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Theresa Marie Thompson's avatar

I like to give a couple of two-dollar bills. It's enough to buy a loaf of bread and they always make people smile. I like to ask what their name is and try to remember it. My church gave us care packages to hand out and they included travel-size deodorant and bandaids among other things. I think my sister gives Toast Chee.

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John Brundage's avatar

Two dollar bills are neat! Where do you get them? Good to remember their names too.

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Theresa Marie Thompson's avatar

I ask for them at the bank 😁

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Anonymous's avatar

I used to never, now I always do. I started helping the homeless at my church, and after that I started viewing them completely differently. I don't care how they spend it, I carry around cash for the sole purpose of giving it away or for second collections at church.

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John Brundage's avatar

Your change of heart is one of the more underrated parts of giving to the homeless. Life and the world really opens up when we stop fixating on and second guessing the character of the needy.

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