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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #tzedakah #messianicjews #christianjews #2018
***DESIRED ALMSDEED to gladly receive: 1-WAY TRIP TO ISRAEL***
***ARE THERE ANY JEWS (Messianic-Christian) left IN THE WORLD?***
***ATTENTION: EXILE ALL CHRISTIANS TO "Biblical Cosmology-oriented" ISRAEL (away from Heliocentric America) NOW!***
*JANUARY-FEBRUARY*
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*MARCH-MAY*
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*JUNE*
In June, the locals of Orem, and American Fork offered me food, liquid refreshment (water, beverage, alcoholic beverage, etc.), monies, rewards card(s), lens cleaning wipes (for eye glasses), box(es), tent(s), lodging, temporary shelter, ride(s), help, musical entertainment, job opportunities, networking contact(s), travel advice/suggestions, Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, Religious service information/suggestions, LDS information/suggestions, Hebrew music information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, another pair of pants, another pair of shoes (boots), another luggage cart, shoe heel protectors (from a Shoe Repair Shop [w/ service included]), more tape, and shoe insoles
-OREM, UT-
*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Store (a former location of Scrapbooking Craft & DYI [Seasonal Art Supplies Store]): 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a few packs of Planters peanuts, and bottle of Minute Maid juice), and monies...I was approached, while I rested inside my pitched tent on one side of the vacant Store (after camping overnight); 1 [ANONYMOUS] ???Local??? [on another day] offered beverage (i.e., a few bottles of Gatorade [in a plastic bag from Maverik Gas Station])...while I setup my bedding (for the night) inside my pitched tent; 1 [on another day] offered food (from Denny's), after asking if I was hungry...while I rested inside my pitched tent (in the wee hours of the morning); 1 [ANONYMOUS] ???Local??? offered bottled water (i.e., a gallon jug of Arrowhead water [in a plastic bag]), and monies (including a "2 dollar bill")...then I found the charitable offer in a plastic bag near my tent door; 1 [ANONYMOUS] ???Local??? [on another day] offered beverage (i.e., a few bottles of Gatorade [in a plastic bag from WinCo Foods Supermarket])
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***************REVERSE ALTRUISM:***************
*Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, requested me to leave the Property, by stating that they do not allow "Loitering" on their Property...while I leisurely paced alongside the building; 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) [on another day] relayed a request for me 'to leave the Property' (i.e., to no longer sit outside of the Gas Station), in response to a complaint from the Property Management (of the Gas Station)...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow)
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*Outside of Shake Makers [Restaurant] (a former location of Iceberg Drive-Inn [Fast-Food Chain]): 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered a meal (w/ a beverage cup)...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food/beverage'; 1 Customer offered a milkshake (i.e., their old blueberry milkshake in a large cup [that they no longer wanted]), after asking, "Do you want this shake?"...after I finished off some fries (that another Customer offered 'to pay for' as charity); 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered a meal (w/ beverage)...then a Worker informed me of the charitable donation
*Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a beverage (bottle of Gatorade)...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a Child in a vehicle] [on another day] offered a ride, by asking, "Do you need a ride anywhere?"...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (???to have good luck???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered bottled water, and money...while I prepared to leave the Property (for the night); 1 Customer [w/ a Child] [on another day] offered food (at their home in an apartment complex nearby), and "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) in their housing area (e.g., at their home, or at a nearby park), also inquired about my travel situation...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer (w/ a Child) [on another day] offered monies, and 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) w/ a cup of coffee/cappuccino (in my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 offered monies; 1 Customer offered a beverage (i.e., a bottle of Gatorade [w/ GMO labeling])...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for food), after asking, "Do you need anything?"; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need money?"...while I stood (w/ a cup of ice from the Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain] nearby) alongside the building (after finishing off some food from Taco Bell)
*Denny's Diner: 1 Waitress offered a FREE coffee (in a "To-Go" cup)...after I requested a "To-Go" order of coffee (and handed them a gift card as payment); 1 Waitress, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot chocolate refill (w/ my "To-Go" cup)...after I requested a refill on a cup of hot chocolate (purchased earlier); 1 Manager, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot chocolate (in a "To-Go" cup)...after I requested a "To-Go" order of hot chocolate
*Outside of Denny's Diner: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [in a wheelchair] offered monies, after asking, "Are you homeless?"...while I sat on the outdoor bench alongside the Diner
*Outside of Corner Bakery Cafe [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered 'to pay for food/beverage'...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table (after I finished off a cup of coffee [purchased earlier])
