By Peter Meyers Daily Staff Reporter As Thanksgiving approaches with its time-honored tradition of ravenous feasting, some Ann Arborites still only eat from the charity of others. Despite years of prosperity, the population in Ann Arbor that cannot afford to eat has continued to grow. Sister Svea Gray of the St. Andrews Breakfast Program, a hot meal program that serves free breakfasts daily, has been a witness to the growing local need. Hakeos and other students are members of an Intervarsity Christian Fellowship bible study group.
Some people are completely reliant on the hot meal programs.
If they didn't have it, people just wouldn't be eating. That's all there is to it. In Ann Arbor, hot meals are provided to the needy by a network of volunteer organizations. Breakfasts are served at St. Andrews Episcopal Church on Division Street, and dinners are served by the Hunger Coalition at other churches on a rotating basis. Food for these services is provided by the Food Gatherers organization, which collects excess food from local restaurants, grocery stores, farmers and cafeterias.