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The holidays are in full swing. The papers are full of festive ads, as are television and radio.
For many of us a brief encounter with a Salvation Army bucket might be the only reminder we have that there are needy people out there.
But for Chicago's Mike Mulqueen, staring down urban poverty is a daily challenge. Mulqueen runs the Chicago Food Depository, a massive 11-acre facility that goes way beyond your average food bank. He's a former Marine Corps Brigadier General who now marshals a staff of 90 and 8,000 volunteers to fight the war on hunger. Forty million pounds of food pass through his warehouse every year. 310,000 men, women and children are fed annually. That's 84,000 meals a day... and that is every single day, not just during the holiday season.
When Mulqueen first got the job he admits he knew nothing about poverty or hunger; but he used the skills he learned in the military to organize an operation that is bigger than many businesses. In fact, he says, "It's a charity that is run like a business."
Why?
"Because (people) aren't gonna give money. They're not gonna give resources. They're not gonna support an organization that's inefficient."
Editor's note: Kevin will share much more about Mulqueen and how he's "Making a Difference" tonight on Nightly News.
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americans are compassionate. it is "we the people" who come forward to help in a disaster independent of government.
americans are compassionate. it is 'we the people" who come forward to help our neighbors in a disaster, independent of government. small country towns still have a jar placed on a store counter so people paying for food can slip some money into the jar without being asked. this has been so all of my 90 year old memory. may it continue!
olive smith, readfield, maine (Sent Dec 3, 2005 5:05:24 PM)
Another organization that is making a difference is 'America's Second Harvest'. They claim to be America's largest and most efficient domestic hunger-relief organization. They store and distribute food and grocery products,which might otherwise be wasted; so they reduce hunger while also reducing waste! www.SECONDHARVEST.ORG
Sarah Markey (Sent Dec 2, 2005 7:24:11 PM)
Brian: I haven`t seen the Story yet But... I wanted you to know that Phoenix is the Home of the First Food Bank=St. Mary`s Food Bank. The Founder just passed away at the age of 92. Happy Holidays fellow NASCAR Fan.
Dave Martin Phoenix Az. (Sent Dec 2, 2005 7:03:35 PM)
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