*Outside of 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ groceries] offered monies (to pay for food/beverage), after asking, "Do you need anything? [Here,] this [money] is all I have."...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies, after asking, "Do you need some cash?"...while I drank a beverage (purchased earlier); 2 Customers [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement (???to have good luck on my travels to Israel???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I moved my hiking gear to an area alongside the building
*Shake Makers [Restaurant] (a former location of Iceberg Drive-Inn [Fast-Food Chain]): 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker) offered 'to pay for order of fries'...after I placed down money (as payment) on the order counter
*Wienerschnitzel [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Youth (w/ a group) offered a burrito...soon after I refilled an old water bottle at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine
*Outside of Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain] near Denny's Diner: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies, and encouragement (???to hope that I get to Israel???), after asking, "Are you hungry?" also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the Store; 1 Local offered 'to pay for dinner' (from the nearby Denny's), and encouragement (???to hope that I get to Israel???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Outside of Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 Local [who wore a Star Wars t-shirt], encountered before, offered monies (i.e., a "2 dollar bill"), after asking if I got the jug of water that they placed outside of my tent door--earlier that day...while I walked towards the entrance; 1 Local Worker (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered a job opportunity (w/ a business card), after saying, "I work here in Utah County. I see you walking around a lot. (Then, they handed me a business card.) I may be able to help you out here."...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup) alongside the building; 1 Local, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a tent (i.e., a large used tent [to be picked up at a later date])...while I stood alongside the building; 1 ???Local Worker??? (who works in an Office) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from Gandolfo's), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat alongside the building; 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need anything?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Local offered beer, lodging (in a trailer at their homesite), and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I finished off a slice of cake (that another offered 'to pay for' as charity, earlier that evening); 1 [on another day] offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'water/beverage' (i.e., bottled water, and a bottle of Gatorade [that contained the strange ingredient 'Glycerol Ester of Rosin']), and encouragement...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered candy (i.e., a packet of Peanut M&M's candy [w/ the expected GMO labeling]), before saying, "Happy Wednesday!"...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 Customer offered monies, after asking, "Are you OK? I used to be homeless... Here's $$$ bucks! I've been there, and done that, so I know how it is."...after I exited the building; 1 Customer offered monies
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 [in a wedding dress] [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies, after saying, "I just got married today! [But] I just thought that [I would] offer you some money. Have a good day!"...while I stood alongside the building (after repairing the strap hooks of my purse w/ tape); 1 Local (who is Jewish, has Wife from Micronesia, and is a member of a Christian [Messianic focused] Congregation) [w/ a pickup truck that displayed a "Ten Commandments" decal], encountered before, offered 'to pay for a beverage,' lodging (at their homesite [if needed]), additional help (if needed), Religious service information/suggestions (e.g., information about their Christian [Messianic focused] Congregation that meets every weekend for Shabbat, and a suggestion to join one of the local Christian Ministries), and a networking contact (w/ introduction to a local Christian Minister), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I finished off some food (purchased earlier) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered money, after asking, "Do you need a dollar, here?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered bottled water, and monies...while I sat (and dozed off on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer offered 'to pay for beverage'; 1 ???Homeless Person??? (who works at a local Restaurant), encountered before, offered food (i.e., a meat plate in a "To-Go" box [in a plastic bag] [if wanted]), after asking, "Are you hungry?"...while I drank a cold beverage (that a Customer offered 'to pay for' as charity); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a ride, and help (if needed), by asking, "Do you need anything? [Specifically, do you need] a ride?"...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS) offered bottled water, and encouragement (???to hope that I get to Israel???), after requesting my Facebook page link, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] [on another day] bottled water, after asking about my travel situation...while I sat (on a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] offered monies (to pay for a beverage); 1 ???Local???, encountered many times before, offered monies (i.e., a few "2 dollar bills"), 'to pay for water/beverage' (bottled water), and encouragement; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after saying, "I don't have much, but I'll share a little with you if you need it."...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Local [w/ a companion in a vehicle], encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for water/beverage'; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies (to pay for food/beverage), after asking, "Do you need anything?"