Homeless and Needy

As you know there are many people out there who are homeless, or in need of help. There are such people everwhere in the world. You see it on television, you read it in the newspapers and online. The food banks are getting low, they ask for donations. It is so sad to know that there are lots of folks having such a hard time. And I am sure that the majority of these people do not want to be in this situation. I have known some families who were so very proud and the time came that they really needed help. The father had lost his job, had so many bills and didn't know where to turn. He felt sort of degraded because he needed help but that should not be so, because there comes a time in many lives that help is needed no matter what the situation is. The homeless are so very pityful , many have no beds they sleep out in the cold , in sewers or wherever they can find heat. They rely on soup kitchens for their next meal. All these food banks and soup kitchens need the food to feed these people and so they rely on you and I  to help if and when we can. Which brings me to the my little story and idea. My Mom was telling me about when she was newly married a long while ago that my Dad and her used to go to what she called a "pound party". This was held by neighbors or friends, or friends of friends and what they had to do to be allowed in was to bring in one pound of any kind of food, back then the food went to the family that made the party. They had music and songs and dancing. A good time was had by all. So I was thinking : Why can't this be done again but with a different idea.  First of all get someone to donate a hall or  any place to hold a party. Next  plan the party, have some volunteers play music, have a deejay or kareoke music. Have people join in the Kareoke.   Next set a time and date and then send invitations to all your friends and family asking them to come to a Pound Party> They will say what is a pound party? You answer it is a party where instead of paying to get in, you bring a pound or equavelent to a pound or close to a pound of food to the party and let them know where the food will be donated to. They can bring  butter, shortening, they are in pounds or anything with 16 ouces, or 454 grams. And two cups of sugar is close to one pound, three cups of flour equals close to a pound, two and a half cup of brown sugar equals one pound. One loaf of bread equals close to one pound. They can bring soups that is close to 16 ounces. It would be nice to see this old tradition come back to life and for a good cause. I would love to see this tradition started all over the world, so if you read this blog why don't your share it with your friends or groups? Let's get this idea going? I have created an invitation that you can order and send . Or you can also create your own pound party invitations. Here is the url to  my invitation  http://www.zazzle.com/for_the_needy_people_invitation-161386059034606809

 

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