GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goodness, is it too much to give up one lunch of your day so that someone, somewhere could have a meal? So that maybe some animal could be saved. So that cancer research can be funded?
I am frustrated. Frustrated with the current predicament that student council is facing. We have proposed the idea of replacing one lunch meal at school for soup, salad, and bread so that the proceeds would go towards a charity of the student body’s choice. The underclassmen agreed to the idea. But the upperclassmen…that’s a different story.
A few people are concerned about not having a good lunch. They complain that lunch is bad enough already that they would not want to downgrade to a simple meal of soup.
But what astounds me is their view of community service. Community service is about giving, not about luxury. So why then, is giving up a single meal, one out of the 21 meals that they have a day, so difficult? All of the money goes straight to the charity. So why? Only good can come out of this experience.
To be continued. Hopefully, progress will come.
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Many families have a tradition where they fast for one meal of the week and donate the money they saved to needy families. This tradition not only ensures a regular small donation to the charities, but it give the family member time to contemplate their relative abundance and generate compassion toward those who have less. Seems like we at OVS could at least “suffer” through a bowl of delicious soup once a week to accomplish the same. Hum…a sad commentary on our collective generosity and community spirit.
I completely share your frustration! But I will do anything I can to help make it happen. I hope we can find a compromise or a way around this. It makes no sense to me…