...soon after I exited the building w/ a cup of tea (in my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a ???pickup truck???] offered 'food & water' (i.e., a bag of Ruffles potato chips [surprisingly w/o the expected GMO-'genetically engineered ingredients' labeling], and bottled water)...while I finished off a cup of tea alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a minivan] offered monies...while I stood alongside the building; 1 [w/ a vehicle that displayed an Idaho license plate] offered bottled water, after saying, "Hey! Are you thirsty? [The bottled water is] not cold, [but it's] not warm [though]."; 2 Customers [w/ a ???van???] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'; 1 Local (who ???is a member of LDS???, homeschools one of their Children, studies the Hebrew language, and plans to travel to Israel) [w/ a pickup truck] offered food (i.e., a slice of homemade banana bread [in a plastic sandwich bag] [from one of their Friends]), 'to pay for a beverage refill' (w/ the cup that a few Customers offered 'to pay for' as charity, earlier that evening), lodging (in their home), travel advice/suggestions (e.g., to make a trip to the next Rainbow Gathering--in Georgia), Hebrew music information/suggestions, and encouragement (to be blessed by God), before requesting my Facebook page link, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used my tablet PC (plugged into an outdoor power outlet) on a window ledge alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) [w/ a vehicle] offered food (i.e., a bag of Lays potato chips [sadly w/ the expected GMO-'genetically engineered ingredients' labeling]), before requesting my name, and stating, "You have a very pretty name!"; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered food (i.e., a cheese stick, and sandwich); 1 Youth (w/ a few other Youths [on bicycles]) [on a bicycle] [on another day] offered coins ('spare change')...while I stood alongside the building; 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for water), and encouragement (to be blessed by God), also asked about my travel situation...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Local (who ???is a member of LDS???, homeschools one of their Children, studies the Hebrew language, and plans to travel to Israel), encountered before, offered musical entertainment (w/ one of their neighbors in their home nearby)...while I leisurely paced alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a beverage; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & water,' monies, and encouragement (w/ an LDS promotional card)...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal (that I prepared earlier) (on a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 Customer (who is a Mormon) [w/ a pickup truck] [on another day] offered 'to pay for a beverage,' LDS information/suggestions (w/ passages from the "Book of Mormon"), and encouragement (to learn more about the significance of LDS in Utah), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on a window ledge) alongside the building
*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered FREE beverage ('my grocery items'), after saying, "You're good darling! I got you [covered]."...after I placed down a few bottles of Organic Lemonade (and pulled out money as payment) on the front counter
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*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, requested me to leave the front of the building, because they considered "my hanging out" to be--technically--panhandling and loitering...soon after I exited the building w/ "food and beverage" (that a few Customers offered 'to pay for' as charity)
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*Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain]: $$$1 Worker offered a box...after I asked for a box in a shopping cart near the checkout area$$$
*Corner of Canyon Parkway/800 North/SR-52 (Utah State Route 52) & 100 West near Automaxx [Used Car Dealership]: 1 Local (who is Jewish, has Wife from Micronesia, and is a member of a Christian [Messianic focused] Congregation) [in a pickup truck that displayed a "Ten Commandments" decal], encountered many times before, offered food (i.e., a Food Supply-Survival Kit container of rations [from their truck bed] [if needed]), help (if needed), Religious service information/suggestions, and encouragement, also inquired about my travel situation...after I crossed the street; 1 Local Worker [in a minivan] [on another day] offered monies. [NOTE: I noticed the Local Worker at the Maverik Gas Station, earlier that day.]
*Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion), encountered before, offered monies...after I prepared a bowl of oatmeal (w/ the in-store microwave oven)
*Parking Lot of Denny's Diner: 1 Homeless Person (who usually sits in the Dining Room of the Denny's, and is originally from Mexico), encountered many times before, offered help (if needed), travel advice (e.g., how to best use the Denny's, how to avoid run-ins w/ the Police, and how to look presentable and clean while homeless), Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, and encouragement (to stay safe ???because they believe that I have angels as protection???)...while I walked across the parking lot
*State Street/US-89 (U.S. Highway 89) near Affordable Deals on Wheels [Used Car Dealer]: 1 Salesperson (w/ a ???Customer???, who stood next to a vehicle) offered bottled water, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I walked Northward
*Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered a rewards card...after I placed down an item on the front counter
*Parking Lot of Shell/Last Chance Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...soon after I entered the parking lot
*Parking Lot Entry Lane of Cutler's [Outdoor Power Equipment Store] on State Street/US-89: 1 Local (who is a member of LDS) [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies, a ride (to a Store in a nearby Shopping Area), help (w/ directions), encouragement (???to hope that I get to Israel???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked along State St
