Union Mission feeds hungry

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Source: savannahnow.com --- Sunday, December 25, 2011
Henry Barthe said the blessing before his fellow volunteers started serving a full-course Christmas meal at Union Mission?s Grace House shelter to those in need on Sunday. Barthe, who moved to Savannah from Pittsburgh after retiring in 1992, said he volunteered because he wanted to help others. ?But for the grace of God, you and I could be sitting out there,? he said. Volunteers Cheryl Hunt and Kayla Huggins then began passing out trays of food, donated by Gulfstream, to a line of homeless and unemployed. Huggins said she was not able to visit her family, who live out of state, so she decided to lend a hand. Joining them in the kitchen were Boston residents Paul and Wendy Feldman, who decided to help out by washing dishes and doling out desserts during their five-day vacation in Savannah. Someone had told them about the dinner at Temple Mickve Israel on Friday night. ?We wanted to give back to the community,? Paul Feldman said. Anthony Mouzon, who said he has been homeless for about 12 years, was one of the first to sit down with a tray of turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pecan pie. ?I always come on Thanksgiving and Christmas,? Mouzon said. Many of those eating had their attention on the flat-screen television mounted high on the wall that was showing the Miami-Dallas basketball game. Tony Wiggins, 53, was rooting for the Mavericks because he lived in Dallas for about six years ? where his wife and three adult ...

Source: http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-12-26/union-mission-feeds-hungry

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