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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #tzedakah #messianicjews #christianjews #2023
***I STAND WITH ISRAEL***
***I PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM AND SALVATION OF ISRAEL***
***END THE PALESTINIAN SNARE! DEMAND THE 1-STATE SOLUTION for Biblically supported SOVEREIGN ISRAEL***
*JANUARY-MARCH*
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*APRIL-MAY*
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*JUNE-AUGUST*
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*SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER*
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*NOVEMBER*
In November, the locals of Lehi, Orem, and Draper offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), coupon card(s), discount(s), groceries, hiking backpack(s), suitcase(s), winter coat(s), blanket(s), gloves, bag(s) (grocery bags), facial tissue, temporary shelter, ride(s), help, job suggestion(s), and encouragement. *End result: food, more pocket notepads, more bandages, more disposable warmers (body/hand warmers), and more disposable gloves
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of The Original Pancake House [Breakfast Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer offered food (pancakes [in a "To-Go" box])...I was approached, while I sat alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain] adjacent to J. Brooks Jewelers [Jewelry Store] across from Harmons [Grocery Store Chain] near Taqueria 27 [Taco Restaurant]: 1 J. Brooks Salesperson offered 'food & water' (i.e., tortilla chips from Taqueria 27, and bottled water)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet) alongside the Coffeehouse; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies, groceries (including bottled water from the Harmons Grocery Store across the parking lot), a job suggestion (to check out jobs on the Wells Fargo website), and encouragement (to hope I get to where I'm going), also inquired about "my travel situation & story" (where I stay when it gets cold)...while I sat alongside the Coffeehouse (after finishing off some food [purchased earlier])
*Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista (w/ a Co-worker), encountered many times before, offered a FREE beverage refill, before asking for my name...after I asked about a refill; 1 Barista (the aforementioned) [on another day] offered a FREE coffee/cappuccino refill; 1 [ANONYMOUS] Customer [on another day] offered monies (w/ a note attached, earlier that morning)...then 2 Baristas informed me of the charitable donation, before I placed an order; 1 Customer [on another day] offered facial tissue (pocket size facial tissue pack)...while I stood inside the Coffeehouse (to stay warm); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [on another day] offered food (leftover slice of pumpkin pie [on a plate])...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet at a Dining Room table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'
*Cafe Rio [Mexican Grill Restaurant]: 1 Worker (w/ another Worker) offered FREE food ('my order of sides')
*Jersey Mike's Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ Co-workers), encountered many times before, offered a FREE beverage ('my ordered can of soda'), and coupon cards; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE sub sandwich ('my ordered sub sandwich')...after I pulled out a coupon card
*Outside of Jersey Mike's Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered food (bag of chips)...while I sat (w/ a beverage) at an Outdoor Picnic table
*Outside of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered 'to pay for food,' before asking for my name, also asked about my travel situation...while I stood (near a sidewalk curb) alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from?)...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb); 1 Customer [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered coupon cards; 1 Worker (Cook) [w/ a companion in a vehicle] [on another day] offered food (i.e., fries, and a cookie)...while I prepared to drink a bottle of tea w/ a cup of ice; 1 Worker (the aforementioned) [w/ a companion in a vehicle], encountered before, [on another day] offered food (chicken sandwich)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet alongside the Restaurant; 1 Worker (the aforementioned) [w/ a companion in a vehicle], encountered many times before, [on another day] offered 'food & beverage'...soon after tossing away trash into a trash can nearby; 2 Customers [on another day] offered 'to pay for food/beverage' (frosted coffee)