*Corner of Canyon Parkway/800 North/SR-52 & State Street/US-89 near Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 [w/ a large skateboard] offered coins ('spare change'), and encouragement (by making the "Peace Sign" w/ one hand)...while I waited to cross the street at a traffic light
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*Walmart [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Vision Center Associate offered lens cleaning wipes (for my eye glasses)...while I walked past the Vision Center towards an exit (after shopping for another pair of pants)
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*JULY*
In July, the locals of Orem, Lehi, and American Fork offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), donation(s), promotional offer(s) (for free food), care package(s) (chewing gum, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, maxi pads, tampons, bandages, wipes, socks, etc.), travel gear (foldable travel fan[s]), toy(s), Religious book(s), lodging, ride(s), publicity (from video clip recording[s]), help, travel advice/suggestions, LDS information/suggestions, Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, another pair of shoes (boots), more shoe insoles, laundry detergent, a replacement luggage cart, heel savers (a.k.a. shoe heel protectors), more tape, more trash bags, and another writing pad
-OREM, UT-
*Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'food & water' (i.e., a meat sandwich, and jug of water)...I was approached, while I shopped. [NOTE: As usual, the sandwich offered CONTAINED MEAT! So, soon after I returned the sandwich for an exchange (or refund) at the front counter. *SIGH* Without offence, I DO NOT EAT MEAT! So...I "think it odd" that a "PEASANT-FODDER type like me" would ever look WORTHY ENOUGH TO EVER RECEIVE THE CARNIVOROUS-'MEAT EATER' PASS "every month of every year" (exaggeration... :) ). In retrospect, I "think it odd" that Lower Class-Pedigree types can now more than ever easily acquire meat. So...in my opinion, Lower Class-Pedigree types are only worthy to easily acquire fruits, veggies, and PORRIDGE. :) :) :) ]
*Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 2 Customers [w/ a vehicle] offered a beverage, money, and help (if needed), after asking, "Are you OK?"...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a pack of peanuts, and bottle of Powerade)...while I dozed off (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup) (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer offered food (i.e., a few granola bars), monies, and encouragement (to have good luck), also inquired about my travel situation...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change'), after asking, "Do you [need] any money?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage'; 1 Customer offered bottled water...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer, encountered before, [on another day] offered monies, after asking if I remembered them from a previous encounter (when they offered me charity)...while I ate a snack (w/ a cup of coffee/cappuccino [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Are you OK? [Well,] have a good one!"...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 Customer [w/ a group in a minivan] offered food (i.e., a leftover dessert plate ???from their Birthday Celebration???), after asking, "Do you want some dessert? [Hey,] it was [from] my birthday [celebration, yet we still have leftovers]."; 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change'), after saying, "I know this might be stupid. But, this [spare change] is all I got [for you]. I hope that helps."...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & water' (including bottled water), after asking, "Do you eat fried chicken?... (A few minutes later, they handed me a bag of food and water.) Do you smoke? [Well,] take care of yourself."...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking, "Do you need money?"; 1 Customer offered a sandwich (from Jersey Mike's Subs [Sandwich Chain]), after asking, "Would you like to have a sandwich? It's a sub sandwich."...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore a BYU (Brigham Young University) t-shirt] (who is a member of LDS) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (from the Target nearby), and a Religious book (the "Book of Mormon"), after asking about any desired food and beverage, also inquired about my travel situation; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for a beverage'; 1 Customer [who wore BYU gear (including a BYU hat)] [w/ a pickup truck] offered coins ('spare change'), after saying, "Hey, ma'am! It's not much."...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered lodging (in their home), after inquiring about my travel situation...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore an MHC-style scrubs uniform] offered money; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered food (i.e., a few bags of Cheez-It, and pack of toasted rounds-style baked crackers), after saying, "Here you go...ma'am."...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement, after asking, "What do you need?!" also inquired about "my travel situation & story"
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered monies, after asking, "Do you need anything?"...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet in an exitway
