Since the holiday season is now upon us, I thought I would share with you my Thanksgiving dinner at the Church of the Common Ground (a spiritual community for the homeless located in Atlanta.)  The Church of the Common Ground is my favorite charity and the one where I spend most of my time.  For these folks,  Thanksgiving is one of the most important days in the entire year.  A lot of work goes into preparing the tasty dinner: from cooking the turkey to slicing the pumpkin pie. 

    I would like to say that I actually cooked the forty plus meals, but instead I had the pleasure of serving them all to these very deserving individuals.  I loved giving them that feeling as if they were eating in a nice restaurant or at their own homes. Many of the homeless do not have the luxury to be able to go into a nice restaurant and have a filling meal, but today was it was their turn and I’m happy that I got to be a part of their Thanksgiving feast.

For more information please visit: http://www.commongroundatl.com/

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I found this amazing story the other day on the Huffington Post and knew I needed to share it.  Eight-year-old Jack Witherspoon is not the average kid that I normally find when searching for kids doing good.  He himself is fighting a battle with leukemia, so I would expect a story about others helping him.  Not this young man.  What makes Jack so special is that he decided after his cancer was in remission that he was going to help raise money for children’s cancer research.  

In 2008, he raised $36,000 by doing what he loves to do best, cooking. He plans on working on a cookbook called “twist it up,” with the profits all going to leukemia research!

I can’t wait to get my hands on this young Top Chef's recipes.

For his full story, be sure to check out:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/seven-year-old-jack-withe_n_346903.html

(I'm Babette, Kate's sidekick. Every once in a while I get to share my voice and my stories of living a charitable life.  I hope you enjoy!  For more about me, check this out...Five Questions with Babette.)

The seven kids found in this Huffington Post article are the kind of kids society needs so that the older generation can see our world is in good hands.

My favorite story of the bunch is the one about Zach Bonner, a young gentleman who created the Little Red Wagon Foundation for homeless kids. Since I also work with the homeless at the Church of the Common Ground, I can relate to why he enjoys working with kids that need so much help. Helping the homeless population is a very humbling experience and it definitely gives you a good feeling to be able to help someone who is experiencing tough times.

Every day I search for young heroes that are out to help the world and these are just the few of the many more to come!

Zach Bonner click on picture to check out his organization

Please check out the other six kids giving back to the community by checking out the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/adolescent-activists-5-yo_n_292411.html