I just fed 30 homeless veterans for free...Thank you McDonald's!!!!

[goodboy]

I rushed over to Mc'D's at 1022am trying to make it before breakfast ended at 1030. Well I barely made it, in fact as I was pulling through, an employee came outside to change out the menu. Once I got to the window waiting to pick up my screwed up order, I wondered what they did with all the leftovers from breakfast. SO I asked to speak to the manager and I said, "Would you be able to give me what's leftover from breakfast to take to some homeless veterans?"

he said, "Come on in, we'll fix you up"

I waited for what seemed like 15 minutes and then two workers from the back came out with three of the biggest Mc.D's bags I've ever seen!! One was filled to the top with pancake breakfasts. the other with Mc Muffins of every sort and the third had so many hashbrowns and sausage burritos I can't even count that ....well I'm a musician, I can only count to 4. but anyway, just thought I'd share this with you. Maybe you cana try it too! The manager told me that pretty much all McD's throww away what's left when they switch to l lunch


Maybe you can try it too

[wakeme2008]

1. Ignore ... did not read title of thread :)

:)

[Nickster]

2. Wow, that's great. Good job.

[ShortnFiery]

96. Yes, That's Beautiful. May God Bless both you and them :-)

Excuse if you're Agnostic, etc. ... you get my sincere intent. :hi:

[rosesaylavee]

3. Innovative -

Recommend reading about Robert Eggers, founder of the DC Kitchen project. You will like it.

[goodboy]

36. Thank you for the suggestion! this was just a spur of the moment --

thing. I saw the dude come out to change the drive thru menu, and I'm thinkin' "There's no way they made exactly the right amount of hash browns for the breakfast cut off time. What are they doint with the leftovers?"

So goodgirl and I took it all down to Volunteers of America for them to distribute (after I ate a couple of breakfast burritos on the way down there:) and all told, there was enough stuff there to feed 30+ or more homeless Vets.

[rosesaylavee]

38. Spur of the moment

is how a lot of movements get started...

[goodboy]

99. remember you heard it here first ;)

[Drum]

48. way to go, goodboy & goodgirl...

thanks for clarifying the delivery.

Kudos! :toast:

[goodboy]

100. thanks D. i'll bet doing this with more than 3 second of planning

would really be someting. especially on a national level.

[swimmernsecretsea]

4. Great on-the-spot thinking and improvising.

You did better thank our Chief Executive in reaching out. Now, see Dubya? Not hard.

[goodboy]

37. this is not Florida after a hurricane, ya know...not like handing out ice

and H2O with his A.H. Bro...

[swimmernsecretsea]

45. Quite correct.

Indeed it is not like handing out ice and all that fun stuff. But it was simple, took a quick decision. Just pointing out a similar approach.

[goodboy]

101. oh no, I understand, I was joking about dumb and dumber in FL handing out

ice to white people after hurricane Charley, vs. how they abandoned the...you know..."caucasianially-challenged"

[Jeffersons Ghost]

5. K&R!

[lonestarnot]

6. Excellent GOOD ON GOODBOY!

Whooooodamnwhoo! :applause: :yourock: senor! And you too Mickey D

[Libby2]

7. Very nice and a great idea!!

But I have to wonder if the manager didn't cook extra stuff for you?
Fast food places don't usually cook that much stuff ahead of time.....that would be a lot of waste.

Either way.....it's fantastic.

[goodboy]

39. there was a shitload . I opened up what I thought were "big breakfasts"

/.and it turned out that three of them were filled FILLED with eggs, sausage and ham, and biscuits/muffins/mcgriddles/, and he'd given me a bag of bagels too...

so goodgirl and I spent about 25 minutes assembling sandwiches, and then we thought, "this is stupid, why not serve them up buffet style and let the guys fix 'em the way they want?" so we took them all apart, and weaved a quilt of profanity during the drive downtown :)

[oregonjen]

8. Maybe McDonalds could start a program with local organizations

nationwide. Who knows? There are McDonalds everywhere, the amount of food being thrown away everyday is a shame.

