From Your Friends at The Gireem v r i Sheet v ti ti 5 Single Copy 25 c Volume 32, Number 48 & I Monday, Dec. employees of the Murray Along with the gifts and shopping spree, a coupon for breakfast at McDonalds was also given to each child before leaving the store Different approaches were taken by other corporations in expressing their generosity during this holiday season. Feeding the hungry, for example, was the way Little Caesars Americans are donating dollars each year to MURRAY. generous people, millions of charities across the nation. At no time of year, however, is this generosity so prevalent as it is during the Christmas season. That's what Christmas is all about - helping other people, noted - Bob - Franklin, general manager of the Murray operation, one of 2,100 stores nationwide to participate in bringing Christmas to needy youngsters. does a lot of these things now, but this (program) is the most rewarding thing we do, he noted. This is the second Christmas shopping spree sponsored by Good News Committees -groups of employee volunteers in outlet. Last year each about 42,000 boys and girls were able to share the spirit of Christmas through corporate generosity. Most of the children purchased gifts for their moms and dads, restaurants rt rt rt t grandpartents, sisters or brothers, Franklin noted. Its not just giving them things, its sharing the spirit of sharing. Each K mart store nationwide was given a wide latitude in arranging its own program, he exhere conplained. The tacted both the Murray Boys and Girls Club and the Childrens Services Society of Utah - the Wednesdays Child people names of youngsters from single parent and foster homes who would benefit from the pro. gram. stores in the Other valley located children through the countys social services program and other charities, . he pointed out. store here compilThe ed the names of 20 children and prior to the stores opening on -- rt ) i s Ai i Green Sheet Publication A There's Some Of That Jolly Old Gent's Generosity In All Of Us by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer s 22, 1986 rt Eric is introduced to St. WHO ARE YOU? . . . "shopNicholas for the first time in his life at ping spree" program here. The company's 2,100 stores helped bring a little holiday joy to youngsters from foster homes and single-paren- t familes throughout the nation. early-mornin- Dec. 13, each child was given $20 in credit to spend on whatever they chose, Franklin explained. Across the country, needy children spent more than $840,000 on gifts for their families, friends and themselves. employees who volunteered their early morning time assisted the children here with gift selections and wrapping. Its g something everyone Franklin noted. see, Theres a lot of joy in helping Santa bring gifts to the children. In addition to the shopping spree, Santa Claus also attended the event and gave each child a personal gift, such as a wrist watch or small toy, which was arranged for in addition to the companys holiday gesture by the should expressed the Christmas spirit. We never dreamed wed have this type of response, noted Bruce Palensky, vice president of Utah Pizza Services. Inc. which owns the Utah Little Caesars franchise. The restaurant chains Hungry Hearts program, which was initiated Nov. 28, collected more than 20,000 pounds of canned food for needy Utahns, he noted. Little Caesar's outlets began the canned food for Utahs needy just after Thanksgiving and continued the program through Saturday. As an incentive to donate to the program, a free order of was Crazy Bread given to any customer bringing a donation. Food and cash donations were accepted at all 13 Utah Little Caesars locations, including those in Sandy, Union, Riverton, Murray, Kearns and Midvale, he pointed out. Utahns seem to be very concerned about hunger, he said. You can measure that concern by the amount of food that has been donated to Hungry Hearts. The canned food collected through the drive is being distributed to local families and food pantries by Boy 262-668- e- Jennie Responds To Needs Of Others Scout troops, he noted. All donations will remain in Utah. In addition to the food collected through the program, cash donations, he explained, were given to the Greater Salt Lake Homeless Committee -- .a group appointed Continued on page 4 Prizes Aplenty Await Winner Of 1987 Diaper Derby MURRAY, A variety of prizes first day of the new year is also a from 38 area merchants will bestow- special day. He will be celebrating ed upon the winner of the Green his first birthday, having won the Sheets 32nd annual Diaper Derby, 1986 Diaper Derby. Currently trying to establish a which gets under way next week. and getting around the of the vocabulary winner the Presumably, First Baby Contest will be determin- living room with the support of the ed during the early morning hours of furniture, the Young baby arrived at Cottonwood hospital just 52 minutes Thursday, Jan. 1, 1987. Rules of the contest call for the after midnight on the first day of this parents of the years firstborn to year. Weighing in at 7 lbs., 11 oz., he was reside in the Green Sheet circulation born to James N. and Julie Young, area. In the event of a tie, the gifts will then of Magna and now residents of be awarded evenly. Hospital records Kearns. will be relied on as the basis of the To The Winner, Goes . . . contest. However, a child born at home is also eligible for the contest. The winner of the 1987 Diaper DerNotification is required by 9 a.m. on Jan. 2 by contacting the Green Sheet by will receive the following prizes from area merchants: at For Cameron James Young, the Continued on page 8 FOR GOD'S KITCHEN . . . Jennie Dudley collects food donated by - :or Citizen Center for distribution to the patrons of the Magna hungry under the 4th . coin viaduct. "It's not me that's doing this," she said, "it's God." NEARLY A YEAR . . . Cameron Young appears to be completely delighted with the prospects of an approaching birthday celebration, marking a full year since he became winner of the Green Sheet's 1986 Diaper Derby. by LaRee Pehrson Green Sheet Staff Writer MAGNA. During the week, Jennie Dudley is involved in the corporate world as a business consultant. But on Sundays she can be found under the 4th South viaduct, south of Pioneer park, ministering to the needs of the street people. A slender blonde figure clad in blue jeans, wool shirt, down vest, thermal boots and a cowboy hat, Jennie moves quickly among her children, seeing that those who are there are fed. For those who are unable to come to Gods Kitchen, there is food to take home in a plastic bag. She bagan her work for the Lord two Sundays before the big October snowstorm in 1984, with a Coleman stove, a coffee pot, a frying pan and a big ball of Indian fry bread. She set up her equipment on the south side of Pioneer park and began to cook at 7 a.m. Before too long, the smell of the food and the sight of a lone woman cooking fry bread in the early morning hours attracted the attention of about 50 street people and a woman in a station wagon who stopped to see what was going on. I told her that the Lord had told me to come and feed the people, Jennie said, and before too long, she was back with several bags of doughnut holes to add to the menu. Jennie claims she was moved to feed the poor when she was with a group of children in the high country teaching them to live the Lord's way, as she put it At first when the Lord told me to she said, go, I argued a little, believing that my true calling was with the little children. But God made me understand that the street people are also his children and they are lost in the wilderness of the city. "I said that I didnt have the money to feed the people, Jennie went on, but he said all I had to do was provide the equipment and he would take care of the rest. And he has been true to his word, because every Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas since then, there has been an abundance of food that just seems to materialize out of nowhere, and money to buy paper plates, plastic cups and eating utensils. It is not an ordinary soup kitchen, its Gods kitchen, down there under the viaduct, Jennie said, and the original 50 street people who first came to eat have multiplied to between 300 and 500, depending on the circumstances. As the street people came to trust her, Jennie found that officials of the Continued on page 4 Green Sheet production schedules are being adjusted for the holidays, Since this issue is being deliered today (Dec. 22), none will be published for delivery on Christmas Day, Thursday being the traditional day for delivery. The next issue of the Green Sheet will be delivered on Friday, Jan. 2. Deadlines for that edition will fall on Monday, Dec. 29 - at noon for new s items and 5 p.m. for classified and display advertising. -- V - -r SA i '