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Old 11-21-2011, 03:50 PM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by Kenny B! View Post
It's always amazed me how many homeless people there are in Montreal with our bitter winters. I lived downtown for 10 years and went out for a walk just about every night with a pocket full of quarters, it was like feeding animals at the zoo

I would talk to a few of the regulars, buy them a hot dog and fries from time to time.

I have always felt very blessed and live very well, I think it's important to give back. Every Christmas eve I go out and give out blankets, hats, gloves and socks. I get donations from a few stores and buy some stuff, I usually budget $250 for the night. Whatever is left over goes to the mission.

After the first year I learned socks are one of the most appreciated items. More issues stem from wet feet that I ever thought of, I leaned something from chatting with the guys!

As for the wanna be emo punk kids, they don't get a fucking dime from me.
yeah i found montreal worse than toronto for homeless people. old ladies with their signs that say they have to feed 5 kids blah blah. went to the mcdonalds on st catherines street at 2am one night and it was like a homeless shelter in there.
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