Monday Newspaper (Report #1)

HOT SOUP, WARM SMILE
Author: Elizabeth Rhodes
Date: 04/28/2008. (Seattle Times - Local)
Link: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004377860_homeless28m.html

SUMMARY

Bill Pond – the retired carpenter helped homeless on Broadway Avenue, Capitol Hill. There, he offered chicken soup, egg-salad sandwiches and juice to the homeless twice times a week, every Wednesday at 8pm and Sunday 6pm. He paid for it out of his own pocket, collecting, and recycling aluminum cans to help offset some of the cost. It costs Pond about $35 per night which he partially funds by collecting and recycling aluminum cans.

He said “I’m just really happy inside doing this. It just makes me feel really good. It’s my way to giving back. I’ve never been homeless, but I’ve been down so I know how these people feel.”

Pond’s son said about his father “He’s always been a real giving guy.” “He’s just generous with everything he has.”

Shade Allen who received help from Pond, he said “Someone willing to give free grub to people in need is a good thing; I think he’s a good guy.”

MY OPINION

According to the article, I am so impressed with his action. He’s a good and kind person. He’s ready to take off the time to help homeless; because of his help, many homeless on Broadway Avenue are filled their stomach with warm soup. The first times, his menu just has chicken soup; then, he expands his menu to add egg-salad sandwiches, small juice drinks and individual bags of chip. That thing expresses his kind-heartedness; he seems not to think so much, his help motive starts from his kind heart. He’s really happy.

I think that homeless people will feel warmer from these helps. They are not lucky people. They need to receive help form another people. In my opinion, “help” is a wonderful verb! We should help each other every day, especially for the poor people who are not lucky, so that this world can better.

What a great way to help!!!

VOCABULARY

1/ carpenter (n): someone who job is making and repairing wooden objects

2/ gobble (v): to eat something very quickly

3/ obligation (n): a moral or legal duty to do something

4/ distribute (v): to give something such as food or medicine to each person in a large group

5/ cordial (adj): friendly and polite but formal