*Outside of Jamba Juice ["Juice & Smoothie" Chain] adjacent to Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] that shares a Strip Mall Property with Spitz [Mediterranean Restaurant] and Chipotle Mexican Grill [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] near Panda Express [Asian Gourmet Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ another Adult, and Children) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food' (from Jamba Juice, or Noodles & Company)...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 [who wore a Marines promotional shirt] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'; 1 [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal' (w/ beverage ???from Noodles & Company???), after asking for my name; 1 [w/ a Customer, and Children in a vehicle] offered monies, by asking if I needed anything; 1 Noodles & Company Customer (w/ another Adult, and Children) [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food'...while I used my Android tablet; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered food (i.e., an extra "To-Go" container of food ???from Spitz???), before stating that they liked the music that I was listening to (w/ my Android tablet)...while I prepared to leave the area; 1 (w/ a companion) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & water' (including bottled water from Noodles & Company)...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Spitz Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a beverage (drink cup w/ ice from Spitz), and coins ('spare change')...while I stood (w/ food from Noodles & Company); 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "I know it's not much[, but you are doing great]! (Then, they handed me money.) Go get yourself something warm! Keep your head up!"...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 2 (a Couple) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal' (from Noodles & Company), before asking for my name, also asked about my travel situation; 1 (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food' (from Noodles & Company) (that 1 of their group [their Spouse] [in parentheses] passed to me); 1 [w/ a pickup truck] [on another day] offered monies...while I stood alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 offered monies, before saying, "God bless you!"...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Panda Express Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a pickup truck] offered food ([that contained meat] from Panda Express [if wanted])...while I stood alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Noodles & Company Customer [w/ a vehicle that displayed Holiday candy cane ornaments (along the top of the front windows and front grill)] offered food ("Cheesy Garlic Bread" from Noodles & Company), by saying, "Hey, I got this for you! (Then, they handed me food.) It's my favorite thing that they make!"...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 (w/ a Noodles & Company Customer) [w/ a vehicle] offered a gift card (from [a certain Sandwich Chain]), and blankets (if needed), after asking for my name...while I stood (w/ food); 1 Customer (w/ a Youth) [on another day] offered food (bowl of veggies from Panda Express), by mentioning that they had an extra bowl of food, also asked about my travel situation (if I had a place to stay)...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop (on a rainy and windy evening); 1 Chipotle Customer (who held a bag of food from Chipotle) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking "if I was hungry" and "if I wanted a bowl that contained steak"...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Noodles & Company Customer offered food ([that sadly contained meat] from Noodles & Company); 1 offered monies, and encouragement (???to have a good Holidays???)...while I stood alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Noodles & Company Customer (w/ a companion) offered help (if needed), after asking about my travel situation; 1 Noodles & Company Customer offered help (if needed)
*Outside of Chipotle Mexican Grill [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered a beverage (opened can of soda), by asking, "Do you want the rest of this soda, by any chance?"...while I sat alongside the Restaurant; 1 [on another day] offered monies, by saying, "I know that you're not asking for anything, but I just want to come over and say hi! (Then, they placed money in my Bible that I was reading.) Good luck!"...while I read my Bible; 1 Customer (who spoke over a phone) (who traveled over 800 miles by vehicle ???from another State???, because of a Family matter) offered 'to pay for food'...while I stood alongside the Restaurant
*Outside of Jersey Mike's Subs [Sandwich Chain] near Pizzeria Limone [Pizza Restaurant]: 1 Pizzeria Limone Customer offered pizza (i.e., the remaining slices of pizza [in a pizza box] from Pizzeria Limone)...soon after I placed down my hiking gear alongside the Sandwich Shop; 1 Local, encountered before, offered 'to pay for a sub sandwich meal,' after asking if I remembered them from a past encounter, before asking for my name...while I stood (and waited for the order line to subside inside the Sandwich Shop) in the Outdoor Dining Area
*Crumbl Cookies [Cookie Shop]: 1 Worker offered a FREE cookie (before they donated the "last week's cookies" ???to a charity???)...after I entered the Cookie Shop (to get temporary shelter from the rainfall outside)
*Wingstop [Chicken Wings Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., 'my ordered dessert,' and a drink cup); 1 Worker [on another day] offered a discount (w/ my order of dessert)
*Outside of Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Jamba Juice ["Juice & Smoothie" Chain]: 1 offered a beverage (bottle of soda [if wanted])...while I sat alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for a meal' (w/ water); 1 Jamba Juice Customer offered water (in a cup), gloves, and encouragement; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I ate some food (w/ cups of water); 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a blanket, by asking if I was cold...while I sat (w/ a bottled beverage, and cup of ice); 1 "Pick-Up" Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies...while I stood (w/ a bottled beverage, and cup of ice); 1 Child (w/ an Adult) [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat (w/ a beverage)
