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| View of the World Trade from Newport, NJ harbor |
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| View of Lower Manhattan from Newport, NJ |
All images subject to copyright, Jill Warren
Monday, December 22, 2014
New York in Photos: The Financial District
Friday, December 19, 2014
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
Helping the Homeless with One To World and Midnight Run
I walk through the underground pass that connects New York’s Herald Square subway to the 33rd Street New Jersey PATH train most days.
As my boot heels clip the floor, worn smooth by hundreds of thousands of commuters over the years, the sound echoes off the blue and white scuffed walls. Men and women are tucked up against the sides of the tunnel, their feet pointing up towards the none-existent stars, next to heaped trolleys of belongings wrapped in brown tarpaulin and bound with string like old-fashioned presents.
Last night, I forfeited a Wednesday night of Greenwich Village Happy Hour(s) to help the homeless with the Midnight Run organization and One to World organization.
One cup of soup and a few sandwiches probably won’t change a homeless person’s life. But yesterday evening I got the chance to talk to men and women who had been ignored all day long. “The best thing isn’t the clothes or the food,” said one man. “It’s just people being here with a smile.” The irony was that this man gave me more food for thought than I could return. His perspective on life was nothing short of inspirational. I’d like to share just a few of his words -
“Even after the coldest winter, the warm always comes.”
“Only look down at someone if you are giving them a hand up.”
“In the winter, people are always too cold. In the summer, they are too hot. Sometimes, you have got to just be thankful with what you have.”
Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless. Find out more at www.midnightrun.org
One To World creates global citizens and inspires a peaceful world through one-of-a-kind programs in classrooms and communities. Find out more at www.one-to-world.org
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