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] offered food (i.e., a bag of chips, yogurt parfait, and apple pie), after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a Youth) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for a beverage,' and encouragement (???to have good luck???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [on another day] offered bottled water...soon after I placed down my hiking gear alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore a Gun Shop t-shirt w/ a pistol in a gun holster on the waist] [w/ a pickup truck that displayed a local Car Dealer license plate] offered candy (i.e., gummy worms candy from an open bag in their hand), monies, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (on a window ledge); 1 Customer offered a beverage (bottle of Gatorade), and monies, before saying, "Have a Happy Fourth of July!"...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer offered monies, after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & water' (i.e., a sandwich, package of doughnuts, and bottled water), and encouragement, after inquiring about my travel situation; 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] [on another day] offered monies; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, before saying, "Just in case!"...while I wiped out (w/ napkins) my Starbucks Reusable Cup; 1 Customer [w/ a companion and tiny dog (Canine) in a pickup truck that displayed an Illinois license plate] offered water/beverage (including bottled water), monies (to pay for food), and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I sat (on a window ledge); 1 offered monies; 1 Customer [w/ a group in a pickup truck] offered water/beverage (i.e., bottled water, and a can of soda); 1 Customer [on another day] offered food (i.e., a bag of Fritos Scoops)...after I finished off a bowl of oatmeal; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for a beverage,' after asking about how I was doing...while I sat (on a window ledge); 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] [on another day] offered monies (to pay for dinner), after asking, "Have you had dinner?... You betcha!"...while I recharged my tablet PC (w/ an outdoor power outlet); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, after asking, "How's it going?"; 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement (???to have good luck???), after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered bottled water...while I finished off a cookie (on a window ledge); 1 Customer (who used to be homeless, and a heroin addict) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking about my travel situation...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup); 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for a beverage)...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer [whose hands were full of groceries] offered money, after asking, "Are you alright? Can you use some money?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore a Timp Rental (Equipment Rental Agency) shirt] [on another day] offered monies...while I sat (on a window ledge)
*Outside of Maceys [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper (w/ a companion) offered monies, after asking about the heaviness of my hiking backpack, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I attempted to put on my hiking backpack alongside the Grocery Store (after stashing away a grocery item [purchased earlier]); 1 Shopper [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered a beverage...while I sat near the entryway (as a storm brewed outside); 2 Shoppers (who are a Couple) (1 of the 2 Shoppers used to work for Hit Web Design [my former "work from home" gig]) offered 'food & beverage' (e.g., bananas, yogurt, chips, a box of Little Debbie snack cakes, and bottle of Powerade), a toy (Teeny Tys [stuffed animal] toy), and encouragement (to have good luck getting to Israel), after asking if I needed anything, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat near the entryway (to get overhead awning protection, during a rain shower); 1 Shopper (who wrote a Children's book [about an apple seed]), encountered before, [on another day] offered 'food & water' (i.e., bananas, and bottled water), before reciting a passage from their Children's book, after mentioning that they've seen me around...while I stood (and recharged my tablet PC w/ an outdoor power outlet) alongside the Grocery Store; 1 ???Local??? [in a vehicle] offered monies (in the future), after inquiring about my travel situation. At the start of the encounter, they continued to ask me questions about my travel situation, even though their Adult Child (???a local Itinerant???) (encountered many times before) walked over and verbally berated them about money that the ???Local??? supposedly owed them; 1 Shopper [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies, before asking, "Where are you from?"
*Outside of Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for dinner), and additional help (in the future, if needed), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet) alongside the building; 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] [on another day] offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a Tesla vehicle (that had a cool "Falcon Wing"--fly-up--rear passenger doors feature)] [on another day] offered monies...while I finished off a snack alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies, after saying, "Hi! You look like you're in need of some assistance. Can I offer you something?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered monies (to pay for food)...while I walked towards the entrance; 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered a donation (i.e., to donate monies towards my trip to Israel on my GoFundMe.com page), after asking, "[Do you know] where's Walmart? Are you just traveling? What's your name? Would you do anything for money?... Do you have a phone? What's your phone number? [So, you're on] GoFundMe. What's your GoFundMe [page link]? I'll check out your GoFundMe [and donate some money to your trip to Israel]." also inquired about my travel situation...after I placed down my hiking gear alongside the building; 1 [w/ a vehicle that displayed a California license plate] offered monies, after asking about places in Utah to find painkillers (medicine)...while I stood alongside the building; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered soup (i.e., a container of "JUST ADD WATER & MICROWAVE" soup); 1 [on another day] offered a beverage (Gatorade)...