Onekama students help at the Food Pantry by carrying and packing.
I do not think that people should live on the streets. They should be able to have nice houses, good food, have good jobs, nice clothes, nice stuff, and they should have at least a little bit of money. They’re kids wouldn’t be able to go to school and get friends and education like the world does, and their whole family wouldn’t have clothes to keep them warm like the world does. They don’t even have enough money to buy the groceries for their family. Usually the way they keep warm is to put newspapers on them at night. But there are some places that help the homeless like the Salvation Army, Good Will, The Food Pantry, Choices, and some people do things like the food basket, the Christmas boxes for kids so they’ll get some toys, charity, the shelter homes, and the money bag. You should give money for the money bag so then the homeless will have enough money to buy things. These people have to live outside in storms, snow, rain, whatever kind of thing, you name it. I think that we should take better care of these people. ...Emily B. Gathering Food for the Food Pantry was a Christmas Project
I don’t think people should be left out on streets with nothing to eat and no home. I mean it's like hello people there are many ways that we can help them like food pantry. Just think for two minutes and ask your self how many people in the USA that are poor and have no house, holey pants and shirts some don’t even have shoes. So right now there are people walking on dirt, snow (in the winter) and hot cement (in the summer).Think how many poor people are digging in trash cans just for something to eat, and how many people are trying to live in people's old barns. See now what I am trying to get to you? There are so many people out there starving trying to get a home and something to eat, toys for there children. They are out there right now hoping that you will be their hero and save them I bet you each night they are praying for you to save them. So now people our job is to save the poor. So now go and help them. ...Amber J.
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 Onekama 5th and 6th grade students have been participating in a Community Learning Service Project. Once a month they go to the St. Joseph Church Community Food Pantry and lend a hand. On the last Thursday of each month, four 5th graders help adult volunteers unload, unpack and set up food and other household necessities that will be available to less advantaged families in the community. On the next day, four 6th graders help carry out the distributed goods to the recipients cars. This is especially helpful to senior citizens and mothers with young children in tow. The retired volunteers at the Pantry are extremely delighted to have our young helpers ease their tasks, and our students gain important social awareness and insights into our small community. They are learning to give and think beyond themselves. The students find this to be a very rewarding experience. Poor people of the world need help! I know lots of people are helping them now, but its not enough! We need to donate money to the poor. Just think if you were them. You would have no school, no money, no shoes, bad diseases( some that you can die from, or even suffer!) no houses, and very little food and water. The water they have isn’t very clean. There’s nails everywhere! If somebody steps on one there are very few doctors that will help! But it is in only certain countries. People say,” It doesn’t matter if its not in our country.” But it does matter! They care, I care, you should care! Something has to happen. Something has to be changed. Someday I’m going to change it. Now just think if you were them in the future you would wear shoes, go to school to get a good education, have a good working job, get money to make sure that your child will survive, clean water, nice houses, big buildings, lots of food, good clothes, and no suffering. When I can change this, that’s how I wont to change it. I might not get it that good, but I’ll try! Hey, nobody is perfect! I would not like anybody in the world poor. Even if I have to send a letter to Washington or go to China or even Japan. I will try my hardest to change what’s going on. It will take years or maybe even weeks but I will try. But in my world, there’s lots or poor people, but I will treat them all the same. ...Katie R. I think we should help the poor people in the world. These people are poor because they have NO money! They can not buy the stuff they need for life. If we don’t take care of these people they will die. I think we should make a place where they can come and get the food they need. If we did this these poor poor people would be happy. Just look at the little kids starving for food. If we don’t help those little kids some day then that will brake our hearts. Just look at those kid and parents they have no homes!!! They are so poor they have to use rags for clothes. I’m sure we can give these poor poor people food and water!!! Would you like to be poor and not to be able to bye your own food!!! I think we should help the poor and help them get the food and all the other stuff they need!!!!! ...Jason M. |
