Houston: Thanksgiving at the Salvation Army
Touched After Helping Out By Elizabeth Vass
After helping out on Thanksgiving at Salvation Army, I realized and saw how much I have and how much I should appreciate what I have. I really was touched after helping out. When you are there, the Salvation Army employees treat you like family. They are always smiling and will go above and beyond to help everyone settle in quickly. The volunteers that I met are very gracious and easy to carry a conversation. I loved going to help them out on Thanksgiving. I also look forward to going on Christmas day to help out again. I encourage those who have been thinking about it or procrastinating to come and help out too. It is a very rewarding experience that will stay with you for a long time!!
I arrived at the towering Thomas Street Clinic just after 4. Mapquest had given me some slightly less than clear directions. The building spread out behind an iron fence in all its majestic glory. I walked inside and was greeted by some wonderful nurses that directed me to the decorating crew. I was introduced to Ms. Jackie, a volunteer and employee at Thomas Street Clinic. She greeted me with open arms and ushered me into yet another beautiful room where another volunteer, Thomas from Pasadena, was assembling the trees that would be gracing each floor. Ms. Jackie set me to work helping. While we worked I asked her a few questions about the building. She told me that it was built during the 1930s and when the clinic opened that it was severely dilapidated. You would never believe that by the building’s structure and décor.