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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok my family actually hosted a weekly meal for the homeless at a church. They shopped, cooked, served, once a month for years. It was such a big job that took many people, usually our friends and extended family would come help us monthly.

In December we would have a lot of "random" (and by random I mean individuals not affiliated with the church or local clubs or groups) come and want to help. Usually these folks only wanted to serve. Not cook, not clean up. Serve and leave. And we always tried to accommodate (find more opportunities to have them serve- especially parents who wanted their kids to do something) and try to be thankful for the extra help. But it was hard because it was predictably around the holiday and people who seemed to want to get some gratification of "helping people." [b]We didn't resent or make fun.[/b] But they weren't as helpful as they thought they were being.[/quote]  That's all totally understandably.  But the bolded is the difference here.[/quote]

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