A few days ago, our neighbors and good friends suffered unbearable tragedy. Both of them attempted suicide. The mom tried on thurs. morning, the dad thurs. nite. My wife visited her in the hospital and she said her kids would be better off with her life insurance $ than with her. Horrible, but I digress. Their daughters are 16 and 19 years old. I woke up Sat. AM with a terrible thought that they may have no food. Thank God, both attempts were unsuccessful, but who knows when/if either parent will return home. We told the girls after the police left, if they need anything knock on our door or call. The girls are fairly shy, and after this awful event, I began to have a feeling that they may have nothing to eat or drink. I went to Whole Foods and the Manager, a saint named Chris Lovett, noticed I was tearing up in the check out line. I told him about the girls and he immediately got me a $100 gift card for their groceries. He also put me in touch with two organizations locally that they donate unused food to. If you have the means and a Whole Foods near you, go there today and spend some cash. They truly went above and beyond, insisting I not pay for the girls groceries. Chris even walked me to the frozen foods area where I could get the most bang for my buck, or their buck. Will never shop anywhere else if I can help it.
