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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 450 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 -
July 4, 2007
Namaste,
Today
the Kashi Atlanta Street Meals Team had the opportunity
to spend part of their Independence Day holiday getting
to share smiles, hugs, love - and our street-famous
pbj's - with our friends on the streets. There is
no greater freedom than an open heart, and what a
beautiful reminder we all got to have today.
Because of the holiday, so many volunteers were able
to come out with us today, as well - both old-timers
and first-timers. One special treat was a reunion
between one of our most dear friends on the street,
Black Pearl, and one of our volunteers, Candika Jaya,
who has been unable to join us for a long time. They
had formed a deep bond and it was a gift to witness
their re-connection.
So
many gifts every week...and we are forever grateful
to Ma Jaya and Jaya Devi for their inspiration and
guidance.
Having
so many volunteers with us today also led us to reflect
on how much this program has grown over the last seven
years that we've been coming out on the streets, from
its beginnings when Jaya Devi and a small number of
other folks would come to Woodruff Park armed with
a few dozen lunches, to where we are today, bringing
sometimes up to two dozen volunteers and consistently
serving almost 400 lunches.
In gratitude and service,
The Kashi Atlanta Ma Jaya's Street Meals Team
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Yoga, Service, & Community
1681 McLendon Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
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