"There is no happiness except in the realization we have accomplished something." - Henry Ford

Hi all, just returned from some traveling and wanted to schedule a couple meet ups.

I want to pass out some food to the homeless this Thursday the 5th at 4 pm. Rally point will be the same spot in the pics from the preceding post.

I did a little research when handing out food last time. I asking all the recipients "What is one thing you could do for yourself with the help of other people that would make the most difference in your life?" I honestly don't know very much about being homeless and what we could do that would make a lasting impact. I will continue to refine our approach when I know more.

I would also like to organize a separate meet up to pick up some trash at Charlie Frias Park. It is a park on Tropicana 1 block west of The Orleans. Let's make it happen on Tuesday the 10th at 4 pm.

If you have any questions you can post ITT or shoot me a PM and I'll get back to you ASAP. Thanks, take care!

Giving them food is a waste of your time and resources. Food is free and abundant in America. Nobody is starving to death, and anyone who is hungry is hungry by choice. It might not seem that way to someone living in society but everyone on the streets knows how to get food. Maybe give them some healthy food, soft fruits like oranges and bananas, but don't make food your focus. I could make an argument that giving them food actually hurts them more than helps but I don't think that's necessary.

Give them things that will make them feel more human: deodorant, soap, toiletries, clean clothes (especially socks), etc. Look for ways to get them showers, haircuts, anything that will improve their hygiene/appearance and give them a sense of pride. This is going to seem silly but I doubt there's anything a homeless man would appreciate more than a pedicure.

Good luck, keep at it.

"No one is useless in this world that lightens the burdens of another." - Charles Dickens

Hey thanks for the thoughts. I agree providing one meal is only temporary help. Though I do think is serves as a token of good will and a proverbial "foot in the door." What I really want to provide is an opportunity for these individuals to improve their life situation.

We did hand out socks/underwear at one of the past meet ups. I'm sure they would appreciate all of those other things as well. I will try to put together some care packages with those items in the future.

"If you're in the luckiest 1 percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest humanity to think about the other 99 percent." - Warren Buffett

We are meeting at 4pm today in front on the Cromwell to pass out some meals. It only takes an hr, would love to see you there!

Yo what up? Anything planned in the next couple of weeks? I have a newborn so I don't have a ton of time but I'm down for some helping yo.

Yeah planning to pick up some trash at Charlie Frias Park (near Orleans) this Tuesday at 4pm. I go running there sometimes and noticed it could use a quick clean up.

"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

The trash pick up was an eye opener it's amazing how filthy humans live and disregard our ecosystem. It's no wonder there is a trash island the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific. Anyhow, I plan to do a little more work on this front in the future.

I wanted to schedule a meet up to feed the homeless this Thursday the 19th at 4pm. Rally point in front of the Cromwell on the corner of LV Blvd and Flamingo. Pics of the specific spot are a few posts up.

Contact me via PM if you have any questions, thank you!

I don't know if I can make it this particular Thursday but keep posting about this stuff. I want to show up.

This has nothing negative to do with you, as at least you are trying to do something rather than just complaining.

From my point of view I prefer to help people who want to help themselves. Like maybe I would buy some care packages/food/other perks and distribute to those that want to help clean up an area or otherwise contribute to their own/community well being.

Just a thought.

On another note I ofter get disgusted at how filthy people are and how little they regard environment, just stuff like throwing out their trash in parking lots puts me on tilt. Recently I decided rather than get mad that others arent living up to my expectation that I would do something positive when I saw their crap. So when I see trash in the park or a parking lot I just pick it up and put in can.

Maybe it wont help and people will still be disgusting BUT MAYBE someone else will see me and do the same thing OR perhaps if less trash is on ground then some of the offenders will be less likely to do it themselves(broken window theory) AND worse case that trash is no longer there vs me being pissed off while walking past it and thinking how sorry people are.

I really like your ethical way of thinking. It definitely applies to charity, as well. Peter Singer's The Life You Can Save takes this view, in which he argues that small charitable acts, if perceived in a positive way from the immediate community, can result in larger charitable trends.

"There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." - John Holmes

I would like to plan another trash clean up at Charlie Frias park on Tropicana. We will meet on Monday the 30th at 5pm and just fill up a few trash bags for an hr.

I also want to schedule a meet up to feed the homeless on Monday the 6th at 5pm in front of the Cromwell.


Right on, thanks for your interest! I'll keep updating all the details here.


I can see where you are coming from. I see a lot of the same faces and it seems a lot of them have given up and are mentally checked out. I would like to do what I can to spark a desire for them to get more out of life. Ultimately everyone has to decide for themselves if they want to change.

I like the ideal. I do think it is a better principle to have people learn to be productive and learn skills that could help them earn a living. I guess I am still trying to come up with the best method to demonstrate this besides communicating with them.

I like that you are taking some action to clean up and setting a good example.

Humans are social beings and we are influenced by everyone around us. Actions speak louder than words.

Okay, I'm going to come help with trash. Meet at the park I assume?

Yeah, I'll be at the top of the stairs nearest the main entrance from Tropicana.

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make a difference that you have lived and lived well." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

We will be handing out some sandwiches to the hungry today. I have to push the time back an hr to 6pm. Meeting spot is in front of the Cromwell.

"Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves" - Horace Mann

We managed to fill a few trash bags last time but there is still a lot of garbage to be cleaned up. Let's meet up at Charlie Frias Park on Tropicana near Orleans at 5 pm on Tuesday the 21st to fill some more bags.

Questions or suggestions, pm me or post ITT.

I'm "in." See you then.

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." - Buddha

Big thanks to DrTJO for helping with the park clean up.

I want to schedule another meet up to hand out food. Monday, May 4th at 6 pm we will meet in front of The Cromwell.

Have an awesome day!

Shall do my best to get out of bed on time to make this one. See you then!

I'm gunna do eet

Would love to make it to help, are you planning another meet after tmw?

"Service without ideal of self trains you to transcend all the artificial distinctions imposed by history and geography, and realize that the human community is one and indivisible." - Sri Sathva Sai Baba

Rally point in front of the Cromwell, 6pm this evening to hand out some food if you would like to participate.

Cya there!



Cya there!


Yes, this is an ongoing project. My goal is to organize 36 meet ups over the course of 2015. We would love to work with anyone who would like to cooperate on this. I'll update with additional dates soon.

Just to let you all know helping PA out with his stuff is free karma -- I had AA vs KK AIPF for the first time in like three months. Never mind the K on the flop. It happened.

Hey PA, any chance you will be doing/leading something between the 18th and 21st of the month? That's when I'm in LV, and even though we have a bunch of mandatory plans scheduled, there will definitely be free time in there. Maybe I'll just PM you closer to the date.

"Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large." - Mahatma Gandhi

Huge thank you to DrTJO and Sheep-Goats for helping distribute the meals!

We need an Ace on the river Barry Greenstein style.

I'm in LA for the next few days, looking to get things rolling again once I'm back. Have fun in LV!