A true story:
A San Diego mom and dad asked
their 7th grade son what he wanted for Christmas. His wish list included
an iPhone, iPad, Xbox games and an authentic NFL team jersey (at about
$125). Mom and Dad decided that it was time that Alec got a little
"perspective", since he had spent his entire life growing up in a
comfortable suburb. They told him that the three of
them were going to make about 25 breakfast burritos in their kitchen
that Sunday morning and then take them downtown to feed the homeless and
that he could invite a friend if he wanted to. Alec thought he was being
punished but the homeless people he and his buddy met were so grateful and so
happy to see them that he asked his parents if they could do it
again next week, and if he could invite some more of the friends on his
soccer team.
That was two and half years ago and
now the Burrito Boyz (and several girls) make about 625 breakfast burritos at
a friend's Pizza restaurant every Sunday morning and then carry them
to the streets of downtown San Diego where the homeless begin lining up every
Sunday an hour before the Boyz get there. The Boyz haven't missed a
single Sunday since they started. They have been featured in People magazine,
have appeared on the Queen Latifah show and recently received a
letter from President Obama thanking them for their good work.
I'm writing this to you,
my fellow bibliophiles, because the Boyz not only give out burritos, water
and toilet paper but they also give out used books- about 75 a week. And
like us, homeless men and women seem to prefer the thriller/crime novel genre The
Burrito Boyz are in desperate need of more of these kinds of
books. So I'm asking you to help share our love of these books with
our less fortunate friends. If you have any thrillers or mysteries laying
around your house and just gathering dust, please send them to my office at the
address below. I'll get them to the Boyz. Burrito Boyz is a licensed nonprofit
so the value of the books and the shipping is tax deductible. If you want any
more information (or just want to make a donation to help them purchase
more used books), their web site is burritoboyz.org
I hope you can help me out with this.
Send books to:
Don Houts MD
415 South Cedros Avenue, Suite 210
Solana Beach, CA 92075
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