The 4th annual Feed the Need event with Don't Comply was a great success!
It is illegal to feed people in Dallas, Texas without first acquiring permits, paying taxes, and investing in equipment, but that's not good enough for us. Along with the activist group Don't Comply, we do something about it.
We fed 300 hot meals to people yesterday and gave them packages to take for later, distributed over 100 sleeping bags, and passed out warm clothing as well as toiletries without complying with any of that bureaucratic tomfoolery, and we may have saved a few lives in doing so -- there was a 50 degree drop in temperature yesterday, and many of these people had to sleep outside in the elements.
For many reasons, this was one of our best homeless outreach projects yet! More than one person told us they prayed for a warm blanket before we showed up with piles of them!! ❤
We will share details of our fantastic day in an upcoming post; for now, we want to say
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
Our day was made possible by the generous donations of our extended community. Natural Grocers and Trader Joe's in Fort Worth have been hooking us up lately, and we had enough food on hand that we literally could have fed 1,000 meals. We prepared hundreds of meals and will use the rest in future outreach projects.
We gathered warm clothing, blankets, and toiletries, and Don't Comply received private donations to source the sleeping bags. Many Steemians came out to prep food and run the event, including @emancipatedhuman, @herbic, @sovereignsam, and @murdochpizgatti.
We have a personal, heartfelt thank you message that we want to share with you in gratitude for all the support you have shown our community, @steemit! Every $3 we raise from our operations--including rewards here on Steemit--enable us to harvest, prepare, package, deliver, serve, and clean up 1 free meal to someone in need, thus YOU have helped us help real people and build a happier, healthier world for ALL!
Truly, the Garden of Eden would not exist without the revolutionary vision of @quinneaker. He was disappointed in the world and saw nothing to inspire him, so he chose to create this ecovillage to be the most incredible thing he had ever seen. We are unaffiliated with any religion and do not subscribe to dogma; rather, we live according to values of accountability, integrity, responsibility, and freedom. Every day, we choose to devote our time, resources, and precious manpower to building a world we actually want our children to live in. Thank you, Quinn, for setting high standards for humanity, and for showing us how easy and abundant life can be when we come together to serve each other!
We hope you are inspired to improve your community and love your neighbor as yourself! Please follow us to get more warm fuzzy feelings from our super successful outreach.
www.intothegardenofeden.com
WOW! This is absolutely AMAZING! I am so happy my donations helped feed Matthew among others! I will be doing a blog about this later! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR USING MY DONATIONS TO FEED THE NEEDY!
That really was an amazing shout-out to you @theprophet0
WOW - confirmation of a job well done in your willingness to give and huge props to the @gardenofeden crew for doing what's right.
We're building a new world together!
You're a beauty! I keep saying it!
So grateful for share with you that which you have shared with others through us. I am inspired not only by your abilities, but by the actions of your heart. Thank you for your support and for seeing that there is another way. Truly blessed to have you in this community @theprophet0.
Thank you so much @theprophet0!!! It's incredible what we can do together!!
Great job, we are honored to know such amazing people!
Thank you @hilarski, we return the sentiment!
Looking forward to connecting
https://steemit.com/christmas/@hilarski/steemit-christmas-gathering-starts-at-3pm-est
Quick question--how do we get on Google Plus hangouts?
Thank you to the Garden of Eden crew for everything you do and to all the donors that made this happened! So extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be apart of this. You guys are an inspiration!
We're grateful for all the assistance you offered as well!! It's incredible to know people who like to help people for fun. To socialize in a way that serves the extended community and the greater good is a serious blessing. Thank you @sovereignsam!!
Truly grateful for your engagement and shining spirit @sovereignsam. Bringing the great community together to share the love is a truly rewarding experience. Thank you for being you!
Thank you!
Great video!
Very well done @gardenofeden and @theprophet0! Thank you so much!
Thank you @acidyo!! Steemit's bringing it all together!
Yes!
One of many reasons I founded The GOE!
Keep on!
Thank you, Quinn!
