Taken from 600 Homeless Veterans Served with a Smile by Barry Romo:
For the eighth consecutive year, VVAW joined with the VA, other veterans' groups and others to provide two days of food and services for homeless vets.
VVAW runs the kitchen: washing, scraping, cleaning, cursing and providing organization to what could be a chaotic event where different groups volunteer to provide food and cook it for the various meals.
This year was truly a regional event with members and friends coming from St. Louis, Wisconsin, Champaign-Urbana and northern Illinois.
It was a case of every single person being needed and everyone putting in extra effort to get the job done in a hot kitchen on hot July days and serving under a hot sun.
Bill Branson orchestrated the event. In the words of Dave up from St. Louis,"he delegated authority where necessary and took control when needed."
Special mention must be made of Bob from Wisconsin and Janet from St. Louis who cleaned the hot table and stove respectively.... Read More