[rosesaylavee]

33. Check out the DC Kitchen Project

http://www.dccentralkitchen.org/

Not only feeds the homeless using leftovers from area restaurants but trains the homeless to do a job so that they can improve their lives. Addresses both the problem and the symptom.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Sounds like a nice Memorial Day inspiration!

If you can count to four, you must be a drummer.;-)

[goodboy]

41. I am a percussionist, but drums weren't my first instrument..

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[Bozita]

10. standing and applauding ...

... LOUDLY!

[Mnemosyne]

11. You ARE a goodboy! Wonderful thing you did! n/t

:applause::hug:

[DancingBear]

12. Hey, even us vegetarians say "well done!" n/t

[goodboy]

103. For the record, I handed out many pancakes and bagels :)

[Minnesota Libra]

13. OMG, that is the best dammed idea yet - THANK YOU - I'm going.............

......to do the same thing in my neighborhood. Thank you - YOU GO BUDDY this is just plain cool!!

[goodboy]

42. It'll work/ Just show up at like, 1020am, and talk directly to the mgr.

if they don't do it for you, PM me your info, and the McD's store info and mgr's name. I'll fix their wagon

[IronLionZion]

14. Get out of here!

That's great that they helped you out like that but I think somebody screwed up. It was well-intentioned so I don't blame them for not knowing.

When we tried to get my school to donate cooked leftovers to the local homeless shelter, we were informed that our hearts were in the right place but they are not allowed to accept prepared food for safety liability reasons. They can only take non-perishable packaged items in cans or boxes.

You're probably taking a legal risk but good for you for helping veterans on Memorial Day. :patriot: It's the very least we can do considering what they've done for us.

[NYC]

32. He is a "good samaritan."

An individual who donates food will not be held liable if there is something wrong with the food. It's called a good samaritan law in New York.

[mrbassman03]

44. Well, the good samaritan law is usually more serious...

Usually like "You can't be held liable for breaking someone's leg accidentally while pulling them from a burning car, or breaking someone's ribs while giving CPR...". I would be interested to know if accidentally giving spoiled food to someone would fall under this law.

[NYC]

56. I agree re medical liability,

but in New York, it applies to food donations as well.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

59. Those liability considerations may not be true everywhere

When I worked at a drop-in center for street youths in Portland, Oregon, the meals were all cooked by volunteers from churches and civic organizations and were brought in every afternoon.

One day, a storm caused the cancellation of a banquet at a country club, and the caterer donated the banquet food to the drop-in center.

[Ilsa]

68. Yeah, there is alot of variation. Our local health dept recently

put a stop to people donating fresh meat to kitchens, etc. They were concerned about whether the wild animals contributed could be carrying parasites, whether the meat was harvested properly, etc. It's too bad, because alot of hunters around here donate excess meat, usually venison.

[Booster]

69. The manager probably did this because it's Memorial Day, but

I still applaud him and his franchise - a wonderful thing for goodboy and goodgirl and the manager to do for the Vets.:patriot:

[goodboy]

102. how the hell can caterers do it, and I can't? if I transport it properly

and maintain the proper temperature, what's there to be worried about?

I understand and appreciate what you're saying, and thanks for the heads up. but fuck the government. If they aren't going to feed america's hungry when there's perfectly good food all over the place then I am.

[Drum]

15. I'm confused....

Before the big blank space at end of your post, you were leaving with huge bags of free food.

What did you do with it, besides eating the breakfast that you personally went there for?

Did you already know of a big group of hungry homeless vets waiting for it, or were you scamming McDonalds?

[seito]

21. Check the subject line

I believe there is a clue to what the OP did with the food. :silly:

[Drum]

22. check my subject line.

just askin.... :shrug:

[revree]

16. CREATIVE AND AMAZING.

You rock!!!!!

[gristy]

17. tell us the end of the story!

:applause:

[benddem]

18. bless you!!!

keep up the good work. Many restaurants will feed veterans for free today. I don't know how you prove your a veteran.

