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Street Meals Archive
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Street Meals helps alleviate hunger for the
homeless population in Atlanta. Every Tuesday from 6:30 -
8:30 p.m., volunteers prepare meals at Kashi Atlanta. The
next day at lunchtime, we distribute 350 meals or more in
downtown Atlanta. Street Meals is supported by a dedicated
corps of volunteers who are committed to seva - selfless service
– as an extension of their yoga practice. Teaching people
about the joy of community service is a part of our commitment.
We have just begun. We are working with different shelters
and organizations with similar goals to expand the assistance
available on our streets. We believe that there are no throw-away
people.
We also need financial contributions. We can feed someone
a good meal for $1.00, so no donation is too small or too
large.
We need volunteers to help make and distribute meals, to organize
pick-up and delivery of food donations, to pick up donations,
and to shop for food that hasn’t been donated. You can
also sign up to donate any of the items above, make cookies
or muffins, get your employers to donate, or find us a source
for bread, chips, drinks, and other food. Get involved and
you really can make a difference. Learn to live from the heart
and give from the heart.
For more information about Street Meals, contact Sadhu
Bhagavati LaCombe, our Service Programs
Coordinator.
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The
Word from the Streets -
January 24, 2007
 Every
week we are introduced as “The Ma Loves you
people." This is because every lunch bag we hand
out has the words "Ma Loves You" on them.
It
is because of Ma Jaya, the Guru of this lineage of
yoga, that this amazing program exists. Ma Jaya has
served those in need tirelessly for over 35 years
and continues to do so.
We
were reminiscing today about when Jaya Devi started
this program years ago with just a hand full of lunches.
She and Mahadev would go into the city searching out
hungry folks. As a result of this beautiful act, we
now serve 400 people weekly!
The
tenderness and kindness that our guys show us each
week just warms our hearts. We are always so grateful
that a dedicated group of folks gather and prepare
these lunches each and every week. These lunches enable
us to visit and love on these guys.
Each
week we take a camera out with us and so many of our
regulars get so excited about posing for us and with
us.
It always amazes us to see such gratitude out here
on the streets. We learn so much about the gift of
gratitude. So many people say that they are so grateful
to see another day.
We
are forever honored and grateful to have these folks
in our lives, even if for just a few moments.
The
Ma Jaya’s Kashi Atlanta Street Meal Team
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Yoga, Service, & Community
1681 McLendon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
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