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i love my neighbor

Category : Cities & Neighborhoods

Type: Public Membership
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Founded: Feb 15, 2007 6:17 PM
Location: Over the Rhine,, Cincinnati
Ohio-US
Member(s): 77

Group Leader:

WHO WE ARE:
Inspired by Shane Claiborne's book: "the Irresistible Revolution: living as an ordinary radical"... we took our ideas & ran with it..
& so every Sunday for about a year, a group of us (young, old, christian, or not, etc.) have been going down to Over the Rhine (near Washington Park) to hang out with the people there and feed them. We don’t see it as some sort of mission trip or service project. It’s all in love, not guilt or obligation or charity. We have learned more from these beautiful people than ever. We see it as more of a balancing act.. we're just returning what's not ours. We believe that the world was not created with too many people and not enough stuff to fill everyone's basic needs. Over time we are the one's who have created poverty.. and we feel that we can change it.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Everyone wants to make a difference. A direct, even tangible impact on someones life. You want to be that boys first kiss. You want the boss to see your name on that successful project. You want to be the one who carries the best present to dad on Christmas. You just want to. there is something in all people that wants to do good, whether they believe in God or not. Well here is your chance to make that direct connection. None of this sending your monthly $439857 to sally struthers who keeps 10% and gives it to a dude who take a little and gives it to a dude who gives it to a dude who buys some off-brand stale vanilla wafers and gives a bite of one to an eithiopian kid 3 years after you gave your money....
You can make one sandwich for one person in your city. You can feed one person for one day. You can even hand it to the person yourself if you would like.
& if you can't make a sandwich or come hangout in Over the Rhine with us, then help spread the word...
www.myspace.com/helpOTR
www.xanga.com/helpOTR

“What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.” --- mother teresa

our weekly needs:
sandwiches
bread
cheese
sandwich bags
lunch meat
peanut butter
jelly
LOVE
yourself.. any & all help is greatly appreciated!!
bottled water
dessert.. cookies, cake, brownies
chips/snacks
fruit
school supplies
money
extra clothes
shoes
toiletries.. toothbrushes (new), toothpaste, soap, toilet paper, etc.

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