St. Vincent de Paul’s downtown Phoenix dining room was fortunate to receive extra help yesterday and today serving food to our more than 700 homeless and working poor guests.
Republican Congressman John Shadegg hands a plate of food to a dining room guest.
Yesterday, Republican Congressman John Shadegg spent several hours greeting hundreds of homeless and working poor guests and handing out hot plates of food.It’s not often that you see our senators or congressman serving their constituents in such a direct way. A number of the guests recognized Congressman Shadegg and were visibly moved by his presence.
Shadegg’s visit was purely personal and he arrived without staff. Shadegg has represented the 3rd congressional district in Arizona for the last 14 years and announced his retirement earlier this year.
Today, nine Diamondback players, ten staff members and General Manager, Derrick Hall served a hot dog lunch to our guests. Bobby Freeman was also on hand to set the festive tone playing the electric keyboards. Hall said that the Diamondbacks brought some of the younger players so that they could learn about the joys of giving back to the community.
Diamondback Pitcher Barry Enright wipes down a dining room table. Visit our Facebook page for more photos!
Everyone worked hard handing out meals, cleaning tables, filling water glasses and signing autographs. Barry Enright, a Diamondbacks pitcher said, “Being here and seeing all these hungry people really makes baseball seem small. I’m so glad I could come today to serve.”
It was two back-to-back homeruns, as far as our guests were concerned!
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