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle that displayed a Texas license plate] offered monies (to pay for a hot coffee)...while I stood (along a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered candy (bag of candy)...while I finished off a snack (w/ a beverage) (on a window ledge); 1 Teenager (w/ an Adult) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies...while I stood (along a window ledge); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a gift card (to pay for a drink); 1 Customer [in a van] [on another day] offered monies...while I paced alongside the building; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer (who is in the Army, and knows "what it is like" to carry a heavy rucksack) offered 'to pay for food/water' (bottled water), after asking if I needed anything, before pointing out my big rucksack (hiking backpack)...while I used my Android tablet (plugged into an outdoor power outlet); 1 Panhandler [w/ a bicycle] [on another day] offered 'to pay for a beverage' (coffee/cappuccino), after asking if I had a cigarette, before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood next to my hiking gear (along a window ledge); 1 Construction Worker/Contractor (w/ Co-workers) [w/ a pickup truck that displayed a Colorado license plate] offered money...while I sipped a cup of coffee/cappuccino; 1 Customer [w/ another Customer in a vehicle] offered food ("Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll" [that sadly still contains YEAST and HFCS-HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP])...while I stood alongside the building; 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a pickup truck] offered monies; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for a beverage' (coffee/cappuccino); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "Hello, I wanted to give you some money."; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for groceries'; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered "Time & Space" (temporary shelter) inside the building (to stay out of the very cold weather), by stating that I could take my hiking gear inside (the building)...soon after I exited the building; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a hot beverage (hot chocolate), by asking, "[Do you want a] hot chocolate? (Then, they handed me a cup of hot chocolate.) Stay warm! Have a good night!"...while I stood next to my hiking gear (along a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 (w/ a Customer) [w/ a vehicle] offered a suitcase (if wanted), by explaining that they had a suitcase that they "needed to get rid of"
*Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I finished off a cup of water; 1 Customer (w/ Children [wearing Basketball uniforms]) [on another day] offered 'to pay for groceries'...after I finished off a candies (purchased earlier); 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE 'food & beverage,' and limited "Time & Space" inside the building (w/ a chair to sit on)...soon after I entered the building; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE beverage, 'to pay for groceries' (including bottled water), and a blanket...while I stood inside the building (to stay warm on a very frigid night)
*Outside of Cubby's Chicago Beef [Sandwich Chain] adjacent to Smashburger [Gourmet Hamburger Restaurant]: 1 Smashburger Customer [w/ another Customer, and Child in a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "I was thinking that you could use a little cash! (Then, they handed me money.) God bless you! Have a good day!"...while I sat at an Outdoor Picnic table (after finishing off "food and beverage"); 1 group (a Family) offered 'to pay for a meal,' after asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"
*Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 (Utah State Route 92) towards Thanksgiving Way: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed)...while I walked Eastward along the side of the Highway
*Outside of Crumbl Cookies [Cookie Shop] adjacent to Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More [Custom T-Shirt Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered a cookie...while I stood (w/ my hiking gear) about the Outdoor Dining table; 1 UPS Delivery Driver (who is a member of LDS, and went on an LDS Mission to Uganda, Africa) [in a delivery truck], encountered many times before, offered help (to get what I need this Winter [such as a tent heater]), after asking for my name, also inquired about "my travel situation & story" (for how long have I been a backpacker); 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered food (pumpkin chocolate chunk bread loaf from another source); 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for food), also asked about my travel situation...while I stood (w/ bottled water in hand); 1 Big Frog Salesperson offered bottled water...while I stood alongside the Cookie Shop; 1 Customer [w/ a van] offered 'to pay for food & water/beverage' (e.g., a cookie, bottle of milk [if wanted], and bottled water), after asking "if I was waiting for a ride" and "if I like chocolate chip cookies"
*Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered monies, before saying, "God bless you!"...while I finished off food (w/ a cup of ice) (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table; 2 Customers (each) (w/ a group) offered food (rice crispy treat) (from the 2nd Customer), a gift card (from the 2nd Customer), and encouragement (to have a Happy Holidays) (from the 1st Customer), after the 1st Customer asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat (w/ a cup of ice)
*Roxberry Juice Co. [Smoothie Shop]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) offered water (in a cup), and monies...then a Barista (w/ a Co-worker) informed me of the charitable donation (and that I couldn't hang out in the Smoothie Shop for long periods of time), while I exited the Ladies restroom
*Outside of Summit Pizza Co. [Local Pizza Restaurant]: 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered food (leftovers from a meal)...while I stood along my hiking backpack on an outdoor bench
*Bus Stop on Triumph Boulevard near Staybridge Suites [Hotel]: 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered a blanket, by mentioning that they had an extra blanket, also asked about my travel situation...while I packed into my pitched tent (near the Bus Stop Shelter) (to camp overnight)
-OREM, UT-
*Parking Lot Lane of a Shopping Area near Denny's Diner towards Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain]: 1 Local (who is Jewish [of Spanish and Moroccan descent], 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 (box of Israeli Kosher sherbet bars), 'to pay for groceries' (from the Dollar Tree across the parking lot), and encouragement (w/ prayer), after asking if I remembered them from past encounters, before asking for my name, also asked about the status of "my travel situation & story"...while I walked across the parking lot to Dollar Tree
-DRAPER, UT-
*Outside of Jamba Juice ["Juice & Smoothie" Chain]/Auntie Anne's [Pretzel Chain]: 1 Barista offered FREE food (pretzel bites) (before tossing away the old pretzels [???in the display case???])...while I finished off a pretzel (purchased earlier) at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Barista [on another day] offered a FREE pretzel, after mentioning that they made an extra pretzel...while I stood in the Outdoor Dining Area
*Port of Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered earlier, offered candy (from an opened bag of Mars Holiday candy [if wanted])...while I finished off a beverage at a Dining Room table; 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker), encountered many times before, offered a cookie...while I prepared to leave the Sandwich Shop; 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a discount (w/ my order)
*U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt & Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory [Frozen Yogurt Shop]: 1 Customer (w/ a large group) offered 'to pay for a frozen yogurt,' and additional help (if needed), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used my Android tablet at a Dining Room table
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ Co-workers) offered FREE food ('my ordered food' ["on the house"]), after requesting me to place my hiking gear outside the Restaurant (in consideration of the other Customers)
*7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Worker, encountered earlier, offered "Time & Space" inside the building (w/ a stool to sit on)...while I stood inside the building (to stay warm); 1 Worker [on another day] offered gloves (plastic gloves), and more bags (grocery bags); 1 Worker (the aforementioned) [on another day] offered FREE hot beverage...after I pointed out that the Touchscreen Single-Cup Coffee/Cappuccino machine had a dispenser error
*Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 DoorDash Delivery Driver offered monies, and encouragement (???to have a Happy Holidays???), after mentioning that they see me all the time (at the places)...while I finished off food (w/ a beverage) (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table
*Smith's [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) offered monies...while I read a magazine in the entryway; 1 Shopper offered food (opened container of cookies [that sadly contained COTTONSEED and HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP])...while I stood in the entryway; 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) [on another day] offered food (box of nutrition bars [later that night]), additional help (w/ getting cooked food, and a possible shared Hotel room stay), and encouragement (w/ a cellphone photo snapshot, after calling me beautiful), after commenting about the coldness of the weather outside, before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I prepared to stash away groceries (purchased earlier); 1 Shopper offered monies...while I stashed away groceries; 1 Shopper (the aforementioned Shopper [in parentheses]) (w/ a companion) offered a hiking backpack (old large backpack)...while I read my Bible; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies...while I prepared to leave the Grocery Store
*Outside of Port of Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Customer offered a sub sandwich meal (w/ a cup of water/beverage)...while I stood alongside the Sandwich Shop; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered money; 1 Catering Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered a sub sandwich (meat sandwich [from a Catering order] [if wanted]); 1 offered monies, by saying, "My boss told me to give you this [money]!"
