Well I’ve been here many of times before,2am and 24 hours
before putting on a BBQ for the homeless and worrying about if there’s enough
food, drinks, clothes, chairs, marquees, toiletries, helpers and of course is
there enough homeless and people in need to help. You see I only do this to
help as many people as I can, not to see how big I can put an event together.
I know how these events have helped so many people in the
past and I couldn’t be prouder to know I never done it for them, but to have
helped them to do it themselves.
I was just reminded about a saying something I’d say a lot a
year ago and it seems to fit perfectly right now. “Sometimes just saying Hi
could be that turn around for someone in life because someone cares.” I really
think that’s why these BBQ’s are so successful. We have a homeless person
sitting eating a hamburger next to a working person eating a hamburger and
talking. Trust me some of it rubs off and a lot of homeless and people in need
start feeling more value in themselves and head towards getting on their feet.
At these BBQ’s I’m always looking for the ones that really
want to get on their feet and then I grab them and really start to help them as
much as I can without looking like I’m doing it for them. I feel if a person
feels they didn’t do it themselves then they will think they couldn’t have done
it and soon believe it’s okay to fail because they weren’t ready.
This is the biggest event I have ever put together, I mean
we expect 1,000 homeless/ people in need turning up. There’s more organizations
coming and because we had to change our date I lost one of my biggest backers.
OHNO. Ha ha
In a way I can’t wait until tomorrow morning at the start of
the event, because then there’s two things happening.
1/ what is there is there and I done the best I could and I
stop worrying about what is needed, because it’s too late.
2/ Once everything is setup then there’s only helping people
left to do and that’s what all this work is for.
I got to say seeing homeless and people in need picking up
clothes and things and being helped by all the helpers around them is one of
the most joyest moments there is for me.
I have to make this post short because I have so much to do
and I started writing this as a break from everything. But I only have 24 hours
left and too much to do.
Thank you very much for reading my blog and if you can come
down and give a hand for this event please do. I hope you all have a great day.
BBQ for the Homeless
Musgrave Park
10am to 2pm Sunday 2 Dec
Grant the Polite Guy from the Polite Team
0412 190 011
Twitter @grantpoliteguy
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