I was informed of this event by a brother whom has a vested interest in his community and is giving back with his time and effort to help others who may need that help but not know where to get it or are sometimes to ashamed to seek it. There were hundreds of volunteers there when I arrived and there were so many young people there that I think as a nation we are going to be ok. These young folks are not all as bad as lead to believe from the normally biased media outlets. There were many colleges represented and a very strong and excited Howard University contingent and just about every fraternity and sorority that you could name.

The goal this year according to founder Ransom Miller was to feed 1000 families throughout the DC, MD and VA area. Without the support of the many volunteers none of this would be possible and for this to be the 16th year when during t he very first year they fed 6 needy families is truly a blessing and shows that the human spirit is alive and well contrary to what you normally hear.

I took pictures for this even for about four hours and my time and materials are the way I was able to help this year as I recently had shoulder surgery and would not have been able to do much of the heavy lifting and pulling needed for this event. I met so many neat and positive people and what I learned today is that not too many people are camera shy as I had many request for photos and it was my total pleasure to oblige. Overall I was glad to be able to contribute in some way this year. I just moved back to the area from Illinois and I really am looking forward to future events to help out with and also to be able to donate in the very near future. If called upon or needed I will gladly seize upon the chance to be a part of future events to take pictures for this organization as needed.