*Jamba Juice ["Juice & Smoothie" Chain]/Auntie Anne's [Pretzel Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat (w/ a beverage [purchased earlier]) at a Dining Room table
*Jimmy John's [Gourmet Sandwich Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE food (yesterday's bread baguette) (w/ my order)
*Outside of a Vacant Property (a former location of Java Espress [Coffeehouse Chain]): 1 [ANONYMOUS] offered a winter coat...then I found the coat just outside of my tent, while I packed out of my pitched tent in the Outdoor Dining Area (after camping overnight)
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*Outside of a Vacant Property (a former location of Java Espress [Coffeehouse Chain]): 3 Local Police Officers (w/ backup) requested me to "take down the tent and leave" the Property (because there was "No Camping" in Draper)...while I sat inside my pitched tent in the Outdoor Dining Area (after camping overnight)
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*DECEMBER*
In December, the locals of Lehi, Orem, American Fork, and Draper offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), groceries, Holiday gift(s) (lotion, Christmas soft socks, etc.), care package(s) (snacks, bottled water, toiletries, socks, gloves, hand warmers, etc.), winter gear (gloves, and socks), gloves, umbrella(s), tumbler(s), jewelry, laundry detergent, disposable warmers (hand/toe warmers), bag(s) (tote bag[s], and shopping bag[s]), ride(s), help, Religious Ministry information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, more disposable warmers (body/hand/toe warmers), more mesh washing bags, more toilet paper, more bandages, more laundry detergent (liquid), more laundry detergent pods, more washcloths, more disposable gloves, more trash bags, disinfectant spray, disinfectant wipes, LED candles, another tarp, more fabric tape, and another [floor mat] yoga mat (to use as a camping pad)
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Jamba Juice ["Juice & Smoothie" Chain] adjacent to Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] that shares a Strip Mall Property with Spitz [Mediterranean Restaurant] and Chipotle Mexican Grill [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 Spitz Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage' (from the nearby Spitz)...I was approached, while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 Spitz Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from Noodles & Company), and encouragement (to stay warm), before saying, "Have a Merry Christmas!"...while I stood alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 [on another day] offered monies, by asking, "Hey, do you need any food or anything? Hey, I got this [money], so that you can go get yourself some food [or whatever]!"...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 2 Chipotle Customers offered 'food & water/beverage' (including bottled water from Chipotle); 1 [on another day] offered food ([in a "To-Go" box] from an unknown source); 1 offered monies...while I sat (and dozed off); 1 offered food ([that contained meat] from an unknown source [if wanted])...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a beverage (protein shake box); 1 Noodles & Company Customer [on another day] offered food (bowl of noodles from Noodles & Company)...while I stood alongside the Smoothie Shop (after finishing off a smoothie [purchased earlier]); 1 [on another day] offered monies...while I sat alongside the Smoothie Shop
*Outside of Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 offered monies, by asking if I needed any help...while I stood (along a window ledge) alongside the building; 1 Customer offered monies; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) offered bottled water, 'to pay for food' (bag of popcorn), and encouragement (to have a Merry Christmas), by asking if I needed food; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'food & beverage'; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [w/ a pickup truck] offered food (i.e., the leftovers [in a "To-Go" box] from an unknown source), after asking if I was hungry; 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for groceries' (including bottled water), a ride (if needed), and additional help (if needed), after asking about my travel situation (if I had a place to stay), before "asking for my name" and "pointing out my 'Cross of Christ' armband'"; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] offered food (KIND bar)...while I prepared to eat a snack (and used my Android tablet); 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) offered help (if needed) (in response to a call from somebody who thought that I needed help from the Cops [when I walked along the Highway, a few minutes earlier]) :| , before mentioning that they were looking for somebody (the Homeless Guy [encountered before]) who often pushes a shopping cart...while I ate a snack; 1 Customer (Construction Worker) [who wore a reflective coat] [w/ Co-workers in a ???pickup truck???] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I stood next to my hiking gear (along a window ledge); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for food); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered food (canned good), after asking if I was going to be out in the cold all night; 2 Customers offered 'to pay for a hot beverage' (cup of coffee/cappuccino)
