9th
withoutlove project: Day 19
5 Bags/65 Items
Wow,
This initially presented alot of challenges because I had to go visit my parents on sunday, which is also my only day off till the 15th. Since no banks were close or open, I had to figure out a way to get the food on the train, I went with a suitcase and ended up wishing i’d brought less cans.
Once I got into the city I had to find a bank that was open on Sundays. Luckily, I found Church of The Epiphany on 2nd Ave. Funny since all my items were Kosher. They were nice, and made the whole process quite easy. Below are my bags (on which you will notice the hearts, with the number on them and a shot of all the items emptied out in the church pantry. (ALL pics now at the bottom)
Okay, I managed to get a lil more food and was told about a place on 7th street and Cooper Square (this is all in NYC btw) called Greenwich House that does a food pantry and helps the homeless and pacticularly people in recovery with food and clothes etc. This is one bag with more lightweight items (mostly rice pasta and instant soup) 18 items donated this time around (I stopped on the corner of St. Marks and asked a guy if he knew where Greenwich House was and he asked me why I was looking for it. When i told him he started to peruse and ask if he could have the pasta.
Anyway, below are two pictures of the outisde, one with the bag, and a picture of my bag in their pantry. You guys really rule for doing this, it’s important now more than ever. Below are the pics (the bag is cut off but you’ll see it if you click.
Total Bags=5
Total Items=65
Btw: anyone who really enjoyed this and is interested in doing more like it should check this out
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/
Thanks again, I can’t describe how much more I love this site now