I want to extend my personal thank you to all of the Steemians who follow our posts, give us their upvote, resteem, repost, contribute and bring attention to the power of being in service. Every little bit helps and multiplies into something way greater than the self. Together we can make great change that benefits all. Feeling blessed by you--may our lives on this planet ignite an indelible evolutionary leap for mankind.
Beautifully said, @everlove!
This is so amazing and inspirational and I hope it encourages everyone to be kind
We do too, thank you @binx!
Named this post in my Posts of the Day column:
https://steemit.com/curation/@barrydutton/my-favourite-blog-posts-of-the-day-a-handpicked-list-from-across-the-spectrum-aka-what-i-m-reading-enjoy
Thank you for sharing the love @barrydutton!
My pleasure, I love everything you guys stand for.
Thank you Barry!!
Thank you for doing something good with steem!!
Can't honestly think of a better use of it...our combined energies can make a difference. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome @beanz! It's powerful that Steemit can support humanitarian outreach in the physical world and make a significant impact for so many individuals.
Good job , keep it up.
Thank you @neil-rothbard!
It really touched my heart how that man was so thankful for the oppotunity to express his gratitude...so wonderful..the giving and the receiving!
Yes @letuslove, it was a beautiful moment. The giving and receiving are equally important aspects of shining generosity. Matthew was but one of many who shared his sincere gratitude with us!
We were showered with gratitude in so many ways, expressed and unexpressed. We too are incredibly grateful for the support here on Steemit toward our dedication to being of service. Thank you for your presence here with us @letuslove.
Thank you for doing this. You're doing so much good in this world.
Thank you @goblin! We're building the world we want to live in!
Great job you guys!! I'm so grateful for you all!
Love and miss you all so much 😘
Thank you @kotamdickson--love you too!
Powerful times we share, even from afar!! Grateful to continue being the change! Love you dearly Kota!
Nice work!
Thank you!
Great work...re-steeming! But I believe there should be no homeless because having a home is a basic human right!
Thank you @elewarne! We embody our values by feeding, clothing, housing, and educating people on sustainable = self-sufficient realities.
It's hard to believe there are houses sitting empty with people out freezing on the streets, and more people/famiilies being removed from their homes for taxes or mortgage debt every single day. When love rules the world instead of control through money, things will certainly change. We appreciate your assistance in raising the awareness and sharing the love @elewarne.
Yes it is...
Just Respect to all of you! Feels so good to be part of the same community!
I love how all the support just keeps on supporting. We are in great appreciation for this community that sees value in being of service to others. All the upvotes, comments and resteems gives us all the opportunity to help, even in what may appear to be a minor contribution. Together we can make great change. Thank you @liondani for being here with us.
Thank you, we agree @liondani! Steemit brings together some really stellar individuals and groups who are making real change in this world~
Great action, here in Dallas, much needed.
I would love to donate to this cause.
Thank you @danilamarilu! What are you interested to donate?
Clothes!
Great, warm stuff is really important this time of year. You can bring it by the GOE if you would like. We might have people a little closer to Dallas to arrange a hand-off. You can email us [email protected]
Perfect, I will email you guys! Thanks!
You're welcome!
The timing is epic. It will be eight degrees in Dallas tonight. Well done.
Grateful to be of service~*~
Well done.., @gardenofeden!
Thank you @macksby!
What an amazing thing to do, well done :)
Thank you @karenb54! Everyone had a great time~
It's nice to read about excellent human beings.
Thank you! It's greatly rewarding to strive for excellence~
Rs for you guys also, I have been waiting on the reports from this, I knew they would be great! I am so proud of you guys for everything, there is nothing more to say really.
I have done some of this in my past, I know how connected you feel to the people you help. Great job to all.
You could not have gotten a better guy on camera for that stuff, Matthew is great !! "Film me walking away into the sunset" - what a beaut. (:
Thanks Barry! Matthew is great, and he was so genuine. We have more to share from the event too!!
Paying it forward!
Good on you for showing the world the meaning of humanity.
What would the world be like if everyone lived as you do?
Dreamy~
It's up to each of us; let's build it together!!