Vendors express gratitude for God, pets, income opportunities and more
"What are you grateful for?" Street Roots vendors respond:
Tom Miller
“I’m grateful to have a Man up there looking over me. If you don’t have faith, you don’t have much. Things may be really stressful, but somehow, you’re still making it.”
Honey Badger
“I’m grateful for God. I wake up blessed every single day, despite the dirt and all. And I’m OK. I’m grateful for His lessons.”
Paulette Bade
“I’m grateful that I’m 72 and I’ve been selling Street Roots since about 1998. I’m grateful for my three cats – PK, Marble and Love Bug. I wouldn’t know what to do without them right now.”
Twonte McMurry
“I’m grateful for another day. I’m grateful that it’s the fall season. I’m grateful that Street Roots has started back up.”
John Munro
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“I’m grateful that the VA’s helping me. I have a roof over my head, food to eat. I’m healthy. With my million-dollar psychiatric history, I can’t get a job, so I work here.”
“Pops” Duby
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“I’m grateful for the opportunity to make some money. We’re on a fixed income and all that goes to bills. So working here, doing the census, has really helped me be able to get the little things we need.”
Eileen Vizenor
“I’m grateful to be around people that love me, to be back around Street Roots, and I’m grateful for my apartment that I can afford, and for my little Corgi, Queen Victoria. I call her Vicky for short. She’s my best friend.”
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