St. Vincent Depaul Research Paper

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My grandmother and I visited St. Vincent DePaul several days a week and assisted the less advantageous. I would perform many tasks around the facility and assist the many volunteers who worked there. One of my favorite things was organizing the food and placing it into individual freezer bags. My most rewarding time of the year came at Thanksgiving. I remember how my grandmother and I would visit the supermarket and purchase turkeys for those who were in need. We would drive back to St. Vincent's and unload turkeys into shopping carts and push them across the parking lot and into the store. As a young boy, I thought this was hard work, but I knew it was the right thing to do and always wanted to put my best foot forward and help

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