[meow2u3]

19. To that McDonalds manager

You are a true patriot :patriot:

[goodboy]

66. I'm taking a copy of this thread to him tomorrow AM. and I may just

take some more food off his hands, but to a different place. any idears?

[Digit]

72. I had a friend who took Thanksgiving dinner to a known homeless area

It was a park where the homeless hung out.

Maybe you can post on the regional forums and see if anyone else has suggestions.

[Sequoia]

85. A woman's shelter and there'll be little ones in tow.

Changing the world one person at a time. Good for you and the Mickey D's manager.

[Ioo]

20. Around here, NOT a single speaker of ENGLISH at a McDon...

So my request would not be understood.

[Bouncy Ball]

28. Sure. Riiiiight.

I don't believe you for one hot second. HOW could not a single person in your McDonald's not speak English?

[dysfunctional press]

23. the mcdonalds by us doesn't have leftovers from breakfast...

everything is "cooked" to order. in fact- one time i when i was there at the last minute- i ordered my steak/cheese bagel, paid for it, but by the time i got to the pick-up window, somebody had given my sandwich to an inside the store order, and i was SOL...they couldn't wouldn't even make another one, because they had switched to lunch- all i got was a refund.

[mrbassman03]

46. Your McDonalds has steak and cheese bagels?

I haven't been to McDonalds in a while, but I don't remember anything nearly that good. Maybe it's time to head back for a little breakfast.

[dysfunctional press]

63. steak egg & cheese bagel- it's the ONLY thing i get there...

oh, and grilled onions are on it too...it's definitely their best menu item...but i think i'll be cutting them out after my cholesteral results come back tomorrow.

order the number 7- you get the sandwich, a drink(i get a coke), and hash browns...$3.92 in chicago.
it's only available until 10:30am...11 on the weekends.

[kpete]

24. goodyboy is right on!!!

[Asgaya Dihi]

25. That's a great idea

I'd already known they threw away extra food, an old friend of mine used to eat for free since his father was a manager. Just never occurred to me to apply it 30 years later. That's worth a K&R.

[brainshrub]

26. Just for that, I will not comment on how evil they are for a week.

Thank you McDonalds!

[Fox Mulder]

27. McD's just gave you the food?

Anyways, that's a great thing you did. Not many people would do such a kind thing.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[goodboy]

30. yup. they'd have thrown it away anyhow. so, if you get there in time

they will just give it to you. It's not like they make EXACTLY the right amount of McGriddles every morning, right?



peace

[mrbassman03]

47. Yeah, fast food places can be pretty generous with leftover food...

Getting high with friends and then driving to Jack in the Box at 2 a.m., right before they closed to get all the leftovers for free. We'd usually throw the teenage drive through worker a few bucks, and come home with three bags of burgers and fries... :puke:

[Nikia]

29. When I worked fast food

A woman showed up every morning to pick up the leftover biscuits for a soup kitchen. I guess some places don't like to take prepared more perishable food. I don't know what the usual rules on that are, but my college dining hall said that there were reasons that they couldn't give away most of the leftover hot food.

[goodboy]

34. We have a place called "Panera Bread" here in town and every day

they donate all their leftover baked bread and other baked goods to local soup kitchens. Hot food I think, for health reasons, cannot be given away (although Mickey D's didn't care) because it can't be kept up to temperature...that's just a guess

[SoCalDem]

95. The reasons are usually related to the health department

It's a "chain of custody" thing. If someone gets sick, it could create a legal bightmare, so lots of places do not donate..


Our deli-dairy people would pull stuff the day before the "dates", and were ordered to use a box cutter and open all the lunchmeats & pot the lids from all the dairy.. Made for a super smelly mess, but they were afraid that people would take the food from the dumpster, get sick, and then sue the grocery store..

They did donate day old bread, and canned goods, but anything that was "fresh" or had a ell-by date on it..they deliberately trashed.

The organizations who collect and redistribute food, often have paperwork that recipients must sign.,.so they are not sued..