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet); 1 ???Local??? (who is now more of an Atheist, but was a member of LDS) [on another day] offered monies (towards my trip to Israel), and encouragement, after asking about my life secret/motto...while I finished off a cup of coffee/cappuccino on one side of the building; 1 Customer offered bottled water (BodyArmor SportsWater), and encouragement (to have a good rest of the day)...while I quietly sat on one side of the building; 1 Customer, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a beverage (bottle of Gatorade)...while I finished off a bowl of oatmeal alongside the building; 1 Customer (who recently visited Israel, and studied Hebrew at BYU) [in a vehicle w/ a Spouse] offered bottled water, after asking, "Do you need anything?" also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (w/ a cup of tea [in my Starbucks Reusable Cup]) (after it rained outside); 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a cup of Krispy Kreme donut holes, and can of Arizona tea), and encouragement (???to hope that I get to Israel???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I finished off a snack (and recharged my tablet PC w/ an outdoor power outlet) on one side of the building; 1 ???Local Worker??? (who works in an Office), encountered many times before, offered publicity (w/ a video clip recording, in the future), after requesting my GoFundMe and Facebook page links, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet); 1 (who works at a local 7-Eleven) offered monies, and additional help (including more monies, in the future), after mentioning that they know what it is like to be homeless, also briefly asked about my travel situation...while I prepared to eat a snack alongside the building; 2 Customers (each) [who wore similar t-shirts] [w/ a group in a pickup truck that displayed a Nevada license plate] [on another day] offered bottled water (from the 2nd Customer), and monies (from the 1st Customer)...while I sat alongside the building; 1 offered monies, after asking, "Do you want some dough? Hey! Go for it."...while I attempted to put on my hiking backpack; 1 ???Itinerant???, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered coins ('spare change'), after asking, "[Do you] want some change? This is all I got. Have a good night!"...while I stood (and recharged my tablet PC w/ an outdoor power outlet) alongside the building
*Parking Lot Entryway of Orem Plaza [Shopping Center] on State Street/US-89 near Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 3 Youths [w/ a group in a vehicle in the "Drive-Thru" lane of the Chick-fil-A] offered a care package (e.g., a pack of peanuts, chewing gum, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, maxi pads, tampons, bandages, wipes, socks, etc.) (w/ an appreciative message on a few Post-it notes)...while I waited the cross the street
*Corner of State Street/US-89 & 400 North near Rocky's Tire Pros [Tire & Auto Repair Shop]: 1 Utahn (who is member of LDS) [w/ a Child in a pickup truck] offered food (i.e., a pack of peanuts), monies, a ride, foldable travel fan, LDS information/suggestions, and encouragement, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I waited to cross the street at a traffic light; 1 [in a vehicle] offered food (i.e., a cheeseburger from [an international Fast-Food Chain])...while I spoke w/ the aforementioned Utahn (who offered me a ride)
*Outside of 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered monies (to pay for lunch)...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for food/beverage), after asking if I was OK...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a pack of Skittles, and bottle of Gatorade)...while I sat (and dozed off) alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck that displayed a "Don't Tread on Me" license plate (on the front bumper)] offered a beverage (bottle of Glaceau Vitaminwater), after stating, "It's hot out here! You need to replace your electrolytes."...while I stood (w/ a cup of ice); 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, after asking about my travel situation...while I stood alongside the building; 1 offered monies, after asking, "Are you traveling? Can you use an extra $$$ bucks?"...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 ???Manager??? offered FREE 'food & water' (i.e., a few slices of pizza, and cup of water); 1 [who wore a National Guard baseball cap] (who resides in Idaho, and is in Utah to finalize a painful divorce) [w/ a bicycle] [at another location], encountered many times before, [on another day] offered Food & Shelter Agency information/suggestions (to use the DI [Deseret Industries] in Provo), travel advice (to stay away from a certain crime-ridden Shelter area in Provo), and encouragement (to stay safe), also asked about my travel situation...while I stood alongside the building. Initially, they explained (w/ emotion and gestures) that they were recently robbed by one of their buddies, and were on their way to the nearby Police Department to report the incident to the Police; 1 [on another day] offered food (granola bar)...while I finished off a snack alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore a UVU (Utah Valley University) top] [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies, after asking, "Did you have some lunch?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 offered monies...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow); 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] offered pizza (i.e., a slice of pizza), after asking, "Have you had lunch?"; 1 Customer [who wore a Supersonic Car Wash work uniform] offered bottled water, after mentioning that it was so hot outside; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., a box of Tornados, and can of Pepsi); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered a beverage (bottle of Pepsi Cherry Vanilla); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered food ('Lunchables'), after saying, "Here you go honey! It's not much, since I didn't have enough money. So, you can have something [to eat now]."; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered coins, after asking, "Do you need a Pepsi?... No problem."...while I sat alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a ???pickup truck???] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking, "Do you need anything?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., grapes, and a few bottles of Gatorade), after mentioning that they've seen me around before; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered monies...while I sat alongside the building
