Subject: Dallas-Fort Worth SRF Annual Charity Outreach

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Annual Dallas-Fort Worth SRF
Charity Outreach

Charity
Charity is born of sympathy. By sympathy, a quality of Omnipresence, a person may transfer his consciousness to that within suffering men; and experience, as his own, their griefs and limitations. It is then that the charitable desire to offer help springs forth.
--Paramahansa Yogananda       
Month of October Charity Drive

Last month one of our council members visited the Good Samaritans of Garland, Inc. to make a donation. While there he was given a tour and was much impressed with their operation and services. He brought his story to our council as a possibility for our annual charity outreach. The council had already determined that we liked the Austin SRF Group's idea of having this service to the community be on the "off season", because during the holiday season these centers are more fully stocked. 

The Good Samaritans of Garland, Inc. has a broad outreach in the greater Garland area and is affiliated with many local, national, and international advocates for the hungry and displaced assistance programs. Please check out there services web page. This is an impressively dedicated, organized and serious group serving the less fortunate.

Many more pictures of Good Samaritans' operation are on their Facebook page.

Some of the Good Samaritan volunteers.
Well organized dry storage area.
Packaging individual homeless bags.

The Good Samaritans' greatest need right now focuses on preparation of individual bags to be given to homeless individuals. Food in single servings and hygiene items in small travel sizes are greatly needed to make up enough bags to meet their current demand.

We are asking our members to provide the following items based on a list provided by Good Samaritans. Don’t worry about sorting or separating food and non-food items. We will do that prior to delivery.

The items needed include travel sized:
· Razors
· Shaving Cream
· Small Shampoo
· Toothbrush
· Washcloth
· Q-tips
· Bar of soap
· Socks ( because cooler weather is coming up )

FOOD ITEMS:
· Any type of protein that comes with a pull - tab opening.
            (tuna, spam, Vienna sausages, etc.) and is in a one serving size.
· Soups with a pull tab if in a can or easy opening plastic.
· Granola bars, energy bars.
· Fruit in a plastic container (they come in a 4 to 6 pack).
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*This effort of our Center will last the entire month of October, beginning Sunday, October 5th, and ending Sunday, October 26th. We will then deliver all items to Good Samaritans of Garland. 

*The collection space will be in a stack of boxes in the center of the book room. 

Let's open our hearts and give generously on behalf of the disadvantaged and hungry in our community.

AWAKE

Clicking the AWAKE box below, will take you to the movie screenings and Trailer link page. The dates for AWAKE at the Texas Theater, in Dallas, are now Saturday, November 1st, and Sunday, November 2nd. 

The link for the Texas Theater, in Dallas, on the AWAKE screenings page, takes you to the Texas Theater Home Page. Scrolling down to AWAKE states a showing time of 4:00 pm on each of these days. We expect there to be a link beside the AWAKE poster for purchasing tickets soon. This link will take you directly to the Texas Theater Movie Events page.
Dallas-Fort Worth Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship
Dallas-Fort Worth Meditation Group, 2011 N. Britain Rd., Irving, Texas 75061, United States
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