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COMMENTS ON THIS BILLBOARD

Dec 4, 2007

>> These are excellent! I would love to see one (or more) in Orlando, FL. Dana W., Orlando, Florida USA

Nov 27, 2007

>> Wow Wow Wow! I am in awe. I now know more than ever what must do. Find way to better serve People and our Planet. Help people any way I can, A smile,a wave, a kind act of generosity. May I assist you? Manny R, Catalina, Arizona USA

Nov 16, 2007

>> If nobody ever volunteered, nothing would be done with care and love. Jean K., Oregon, USA

Nov 14, 2007

>> Volunteering in our community is a very precious thing to do and this...this will make it happen. Abby L., Edison, New Jersey, USA

Sep 22, 2007

>> May you be blessed over-abundantly for the work you do for the homeless. I was one many years ago myself. And it doesn't hurt that you have the most genuine and warm smile I've ever seen on a human being. Thomas M., St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Sep 20, 2007

>> Interesting and impressive! Initiatives of Shifra take a her eternally forward. Motivations within a person can be so inspiring and so beautiful! Good example set by Shifra!! Mahendra B., Mumbai, India

Jul 27, 2007

>> to help the poor euniceomagu, Nigeral Enugu

Jul 10, 2007

>> story that inspired her to do this is worth a peek for all channy, Mumbai

May 25, 2007

>> I pass by your billboard everyday in Austin, Texas, and there are so many homeless here, I think that they appreciate you helping others like them, your generosity and goodwill will serve you well in life. Crystal N, Austin, Texas USA

May 7, 2007

>> Shows that we can do much more than give just money for the needy. chioma ike, Nigeria

Apr 9, 2007

>> Such a cute young girl...helping others around the world. Eunice R., Evenston, WY

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Shifra Mincer (in her own words)
I was raised in New York City where I saw the homeless shivering from cold every winter. In sixth grade, a teacher offered to bring some students to a homeless shelter after school. I went with my friends and the teacher for several weeks, but when they stopped going together I continued to volunteer. Because I knew how to sew, I was asked to help out with the sewing kit if any guests requested some repairs. Throughout high school I continued to come each week after school, setting up my sewing kit that had now grown quite large. I got to know the guests who came regularly and I also got to know their clothes: the jackets, the shirts, the pants, and the shoes that were given to me with gaping holes and sagging seams.

In high school I started a sewing club with my friend and we taught our fellow students how to sew. We made heart-shaped pillows for sick children and the elderly. In college I continue to volunteer at our fully student run homeless shelter, UNILU.

Volunteer work has taught me to appreciate my own talents and the gifts that I was given. With my own hands as a young girl I had the power to repair someone’s coat and keep him warm. Every time it rained I would think about the umbrellas I had sewn and suddenly I would appreciate that I was lucky enough to have a home. In the future I hope to continue helping others as much as I can. It is the most fulfilling and most important thing I have ever done.