts of people will drive in from the surrounding neighborhoods for a free meal and then drive back home. Been there and seen it.
Do they make donations for the meal?
What I am getting at, is that I take a van load of teenagers to a fundraiser breakfast every month.
I donate $5 for my breakfast, but the kids eat free.
They do the dishes. Literally.
A few years ago the local rag printed a frontpage story about the local food bank. The gist of the article was that there was less food being contributed to the food bank as in recent years. They even featured a photo of a local woman who frecuented the food pantries and who supposedly would be in dire straits due to lack of food. The women was so fat she could hardly fit into the photograph.
Now if anyone is truly hungry, I'm more than willing to share my food with them. But I'd like to see some pictures of all these "hungry" people before I lose my cynicism.