Each month, we challenge our community to do something that will improve the world around us—and our own lives. September's challenge? To connect.
Feed a homeless person.
I was pretty confident in my plan to accomplish this challenge. I'd intended on baking my killer homemade muffins for a homeless person I would find driving around South Los Angeles. I was sitting in traffic on my way to buy ingredients when the entire plan changed.
My eyes fixated on a young man in a beige shirt who couldn't have been older than 21. He was walking between the crowded lanes holding a cardboard sign that simply read: "Hungry." He looked terribly dehydrated as he staggered between cars.
At the store, I picked up prepared sandwiches, a bag of chips, two bottles of water, an assorted array of fresh fruit, almonds, bread, peanut butter, a bag of chocolate-covered pretzels, and a couple of plastic forks from the sample tables. I returned to the intersection and pulled over, prompting a chorus of honks from behind me.
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"Hey," I yelled. "I have a bag full of food here I don't want. You want to take it?"
He walked toward my window and nodded. He thanked me twice, I told him to enjoy, and I drove away. I pass this intersection several times a week. Maybe next time, he'll get those homemade muffins I had planned on baking. I wonder if he'll eat everything in the bag. If I see him again, I'll make sure to switch it up a bit.
Ready, set, go! Good luck completing today's challenge. Share your experience on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook by using the hashtag #30DaysofGOOD, or let us know how it went in the comments section below.
Tomorrow's challenge: Do something nice for a neighbor
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