Join ‘We Feed Our People’ for King Holiday

by admin on January 12, 2012

Join Us for We Feed Our People for the King Holiday

Hey, Family. If you’re in the DC area this Monday, January 16th, help make this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday more meaningful for yourself and others.

Join with We Feed Our People to provide a nutritious meal and warm clothing to homeless people in the nation’s capitol as a way to keep the spirit of this great leader alive:

We Feed Our People National Day of Service for the King Holiday

January 16th, 2012

9:00am – 4:00pm

Outside Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library

9th and G Streets, NW

Washington, DC 20001

How We Feed Our People Got Started

My sister Marya McQuirter, a good friend Walter McGill, and I started We Feed Our People (WFOP) 25 years ago when we were college students.

Back in 1988, programs that provided food for the homeless, including most shelters, did not provide meals on Sundays and holidays. As a result, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday would harm those that King dedicated the last days of his life attempting to help: poor people. So we decided to donate the money we would receive for the paid holiday to prepare and serve a meal to the 12-15 people who lived in the park next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, DC.

Family and Friends Help Feed 400 People

We shared the idea with family and friends, and the desire to be a part and contribute to the effort began to grow. Volunteers came by the dozens with freshly-cooked meals and warm clothes. The simple idea of three students cooking food in their homes for 12-15 homeless people turned into an event that provided meals and warm clothing for more than 400 people and had the support of nearly 100 volunteers. This was all accomplished within one week of the inception of the idea.

25 Years and Counting

Now, 25 years later, WFOP has grown into Washington, DC’s flagship National Day of Service event for the annual King holiday, providing an opportunity for hundreds of people each year to serve and fellowship with the increasing numbers of homeless people living in the nation’s capital.

How You Can Help

WFOP is still an all-volunteer organization and 100% of donations go directly to supporting the annual event. I hope that you will consider donating your time and/or your funds to this worthy cause. There are lots of ways to help in the days leading up to, during, and after the event.

For more information, check out WFOP at WeFeedOurPeople.org and Facebook. Thank you, as always, for your support!

Have a great day and I’ll talk to you next week.

Vibrantly yours,