[babylonsister]

31. You are a dear with a huge heart, and quick-thinking, to boot!

You made a lot of people happy today, the Vets and us! :hug:

[suffragette]

35. You are a good man, goodboy.

Well done.

:applause:

[mrbassman03]

40. Hell yeah!

Never really questioned what happened to the breakfast food when it switched over. Even though I'd worry about the effects of constant fast food, McDonalds and the rest really need to have a program like this set up so people like goodboy don't HAVE to do this. Nice work though.

[datasuspect]

43. i am the senior vice president of regional franchisee product control

protocols for the mcdonalds corporation and what that manager did was in complete violation of corporate policy and exposes the mcdonalds corporation to liability.

joking.

i am amazed you were able to do that.

mcdonalds SECURES its waste to ensure that product DOES NOT get reused in this fashion.

good for you.

[in_cog_ni_to]

49. Excuse me? You mean to tell me they would rather throw GOOD FOOD AWAY

than feed the Homeless with it? Now I've heard everything. :(

[Robb]

50. In the cities

...dumpsters behind fast food restaurants have locks on them, to keep folks from scavenging. :(

[in_cog_ni_to]

51. You've got to be kidding me! Why would they care if a homeless person ate

their damn GARBAGE???!!! :grr: Absolutely sickening and outrageous!:nuke:

[Richard Steele]

54. Some go further, and pour bleach on the leftovers before tossing them.

The reasoning is that some customer
might lose their appetite at the sight of a homeless
person eating from the dumpster.

Can't have the "decent folk" catching a glimpse
of that kind of vermin, doncha know...

[in_cog_ni_to]

55. How many of their customers go through the back alley where the dumpster

is before they enter the restaurant? Baaaad excuse! Even if it is their excuse, who gives a rats ass if a customer sees a homeless person eating out of the dumpster? Maybe, JUST MAYBE, it would put a fire under their asses to HELP THE HOMELESS after seeing something like that. Some of the people in this country have become so hard and cold. It's so sad what we've become..:(

[datasuspect]

64. i went to take a piss behind a mcdeath

dumpster enclosure one time. the manager and several employees came out all alarmed and shit asking me what i was doing. i think they were afraid i might be breaking in their dumpster to get food or something. when i told them i only urinated, they seem relieved.

[Kurovski]

61. Lawsuits in case of illness.

Some charities get leftover food from businesses by signing liability wavers, or like that there. The greater Chicago Food Depository is one such charity.
It most likely is against corporate policy, but screw'em. I would not give out the location of that McDonalds.

http://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/

[tritsofme]

74. I would imagine they would be liable

for food poisoning after it spoiled a few hours later.

[Freddie Stubbs]

80. Correct

When I worked for McDonald's in college they prohibited employees from taking leftovers home.

[in_cog_ni_to]

83. How many homeless people have money to file a food poisoning

lawsuit????????:crazy: That makes no sense.

[tritsofme]

92. Food waste is a problem

But leaving dumpsters unlocked is not the answer.

The bigger problem isn't about the people suing, its about the people getting sick because they end up eating spoiled food.

[goodboy]

88. I'm thinking that it was ONLY because of Memorial Day, and I ONLY

for the homeless veterans of columbus.

[Miss Chybil]

52. Hurray for you and Mickey Ds! nt

[caledesi]

53. What a beautiful story and what a beautiful person you are. nt

[Mr_Spock]

57. This is the best post of the day

Very heartwarming and appropriate for the holiday. Good thinking :D

[goodboy]

65. thank you very much, Mc'D's deserves props too for letting me take the

leftovers in the first place. some restaurants can be kinda snooty when it comes to that sort of thing. I wonder what the Freepukes have to say about this? Probably that I don't support the troops because I fed them McDe's and it's bad for them

[AnnInLa]

58. Bravo to you!

[SeattleGirl]

60. What a great thing for you (and McDonald's) to have done!

Thank you so very much! :thumbsup:

[lavenderdiva]

62. Proud to be the 30th Recommendation!!

Now this is a fabulous Memorial Day story! Thank you goodboy (& goodgirl) for your ingenuity, thoughtfulness, & resourcefulness! You're fabulous! :patriot:

[Ilsa]

67. Good on you, Goodboy, and that McD's manager! Awesome! eom

[Sugar Smack]

70. w00t! I love ya!