*Maverik [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I finished off a snack; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on more than 1 occasion] offered FREE water/beverage (cup of water/coffee/cappuccino); 1 Customer [on another day] offered monies, and 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I prepared to leave the building; 1 Worker (the aforementioned) [on another day] offered food (tornado) (before they tossed away the hot case/warmer foods), by asking if I wanted a burrito...while I shopped; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered 'to pay for water/beverage' (including bottled water)...while I sat (on a box) (after I finished off a hot beverage)
*Corner of Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 & Digital Drive: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed), and help (w/ getting food, if needed)...while I walked Eastward
*Marshalls [Discount Department Store Chain]: 1 Sales Associate offered food (cookie from Crumbl Cookies [Cookie Shop]), monies, winter gear (e.g., gloves, and socks), a tote bag, and more bags (extra shopping bags), after asking about my travel situation...while I used the Ladies restroom; 1 Shopper (who was running a "$75 Shopping Spree" experiment) offered 'to pay for groceries,' after asking for my name (by giving me a handshake), also asked about "my travel situation & story"...soon after I entered the Store (to return an item); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered 'to pay for groceries,' and encouragement (to have a Merry Christmas), also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I used the Ladies restroom
*Jersey Mike's Subs [Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker) offered FREE food ('my ordered bag of chips'); 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker [encountered many times before]) [on another day] offered a FREE beverage ('my ordered bottle of tea'), after the Co-worker (in parentheses) relayed a new Company Policy (from the Manager) that I could use the restroom only for a limited (specified) period of time (before they'd have to call an Ambulance [every time]); 1 Customer [who wore an MHC-style scrubs uniform] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food' (i.e., 'my ordered sub sandwich,' and a bag of chips); 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) (???who stood ahead of me in line???) [on another day] offered 'to pay for my sub sandwich'...then a Worker informed me of the charitable donation, after I placed my order
*Outside of Marshalls [Discount Department Store Chain]: 1 offered monies...soon after I tossed away trash into a trash can nearby
*Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 past Veterans Memorial Highway/I-15 (Interstate 15) North Exit Ramp Lane towards Digital Drive: 1 [in a vehicle] offered help (if needed)
*Outside of Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista offered a FREE hot chocolate...while I finished off food; 1 [who wore a head covering] (w/ a Customer) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (w/ a beverage [purchased earlier]); 1 Youth (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a beverage'...while I ate a snack
*Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 past Triumph Boulevard: 1 Local [in a vehicle w/ their Spouse] offered pizza (meat pizza [in a ???pizza box???] [if wanted]), and monies, after mentioning that they've seen me around before (and wanted to know more about me), before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I walked Westward (in the bicycle lane)
*Bus Stop on Cabela's Boulevard/Outlets Parkway: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered before, offered monies, and encouragement (???to have a nice day???), after asking if I used to pitch my tent at the Bus Stop (on Triumph Blvd), also asked about my travel situation...before I exited the bus
*Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered 'to pay for food'...while I walked towards an exit; 1 Local [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' a ride (if needed), and additional help (if needed), after pointing out my "Cross of Christ" armband, before asking for my name, also inquired about "my travel situation & story" (if I had a place to go for the night?)...while I stood inside the Dining Room (to stay warm, and get temporary shelter from the 'rain, sleet & snow'-weather outside); 1 Worker, encountered earlier, [on another day] offered water (in a cup)...while I prepared to leave the Restaurant; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a Holiday gift (e.g., lotion, Christmas soft socks, and a Christmas stuffed animal), before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...while I waited for my order; 1 Worker [on another day] offered a dessert (cookie) (w/ my order); 1 [on another day] offered monies (to pay for a Hotel room stay at a nearby Hotel), and encouragement (to stay warm, and have a Merry Christmas), after asking about my travel situation (if I had a place to stay)...while I prepared to eat food (w/ a beverage) at a Dining Room table; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE cookie (w/ my order)
