Robin on the Roof
I have had the honor of working with one of my dear friends in one of her callings in life which is "Robin on the Roof". In 2010 as we traveled to a wedding in India my friend informed me that she had been having dreams of sitting on a roof somewhere for a cause. The only thing was that she was not sure why, or when she was supposed to do this only that the dreams kept coming. When we got to India, and saw all the poverty there we found we were touched by all the hunger. When we came back to the States, and she was confronted with people who lost there jobs, and wanting to look for food pantries she was inspired to bring a light to the many who were affected and were hurting, by trying to feed their families.
We decided first to approach a church to ask permission for her to sit on their roof since a lot of people will go there looking for help, but our first efforts were met in fear of paper work, and insurance complications. Since one of my friends was the music director at another church we decided to go there where we were met with open arms in the cause of shedding light, and awareness on the subject of hunger. What happened was a chain of events that took off into an incredible adventure that cascaded into six consecutive years of sitting on the roof to help rise awareness of the many who were struggling to feed their families. "Robin on the roof" is a world wide event, and people are encouraged to donate food, or money to any of their local food pantries from where ever they are.
Each year Robin goes on the roof on the end of Spring and stays there until she has met her goal of whatever the pounds of food she sets for the year. This year Robin went back on the roof on Friday June 3, at 8am, with the goal of 150,000 pounds of food to be donated. She met that goal on Sunday June 5th at 6pm with the help of hundreds of donations to help her achieve raising awareness of hunger in the world.
The donations come in as food items, and money donations which all go directly to the food pantries, and food banks. So you know... a donation of one dollar equals 5 pounds of food. This is Robin's 6th year of doing this event and each year she likes to up the poundage.
I asked her once why she wanted to sit on the roof so close to the hot Texas summers since the roofs are higher in temperature than for us on the ground. She explained that the main reason is that people often make donations to the food banks, and food pantries during the holiday seasons. It is during the summers that the food pantries, and food banks are the most depleted when the kids are home during their summer break. She felt would be a good reminder to others that there is still a need for food donations during this time of the year. Of course this event is not only for the children, but for anyone who is hungry. Her goal is to raise the awareness of hunger in the world while creating opportunities for those who want to help anyone who is in need of food.
If you would like to know more about this event then please feel free to check out her Facebook... "Robin on the Roof". During the event you can also keep up with her as she blogs, recording the event as she is on the roof.
If I know Robin she will be up there again next year making sure others remember those in need.
photographs by Ana - All Saints Lutheran Church, Arlington TX
I have had the honor of working with one of my dear friends in one of her callings in life which is "Robin on the Roof". In 2010 as we traveled to a wedding in India my friend informed me that she had been having dreams of sitting on a roof somewhere for a cause. The only thing was that she was not sure why, or when she was supposed to do this only that the dreams kept coming. When we got to India, and saw all the poverty there we found we were touched by all the hunger. When we came back to the States, and she was confronted with people who lost there jobs, and wanting to look for food pantries she was inspired to bring a light to the many who were affected and were hurting, by trying to feed their families.We decided first to approach a church to ask permission for her to sit on their roof since a lot of people will go there looking for help, but our first efforts were met in fear of paper work, and insurance complications. Since one of my friends was the music director at another church we decided to go there where we were met with open arms in the cause of shedding light, and awareness on the subject of hunger. What happened was a chain of events that took off into an incredible adventure that cascaded into six consecutive years of sitting on the roof to help rise awareness of the many who were struggling to feed their families. "Robin on the roof" is a world wide event, and people are encouraged to donate food, or money to any of their local food pantries from where ever they are.
Each year Robin goes on the roof on the end of Spring and stays there until she has met her goal of whatever the pounds of food she sets for the year. This year Robin went back on the roof on Friday June 3, at 8am, with the goal of 150,000 pounds of food to be donated. She met that goal on Sunday June 5th at 6pm with the help of hundreds of donations to help her achieve raising awareness of hunger in the world. The donations come in as food items, and money donations which all go directly to the food pantries, and food banks. So you know... a donation of one dollar equals 5 pounds of food. This is Robin's 6th year of doing this event and each year she likes to up the poundage.
I asked her once why she wanted to sit on the roof so close to the hot Texas summers since the roofs are higher in temperature than for us on the ground. She explained that the main reason is that people often make donations to the food banks, and food pantries during the holiday seasons. It is during the summers that the food pantries, and food banks are the most depleted when the kids are home during their summer break. She felt would be a good reminder to others that there is still a need for food donations during this time of the year. Of course this event is not only for the children, but for anyone who is hungry. Her goal is to raise the awareness of hunger in the world while creating opportunities for those who want to help anyone who is in need of food.
If you would like to know more about this event then please feel free to check out her Facebook... "Robin on the Roof". During the event you can also keep up with her as she blogs, recording the event as she is on the roof.
If I know Robin she will be up there again next year making sure others remember those in need.
photographs by Ana - All Saints Lutheran Church, Arlington TX
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