We were not alone in doing so as six other groups hosted similar events throughout the city.
Hot meals, groceries, bottled water, toiletries, cleaning supplies, clothing, school supplies, our house DJ spinning on the ones and twos (actually, everything is done on a computer these days), play areas for the kids - just about anything needed was provided at no cost.
For many, sometimes even getting to a disaster relief site is a problem. Between these groups we provided for those who may have had to walk to get their goods - even providing drop off services for those who may have had too much to carry.
Many people went to multiple sites to load up, and that wasn't a problem.
If they needed it (or were planning on needing it) they could have it.
And none of those Red Cross prison spread-type meals - we gave away food-food.
We gave away plates of red beans and rice, fried chicken, cornbread (or white bread) and smothered turkey necks. (Although not everyone opted to accept the turkey necks)
In all we served 957 people at our site.
(I'm not sure about the numbers at the other sites but I'm assuming their numbers were similar.)
I ended up trying the turkey necks - they weren't half-bad.
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