.......Not a single person attended. The facility had prepped a bunch of meals (sandwich, chips, apple and beverage) for that last group.
The company did not really know what to do with it, so I said I'll take it to a shelter in my town. Done. .
Originally Posted by SR Only
I've had similar situations but the problem we run into is most of the places we have contacted usually won't accept anything perishable.
If anyone knows of a place in ATL that will accept the unscheduled, "I'll be over in half an hour" type of perishable food donations PM me.
What usually ends up happening is depending on the venue, someone on the staff (custodian, security, etc.) ends up with something to take home.
i commend you ...what i have taken to doing is buy up a bunch of restaurant gift cards at a good wholesome albeit "fast food" restaurant...enough to buy a decent meal on a card...and when i am out i pass them out...especially i do to people who are working....for example someone hawking newspapers at a corner...or guys doing landscape work ...i'll lower my window and hand them a card and thank them for working
Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought
That's a great idea. I'm reluctant to give cash to panhandlers for two reasons:
1) in many cases it enables some form of substance abuse
2) it rewards a behavior (panhandling itself) that is bad for business, tourism, etc.