David
Timothy has a fan club. He’s not a rock star, entertainer
or public figure. This quiet unassuming guy is popular with the
street people, who refer to him as the Soup Man. He runs a ‘mobile’
soup kitchen. David and his volunteers go where the homeless are.
He finds them under bridges, behind dumpsters, in the woods and
on the streets. An exempt charity, The SoupMobile now serves approximately
4000 meals per month.
David
says, “Sometimes people make the remark, ‘why can’t
they get a job?’ It’s not that easy to get a job when
you’re on the streets. You don’t have an address,
access to clean clothes, haircuts, transportation and the things
we all take for granted. Sadly, there are a lot of skilled, educated
and talented people who find themselves in this position.”
Most
of us don’t realize that there are children who live on
the street. The SoupMobile runs a birthday program for children
who are staying in shelters. On the child’s birthday he
shows up with a cake and presents. Normally these children would
get nothing on their birthday.
David
devotes 60 hours a week delivering food and hope to the homeless.
His compensation is $1 per month.
How
can you help? David says he would like to serve more meat in the
sandwiches. Because of limited funds he serves a lot of peanut
butter.
“Any
type of meat would be welcome,” he says. “Of course,
a financial donation goes a long way. Also, the current SoupMobile
van has over 270,000 miles and requires constant maintenance and
upkeep. Any type of donation including old cars would be greatly
appreciated.”
You
can donate by sending a check or money order to SoupMobile, 3017
Commerce Street in Dallas, 75226. For information call 1-800-375-5022
or log onto www.soupmobile.org.
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