:D

[Digit]

71. I am proud of you!

The last time I had asked at an establishment about this, I was told they had to throw out all the food for insurance reasons.

Unfortunately, I gave up and thought it was a new trend.

You have inspired me to inquire of other places to see if they don't have the restrictions.

Thanks!

[Jigarotta]

73. how'd you find them all in one place? ... nt

[goodboy]

90. There's too many of them ...and there's a few places I've seen some vets

panhandling downtown, so it wasn't hard. The

[Hekate]

75. Awesome, Goodboy!

:applause:

Hekate

[Pushed To The Left]

76. Good for you, Goodboy! K&R n/t

[NaturalHigh]

77. Great job!

It's nice to read a little good news in the morning. :applause:

[PuraVidaDreamin]

78. What a wonderful idea

I love how you just thought of this then
made it happen!

[ProfessorGAC]

79. That Was Pretty Cool, Goodboy!

Good for you. Better yet for those vets you helped.
The Professor

[Yollam]

81. Thank the manager for being a human.

McDonald's is a global megacorporation. It doesn't love or hate or give a crap about your gratitude. If it does anything charitable, it is 100% in the interest of PR and keeping customers coming.

But the manager at the Mickey D's you went to sounds like a good guy. Kudos to HIM.

[ninkasi]

82. You live up to your name!

That was a wonderful thing you and goodgirl did. It shows much of your character, to immediately think of others, and get the hungry fed. I hope others can try this, too. Anyway, not everybody would have had the compassion to make the connection between food being wasted, and getting that food to the ones who needed it. :toast: :yourock:

[donco6]

84. I'm surprised they let you. Old McD's policy wouldn't allow this.

When I worked there years ago, they were very strict about throwing away the food. It could NOT be given away - very explicit. I always thought it was dumb.

[goodboy]

91. yup...health code, liability. stingy. .wasteful ..but not this time, *nt)

[Brigid]

86. Great idea!

And goodboy, :yourock:

[KamaAina]

87. Why do you hate America so much?

If it weren't for mushbrained lefty commie pinkos like you, those people would still be starving like God obviously intended them to be!

:sarcasm:

Good job! :yourock:

[goodboy]

89. and why don't I support the troops? I fed them McD's..a TRUE american

would let them starve....


or send them to Iraq without body armor


or well...you get the idea

[deFaultLine]

93. last I heard...

America wastes about 40% of the food we have.

I have worked in food service in the private sector and for a university...er and also a stay in the local jail for a summer.

Anyhoo, it does not sound like a stretch that the 40% is too far from the truth, much of what is thrown out is for liability because of fears about food poisoning. But I have managed to risk my job by sneaking food out for someone in need a time or two.

I avoid fast food restaurants because they will cook more than they need to eliminate waiting for customers, so they throw out a lot of food before it sits around too long.

It's a nice story, but keep in mind that the corporate giants that make up this industry is very leary about law suits from serving bad food.

Too bad we can't get a good samaritan law to protect food donations...or maybe we can.:think:

[goodboy]

98. If pizza places and caterers can deliver, so can we. let the fuckers sue

me. I've been wanting to tell Rita Cosby to lay off the 'Roids before she grows a beard. And the Bushies would Loooooooooove a nice heartwarming distraction story right about now.

Panera Bread donates every day whatever baked goods they have left over And I realize that baked goods aren't quite the same as a sausage mc muffin with egg with regard to Federal regulations for food safety, but I should be able to walk in there with a special container like a caterer would use and go feed the hungry..

[Raine]

94. Wow

that's TERRIFIC! :thumbsup:

[JNelson6563]

97. Bravo!!

:yourock: