The Cowtown Indie Bazaar was a great success! I was really glad to be a part of such a unique event. The raffle benefited a great cause - The Fort Worth Burrito Project. For the last few years, this group of friends in the Fort Worth area have been delivering homemade burritos, bottled water, socks, clothing and other much needed items to the homeless in our city. This group meets up in the parking lot of the Montgomery Ward building every Sunday at 2:20pm, then caravan over to what is basically an alley way near the Union Gospel Mission. There, they distribute about 100 burritos to anyone who walks up.
Anyone can participate. All you have to do is show up at the Montgomery Ward parking lot and follow the burrito people out to the spot where they find hungry people. It only takes about an hour to meet up and distribute the food. The people being served are in need of clothing, socks, hygiene products, food, water, etc.
My boys and I were able to join FWBP a few weeks ago for a very memorable trip. It was so cool to watch the way my oldest son reacted to the whole thing. Like a lot of children his age, he feels unfortunate when he doesn't have the latest video game or electronic device. Going out with FWBP allowed him to get a glimpse of what it might look like to really do without and become aware that there are those who actually have nothing. We carried a box with a few clothes and when the people saw it, they immediately started asking if we had certain sizes. We met a young man living on the street who was just a few years older than my son. My children were able to see grown ups express sincere gratitude for something so small as a bottle of water. We felt horrible when the burritos ran out and there were still hungry people. It's been a few weeks since we went, and today my younger son, 10 asked if we could go again.
This group is not associated with any political or religious organization. It's just a group of people who want to give burritos to people who are hungry. Anyone can participate, just hit them up on facebook for details. Fort Worth Burrito Project
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