Ron

Sun, Dec 9, 2012 : 6:13 p.m.

I am glad that they do this type of thing every year for the hungry and the homeless. Nothing against Food Gatherers at all but some of the other groups around the county in my mind are worthless. I won't mention any of them but one that I truly hate will never get a penny from me if I ever hit the lottery and go to find places to donate money. Right now I am living on disability and signed up to get a turkey for Thanksgiving. I waited and waited but never heard anything. A week before the holiday, I called the group and was told I didn't get a turkey because I was a family of 1 and I should be able to afford getting my own things. REALLY? I am disabled and being told I didn't get one because I don't have a family but myself if just screwed up. I will rot in my grave before this group EVER got anything from me. Yeah I know, I could have gone and had a nice dinner at the shelter or to one of the places that offered free meals but it's kind of hard to get around when I have no car, buses not running on the holiday and the ride share program the bus system has set up don't go to where I live at. The volunteers for Food Gatherers do a great job and I am glad they are around. Maybe one day I will be able to move into Ann Arbor and have the ability to get to a holiday meal and spend it with someone even though they may be strangers me, I wouldn't be eating alone or being denied a simple task because of not having a family. There is only one word I can think of calling these people but I can't put it on here or AA.com will delete my post. Just remember folks, if you know of someone in the area during the holidays and know they are unable to go any where because of no car and no bus service/ride share, give them a call and ask if maybe they would like to join you for a nice holiday dinner or maybe call and tell them that you are bring them a plate of food so they can have a nice Holiday meal themselves. You may not think it means anything to them but it does feel good.