When the opportunity was presented to be an Angel on the street, I called a friend who is a teacher and asked him if he knew of a student that was in need of help. He told me that he has a student that is now homeless and that she was afraid of what was going to happen to her. He and I started collecting clothes, blankets and food for her and her mother. I […]

I gave my money to a man named Barney whom I met through a friend. He was a man who lost his job, was living out of his car, and was living by the library downtown. On the Sunday after we were given the money we were actually downtown and saw Barney walking around. That’s when I thought to myself that’s the man I’m going to give my money to. Maybe for a room, something […]

I had a difficult time identifying someone to give this money to. I considered finding a pan-handler or someone who just looked like they needed it. I thought about going to a grocery store, and buying someone’s groceries. But a friend advised me, “Carry it with you for the weekend, and wait for the spirit to move you.” So I carried $100 with me everywhere over the weekend. Sunday morning, I walked into church feeling […]

I agonized over who to give the $100 to.  I didn’t want to give the money to someone who might use it for drugs, alcohol or gambling.  I talked to all my family and friends.  Most of them were in shock when they learned about this beautiful act of kindness bestowed upon me by Andy and Sylvana Siegel.  I initially tried to give the money to a wounded Veteran who recently came back from Iraq […]

My name is Sharon S. and I presented my Angels on the Street donation to Joy Junction. I spoke with my family when the gift was first presented to us by Payday Inc. and we did not know of any families in need. I chose Joy Junction as I looked into living there about two years ago when my children and I were looking at becoming homeless. Fortunately for us circumstances changed. The program at […]