Giving food, clothes ‘is what I love to do’ on Christmas Day
Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ founder Sydney Crabtree (middle) hands out a Bible while giving donated supplies to the needy on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 around Downtown. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ volunteer Joe Morris wears a festive hat while carrying supplies to be handed out to the needy on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ volunteer Patrick Earl (left) cooks chili that will accompany warm clothes and supplies handed out to the needy on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ volunteers Robin Gordon (left) and Lori Morris (right) load their cars with supplies that will be handed out to the needy on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ founder Sydney Crabtree (middle) hands supplies to the needy on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 around Downtown. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
James Tate (middle) selects garments during Lunches ’N Love outreach ministries’ donation to the needy event on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Many of the Lunches ‘n Love volunteers don’t have to imagine what it was like for those walking into the parking lot, hoping to leave with more than they came. They were once homeless themselves.
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Homeless Christmas Downtown Sydney Crabtree Lunches ‘n Love Hope Apostolic ChurchOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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