*Outside of Noodles & Company [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Chipotle Mexican Grill [Fast Casual Dining Restaurant Chain]: 1 Chipotle Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered a beverage (hot chocolate [in the tumbler]), tumbler, and hand warmers (opened/activated hand warmers)...while I sat (w/ a can of a beverage, and cup of ice) alongside the Restaurant; 1 offered monies, before saying, "Merry Christmas!"; 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered coins ('spare change')...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Chipotle Customer (w/ a Child) [w/ a vehicle] [on another day] 'to pay for a meal,' after asking if I wanted a burrito, before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...while I stood alongside the Restaurant; 1 Chipotle Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "Here you go [ma'am]! (Then, they handed me money.) Go get yourself some food at [an international Fast-Food Chain]! Have a blessed night!"...while I stood (w/ a bag of food from Chipotle); 1 [w/ a group in a vehicle] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking if they could pay for food for me at any of the Restaurants nearby, before asking for my name, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered food (bowl of noodles)...while I sat (w/ a bottle of soda, and cup of ice); 1 offered monies; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "Much love!"; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I sat (w/ a beverage); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal,' and an umbrella (long/tall umbrella), also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat alongside the Restaurant (during rainfall); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies (to pay for food), after asking if I had anything to eat...while I packed away leftovers from a meal (w/ a beverage); 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies; 1 Chipotle Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered hand warmers, before asking if I needed anything (such as food)...while I sipped a beverage; 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) (w/ a group) [on another day] offered monies...then I found the money tucked under a shoulder strap of my hiking backpack, after I exited the Restaurant (w/ a dessert). [NOTE: A few minutes earlier, I noticed (through the windows) a Customer walk towards my hiking backpack, while I finished off food (purchased earlier) at a Dining Room table inside the Restaurant.]; 1 [on another day] offered monies...while I sat alongside the Restaurant; 1 (w/ a group) [w/ a vehicle] offered food (cheese bread from an unknown source); 1 group [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and 'to pay for beverages' (from Chipotle), after asking if I wanted some food...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & water/beverage' (including bottled water), before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I sat alongside the Restaurant; 1 Chipotle Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement (to have a Merry Christmas), after asking if I was hungry for food (such as a burrito from Chipotle)
*Outside of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (who held a Baby) offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I sat (on a sidewalk curb) alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered 'to pay for food'...while I stood alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer (w/ a Child) [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (that their Child [in parentheses] passed to me); 1 Customer (w/ a group) offered 'to pay for food' (that 2 of their group [in parentheses] passed to me), also asked about "my travel situation & story"; 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' gloves, and hand warmers; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [in a van w/ a companion] offered food (snacks), and toe warmers...while I finished off a beverage (purchased earlier) (near a side entry door); 1 Customer [on another day] offered a meal (w/ hot coffee), before asking for my name...while I stood (near my hiking gear) (on a sidewalk curb); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle that displayed a Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror] offered monies; 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered monies, by asking, "Do you need any cash? (Then, they handed me money.) Merry Christmas!"...while I sipped bottled water; 1 Customer (w/ Children [their Cousins]) offered a meal (w/ a beverage), and encouragement (to have a Merry Christmas), before asking for my name...while I stood (near my hiking gear) (on a sidewalk curb); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered monies...while I sat (w/ a beverage) (on a sidewalk curb); 1 Customer offered a gift card, before saying, "Merry Christmas!"; 1 Youth offered monies, by asking if I was homeless; 1 Youth (w/ another Youth) offered monies...while I sat (and dozed off); 1 offered monies, and encouragement (???to have a Merry Christmas???)...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Youth [w/ a group in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies (in snowflake embroidery pieces), and 'to pay for food,' before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...while I stood alongside the Restaurant (near the "Drive-Thru' lane); 1 Customer [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered food (meat sandwich [if wanted]), after asking if I was hungry...while I stood (near my hiking gear) (on a sidewalk curb); 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered monies
*Parking Lot of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer offered monies, after asking if I was OK...while I walked across the parking lot to the Restaurant
*Triumph Boulevard past Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 towards Cabelas Boulevard: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed), after asking if I spoke Spanish...while I walked uphill
*[a certain Sandwich Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., 'my ordered sub sandwich,' and a drink cup)