*Corner of Canyon Parkway/800 North/SR-52 & State Street/US-89 near Verizon Wireless [Premium Wireless Retailer]: 1 ???Verizon Customer??? [w/ a group in a vehicle that was parked in the parking lot of the Verizon] offered food (i.e., a box of raisins, pouch of organic applesauce, fruit snacks, and granola bar), and money...while I waited to cross the street at a traffic light
*Outside of Shell/Last Chance Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 [w/o a shirt on] [in a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change'), after saying, "Hey! Do you want some money? (Then, they looked through their vehicle for coins.) [Something] bad [happened to me recently]. Don't let anybody f*ck with you. [You know,] when homeless people steal from each other."...while I drank a cup of Jarritos [Mexican Soft Drink Brand] (w/ ice) alongside the building; 1 Customer [who wore a BYU top] [on another day] offered 'food & beverage,' and encouragement, after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I prepared to leave the Property
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*Outside of Sinclair/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, requested me to leave the Property, by stating, "You know we don't allow you to stay for long."...after I exited the building w/ "food and beverage" (that a Customer offered 'to pay for,' a few minutes earlier); 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) [on another day] issued me a verbal trespass from the Sinclair/Holiday...after I finished off a "Tornado" (purchased earlier) alongside the building
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*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Store (a former location of Scrapbooking Craft & DYI [Seasonal Art Supplies Store]) near Denny's Diner: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) relayed a request for me to no longer use the Ladies restroom at the Denny's Diner, in response to complaints from the Workers at the Denny's Diner (who accused me of doing laundry in the Ladies restroom)...while I prepared to pitch my tent on one side of the vacant Store (to camp overnight). [NOTE: Occasionally, I used a sink to clean my undies (e.g., panties, and socks) in the Ladies restroom.]; 3 Local Police Officers [on another day] issued me a verbal trespass (from the Property Owner) for the Strip Mall Property...while I rested inside my pitched tent (after camping overnight)
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*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 2 Workers (each) [on more than 1 occasion] requested me to leave the Property, yet 1 of the 2 Workers stated that they still allow me to stay for just 10 minutes outside of the building; 1 Local Police Officer [on another day] issued me a verbal trespass from the Maverik
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*Outside of Corner Bakery Cafe [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Customer offered monies...just as I started to walk away from the Outdoor Dining Area (after peeking through the windows, to check out the crowds); 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered chips, after asking, "[Do you want] a bag of chips?"...while I enjoyed a cup of lemonade (w/ ice) (w/ my tablet PC plugged into an outdoor power outlet) at an Outdoor Dining table
*Parking Lot of KFC-A&W [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Local [in a minivan w/ a large group of Children] offered food (at their home nearby), after requesting my GoFundMe.com page link, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked across the parking lot
*Starbucks [Coffeehouse Chain]: $$$2 Baristas offered newspapers (end-of-day newspapers)...after I requested to have any remaining newspapers before the newspapers were tossed away$$$
*Chevron/Jacksons [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen [Deli]: 1 Worker offered a FREE coffee (while they were in the process of dumping the old coffee), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...after I finished off a bowl of oatmeal at a Dining Room table (in the Deli); 1 Local Worker [in a work uniform] (???who is an Auto Mechanic from a local Auto Repair Shop???) [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement (to be blessed by God)...while I waited to purchase a few roller grill items (i.e., the most Kosher-Vegan Tornados in the place :p :p :p ); 1 Gandolfo's Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for lunch' (i.e., any desired sandwich), before requesting my GoFundMe.com page link, also inquired about my travel situation...after I refilled an old water bottle at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine
*Outside of Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a few companions) offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I walked towards an entrance (w/ the intention to refill an old water bottle at the Self-Service Soda Fountain Machine); 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS) [w/ a group in a van that displayed an Arizona license plate] offered 'to pay for food' (i.e., a few bean and cheese burritos), after asking if I wanted one of their leftover tacos (that contained meat), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I prepared to finish off "food and beverage" (that another Customer offered 'to pay for,' a few minutes earlier) on one side of the Restaurant (near the "Drive-Thru" lane); 1 offered coins ('dollar coins')...while I finished off "food and beverage"
*Outside of A-1 Uniforms [Uniform Store] (a closed location) adjacent to Global Access [Logistics Service] across from Seasons Salon & Day Spa: 1 ???Seasons Salon & Day Spa Employee??? offered food (breakfast bar), after saying, "Hey! [How are you doing?] Are you the one with the tent? (Then, they moved their hands w/ a gesture to express the opening of a tent.)"...after I packed away my tent alongside the closed Store (after camping overnight); 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered food (i.e., organic applesauce, and a protein bar)...then I found the food just outside of my tent door, in the morning (after camping overnight); 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered food (i.e., organic applesauce, and a granola bar); 1 [ANONYMOUS] [on another day] offered food (protein bar); 1 Global Access Employee [on another day] offered 'food & beverage' (i.e., organic applesauce, and an organic protein shake [earlier that morning]), additional help (if needed), and encouragement (to hope that I get to Israel), also asked about my travel situation...while I prepared to leave the area (after camping overnight alongside the closed Store)
