Putting the 'giving' back in Thanksgiving
Eating turkey isn't the only way to do something great on Thanksgiving.
Photo: Glenn Fay, Jr.
After walking by, something in his eyes made me stop, turn and go back and touch base with him. I rarely give panhandlers money, not that you see many in Burlington like you do in other places. I pulled out a buck and handed it to him. "Thank you very much," he said to me. "What's your name?" I asked. "Steve," he said. "And where do you live, Steve?" "On the street, anywhere I can, it was College Street last night." I paused. This guy was the real deal. I had to know more about how he ended up like this. "And what did you do before you lived on the street?" I asked. "I was a sheetrocker for Chuck — Chuck's Drywall. I got diabetes, lost my leg, and couldn't work." I nodded in understanding.
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