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"Mom,
I'm bored," said Jason. "There is nothing to do." "You can
clean your room," said Mom. "That's not fun." It was only the
second week of summer vacation. It was still too chilly to go to the pool, and
Jason was tired of watching TV. His friends went on a trip, and even his dog,
Riley, was being lazy.
Mom
was getting ready to go downtown to the food kitchen to help out. She
volunteered three times a week serving lunch to people that weren't as lucky as
Jason. "Why don't you come with me to the food kitchen and help out?"
Mom asked. "I don't know anything about working at a food kitchen,"
said Jason. "You just watch me, and then you will see how to serve the
food," said Mom.
It
was time to go, and Jason was excited to try working in the food kitchen. He watched
his mom put some chicken on a plate and some mashed potatoes. She then passed
the plate to the next lady, and she put some green beans and bread on the
plate. "I can do that," thought Jason. One of the volunteers left
early, so Jason took his place in the serving line. He was in charge of
putting salad on the plates. He served twenty-five people that day. After the
kitchen closed, Jason and his mom stayed to clean up. "That was great!"
said Jason.
Jason
was so excited and really enjoyed his day at the food kitchen. He couldn't wait
to get home and tell his dad about how much fun he had. "Not only did it
give me something to do, but I felt so good doing it," Jason told his dad.
"Jason, that was nice thing you did today," said Dad. "You
helped many people who aren't as lucky as you to have a hot meal," Mom
said. "I am so proud of you, Jason! You worked very hard.
Jason
went to bed that night thinking about the food kitchen. "I am going to
help out again," he thought. Jason made some new friends, and he didn't
even know they lived so close to him in town! The best part was how good Jason
felt inside.