*Outside of Payless ShoeSource [Shoe Store] adjacent to Dollar Tree: 1 Dollar Tree Customer offered bottled water...after I 'applied tape to my hiking gear,' and 'replaced old bags on my hiking gear' alongside the Store (after shopping at the Dollar Tree)
*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., any desired food item, and a Soda Fountain drink)...after I mentioned that I was looking for another 7-Eleven Worker, who offered me charity at the nearby Chevron/Jacksons/Gandolfo's on a previous day, and said that they could offer me more charity at the nearby 7-Eleven on a following day (around a certain time)
*Maceys [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for beverages'...while I shopped in a beverage aisle
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Chevron/Top Stop Convenience Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Paco's Tacos Mexican Food [Mexican Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food' (only from [an international Fast-Food Chain] next door [if wanted]), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (and recharged my tablet PC w/ an outdoor power outlet) alongside the building; 1 Customer (who is a member of the U.S. Military, and a Mormon w/ a Spouse) [w/ a bicycle] offered 'to pay for food' (in the future, if needed), and encouragement (???to look for Jesus Christ and Israel from within???), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck and attached flat-bed trailer] [on another day] offered money, after asking, "[Do] you need some help [dear]?"; 1 Worker offered food (tomato)...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer [w/ a pickup truck] offered bottled water...while I sat alongside the building
*Parking Lot of an UNDER CONSTRUCTION Business Park: 2 Dominion Energy [Power & Energy Company] Electricians [w/ work trucks] offered monies (???to pay for breakfast???)...while I prepared to leave the area (after camping overnight inside a vacant trash dumpster enclosure)
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*Outside of Chevron/Top Stop Convenience Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Paco's Tacos Mexican Food [Mexican Restaurant]: 1 Worker requested me to leave the Property, after stating that "their Boss" (the Manager) does not allow Loitering on their Property...while I stood (and recharged my tablet PC w/ an outdoor power outlet) alongside the building
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*Outside of Phillips 66/7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Wendy's [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Wendy's Customer offered a promotional offer (i.e., a verbal slogan to get a FREE chicken tenders dinner from Wendy's [to celebrate "National Chicken Tenders Day"]), after inquiring about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (and monitored through the windows my tablet PC that was recharging w/ a power outlet inside the Wendy's Dining Room) near a side entry door; 1 Customer, encountered before, offered 'to pay for food & water,' after mentioning that they remembered me from a Maverik Gas Station in the Thanksgiving Point area, also inquired about my travel situation
*Outside of Texaco/Holiday [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Local [w/ a backpack], encountered many times before, offered food (i.e., a banana, and bag of cookies), after saying, "I know you said that you're a vegetarian. [So, I have some cookies. Can you take the] cookies?"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 [w/ a companion in a pickup truck] offered pizza (i.e., a few slices of pizza from Little Caesars [Pizza Shop Chain])...while I sat (and played a game of Sudoku); 1 Customer offered monies, before saying, "Good luck to you!"...while I sat alongside the building
*Chevron/Top Stop Convenience Store [Gas Station/Convenience Store]/Paco's Tacos Mexican Food [Mexican Restaurant]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE coffee refill (w/ my Starbucks Reusable Cup)...after I asked about payment for the refill
*Chuck-A-Rama [Buffet Restaurant Chain]: 1 Waitress offered a gift card...while I finished off a meal at a Dining Room table (after visiting the Restaurant w/ the intention to finish off an older gift card)
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*Outside of Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 ???Customer??? offered monies, after asking, "Do you have money?"...after I placed down my hiking gear around an Outdoor Dining table
*Outside of Exxon/Fast Gas [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer (who is a member of LDS) offered monies, and LDS information/suggestions (to visit an LDS temple), after mentioning that they've seen me around before in Orem, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'food & water' (including bottled water)...while I sat (on my inflatable pillow)
*Outside of Costa Vida [Mexican Grill Restaurant Chain]: 1 ???"Drive-Thru" Customer??? offered a meal (w/ beverage), after mentioning that it was one of their Parents' Birthdays...while I sat at an Outdoor Dining table
*Nicoles Lane/130 North near Sonic Drive-In [Fast-Food Chain] towards State Street/US-89: 1 Sonic Drive-In Customer [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered food (tater tots from Sonic Drive-In)...while I walked towards State St
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MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated food, toiletries, winter gear, hair accessories, socks, and books to a Utah Charity via a drop box in a Strip Mall parking lot in Orem.
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