I am not surprised he would do this..he is a very giving guy...and would help out whereever he could.
Laurie --- Jen -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Awww, sweet 'ol Ron. > > > > Jen -- > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Charles > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:06 AM > To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' > Subject: [Sndbox] News on Ron > > > > Local man returns holiday kindness > > 11:06 PM MST on Thursday, January 1, 2004 > > Adam Atchison > Idaho's NewsChannel 7 > > Holidays don't mean vacations for people in need or > the folks who want to > help them. Ron Burling of Nampa knows that all too > well. Once on the > receiving end of that kindness, he is now returning > the favor, and sharing > his good fortune with the homeless community. > > As a former homeless man, Ron's life was definitely > touched by volunteers. > Now a student at Boise State University, Ron is > taking a class that gives > him credit for doing what he wants to do anyway, > serving at the Nampa > Lighthouse Mission. Today, he spent the first of the > year behind the lunch > counter. > > "It's New Year's Day and I'm not home watching a > football game or a parade," > Burling said. "It's a fun thing." > > Even though volunteering started out as a class > requirement for Ron, the > importance of serving the homeless community is a > lesson he learned in life. > > > "I've been homeless," said Burling. "My 12-year-old > son and I are graduates > of the Salvation Army interim shelter project." > > Tammie Alejandro with the Boise Rescue Mission said > students like Ron come > in and volunteer at the Lighthouse Mission for class > credit, but leave with > a solid education. > > "When you have someone that can come in with his > background and can be face > to face with someone in a tough situation, that > makes all the difference," > Alejandro said. "By the time they're done with > whatever they need to do, > there's a change in them." > > Ron Burling's holiday experience in service at the > lighthouse mission will > help him share his success. > > "I actually at the end of this would like to work > with the homeless > community," said Burling. "I will probably try to > drop in here from time to > time," he added. > > > > Charles Mims > > http://www.the-sandbox.org > <http://www.the-sandbox.org/> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sndbox mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net > ===== Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? ~Richard Bach~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree _______________________________________________ Sndbox mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://a8.mewebdns-a8.com/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
