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Wedding Dinner Becomes Dinner for the Homeless
October 3, 2013
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
-Winston Churchill
-Winston Churchill
Just to fuel your creativity, I want to share a story in the Nonprofit Quarterly about a wedding dinner in Atlanta that turned into a dinner for the homeless:
"Willie and Carol Fowler’s daughter canceled her wedding with just over a month’s notice, so the couple knew they would not get a refund. Instead of just walking away, they donated the wedding dinner at Villa Christina to the organization at which their daughter previously volunteered, Hosea Feed the Hungry. The evening was called the Fowler Family Celebration of Love.
"Two hundred guests, including 50 children, were treated to a four-course meal, complete with coconut shrimp and salmon for the adults and chicken fingers for the kids. A spokesperson for Hosea Feed the Hungry said it took a minute or two to realize what was being offered. 'It’s a very crème de la crème wedding venue, so to say that you’re going to host 200 homeless individuals at Villa Christina — it sounds like a prank call.' ... The family is planning to repeat the event with sponsors."
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Comments (2)
Displaying All 2 CommentsNashville, Tennessee, United States
What a selfless act with amazing results! I hope we can all take our cues to make something beautiful out of our disappointments. Thanks for the upper!
United States
Talk about making lemonade.
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