Sam's mission: Young man asks his town to share in his Christmas gift

There needs to be an avalanche of food delivered to a location near Brooklyn Pizzeria, near Walmart, beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Why? Because Sam Thacker has asked his community to help out those in need -- as his present back to those who took the time to help his family through a difficult Christmas.

This will be no day for "I don't have time" or "My budget is spent." This will be a day for anyone who is out and about this holiday season to make a pit stop at a young man's collection site.

And if a few churches or businesses wanted to take up the cause and activate a phone tree or two, that would not be so bad either.

Wednesday will be a special day in Wayne County.

This will be a day to reinforce a young man's vision that no matter how little you have, you can always find a way to share with someone else.

It will be a chance to remind ourselves that Christmas is not about boxes underneath a tree, but the simple gifts we give to one another simply because we are a community.

Sam's food drive is a thank you to a community who made sure his struggling family had a Christmas through a YMCA program this year.

Now, he wants to donate his time to bring in food that he can donate to others who are also having a tough time.

And there should not be anyone in Goldsboro or the surrounding area who cannot find a way to bring at least one can to help him out at his collection point outside Brooklyn Pizzeria.

This is our chance to make an impression on a young man whose simple act of compassion in the face of his own tough time should have definitely made an impression on us.

Published in Editorials on December 22, 2009 10:47 AM