I gifted my “Angels on the Street” to a man named Leon; who works for one of our Payroll Clients.It was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Payroll for this company was being picked up. TheLady that picks up the checks came in on her day off to make sure she got all the checks out before theThanksgiving holiday. She was telling me about one of her co-workers that was really strugglingfinancially and wanted to […]
On November 22 after leaving work, I decided to stop by my brother’s house to help set up for theThanksgiving party. After an hour we had all the tables and chairs where my sister-in-law wanted them. Ileft and decided to go see if I could find someone that I could give my Angles on the Street card. Istopped by Wal-Mart and went inside. I wondered around the store aimlessly pretending to shop whilelooking around to […]
I don’t get out much and wasn’t seeing an opportunity to give out my gift and then I heard Jen K.’s story about someone off of the Nextdoor app. That same day I went online and just browsed the posts and I saw one about a lady who is transitioning careers and does not have enough money to feed her pups, and giving them away was NOT an option for her. She was asking for […]
If her daughter hadn’t been paying attention, Kristin would have missed the man at the edge of the parking lot of McDonalds. Using the streetlight to go through the meager belongings in his shopping cart, he was pulling out the necessities he would need for what was sure to be a cold night. Reaching into her wallet for some change, Kristin noticed the Angel’s in the Street white envelope, seemingly waiting for this moment. With […]
I was driving past a park close to downtown and saw a long line forming. After further investigation I found out the line was for the bus to take the homeless to the shelter due to the weather. The first people in line were a couple with two small children. I walked up and said hello – they were a bit guarded. I handed them the envelope, smiled, and turned to walk away. I didn’t […]