Two times a year the staff at SMU Meadows school of the Arts volunteer to help out the community. This year was the North Texas Food Bank! This was quite an eye opener for me. 1 out of every 5 families need help to get through the week. Can you believe it we are a 1st world country and we have people that can't even feed themselves. The most ironic thing is that the people who come to get the boxes of food aren't homeless they are just like you and me. They have a house, car, kids they can pay the bills just not enough to put food on the table. What an eye opener.
So yesterday when we got there I thought ok we would be sorting some food, making labels, helping do some tasks here or there. NO my ass worked so hard I did not need Zumba that day we all busted our asses. There were 13 of us and we set a record for the fastest box sets that they had ever seen. We were like a well oiled machine. We each had our job and we got it done. She was so impressed because we finished one hour early that we even got a t-shirt.
What I found disturbing though was the food that they were giving out was not the most nutritious. It never fails the cheaper the food the more fat and calories that it contains. I realize that fresh fruit and veggies can't be given out but our country is in trouble we have children that won't out live their parents because the food they eat and the lack of exercise will do them in.
Please don't think that I am taking away from what we did yesterday because it is very necessary and I was so glad to be a part of it. But I wish there was a way that we could help but have more healthy choices for those families. I have to say as hard as I worked it was very rewarding and at the end of the day we have put together 5,144 meals for families not to bad for a days work.
Till Tomorrow!
H
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