*Outside of Sinclair/Fabulous Freddy's Car Wash [Gas Station/Car Wash/Convenience Store]/Valvoline Instant Oil Change ["Oil Change & Automotive Services" Chain]/Ike's Love & Sandwiches [Sandwich Shop]: 2 "Drive-Thru" Customers offered monies (in the care package), and a care package (e.g., snacks, bottled water, toiletries, a knit cap, gloves, and socks), before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...soon after I placed down my hiking gear about an Outdoor Dining table (w/ "food and beverage" from another source)
*Triumph Boulevard towards Timpanogos Highway/SR-92: 2 [in a vehicle] offered food (baguette of French bread)...while I walked downhill
*Wingstop [Chicken Wings Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food'...while I sat at a Dining Room table (after finishing off a "dessert and cup of water")
*Crumbl Cookies [Cookie Shop]: 1 Customer (w/ a Child) offered 'to pay for my ordered cookie'
*Outside of Crumbl Cookies [Cookie Shop] that shares a Strip Mall with Bona Vita Italian Bistro [Italian Restaurant] and Bout Time Pub & Grill [Sport's Bar Chain]: 1 [ANONYMOUS] [in a vehicle] offered monies...then a Customer informed me of the charitable donation, while I stood alongside the Cookie Shop; 1 offered monies, after apologizing that they didn't mean to offend (yet they know that it must be rough); 1 offered monies, by asking, "[Are] you good? This [money] is all I have. Here you go!"; 1 Bona Vita Customer (w/ a companion) offered food (leftover warm pasta [in a "To-Go" box] from Bona Vita), after asking if I was doing good; 1 (w/ a companion) offered monies; 1 Bout Time Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle] offered food (leftovers [in a "To-Go" box] from Bout Time), after asking if I was hungry; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [w/ a pickup truck] offered monies, before saying, "Have a good night!"; 1 (w/ a group) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, by saying, "I might be stepping out of my bounds here. (Then, they handed me money.) You're welcome!"; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered a cookie, after asking if I was hungry...soon after I placed down my hiking gear about the Outdoor Dining table
*Summit Pizza Co. [Local Pizza Restaurant]: 2 Workers (each) offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., extra doodles [from the 2nd Worker], and a drink cup [from the 1st Worker]) (w/ my order of dessert)...while I waited for my order; 1 Customer (w/ a group) [on another day] offered a beverage (remaining soda in a bottle of root beer [over a trash can])...soon after I exited the Ladies restroom
*Culver's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Santa Claus Impersonator (who held a basket of Holiday candies) (w/ a Mrs. Claus Impersonator) offered candy...while I waited for my order at a Dining Room table
*Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 2 Baristas (each) [on more than 1 occasion] offered a FREE beverage ('my ordered beverage'); 1 Barista, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE food ('my ordered food'); 1 Barista, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE hot beverage...after I placed an order; 1 Barista (who would soon leave the Coffeehouse for another job), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE 'food & beverage'
*Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...after I tossed away trash into a trash can; 1 Worker [on another day] offered candy (Chick-fil-A mints)...before I exited the Restaurant (before closing)
*Bus Stop on Triumph Boulevard near Staybridge Suites [Hotel]: 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered food (from [an international Fast-Food Chain])...while I prepared to pitch my tent (near the Bus Stop Shelter) (to camp overnight)
*Timpanogos Highway/SR-92 towards Digital Drive: 1 [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed)...while I walked Westward (in the bicycle lane); 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group (their Family)] offered food (warm bowl of chili [if wanted]), and a care package (e.g., snacks, and toiletries)
*Denny's Diner: 1 Customer (w/ a group of Children) offered 'to pay for food' (dessert)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (w/ food [purchased earlier]) (on a couch) in the entryway
-OREM, UT-
*Outside of a Vacant Strip Mall Space (a former location of Cutler's Warehouse) adjacent to a Car Wash: 1 Local Police Officer (w/ backup) offered a care package (e.g., wash cloths, socks, toiletries, hand warmers, feminine hygiene products, bandages, and a Social Services information card), after requesting me to "take down the tent and leave" (in response to a call from a Worker at a nearby business), also asked about "my travel situation & story"
*UTA Bus: 1 Rider [in a transit bus] offered monies...while I sat on the bus
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*Popeyes [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker offered FREE food (chicken sandwich... :( ) (w/ my order of dessert)
*UTA Bus: 1 Bus Driver (who is a Jew [self-proclaimed 1% Jewish] w/ Latin American ancestry) [in a transit bus] offered Religious Ministry information/suggestions (w/ a promotional card), and encouragement (w/ the reading of a few Biblical passages [on their cellphone]), after asking for my name, also inquired about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood on the bus. During the encounter, they repeatedly emphasized that Messianic Jewish NO LONGER NEED CIRCUMCISION to be saved.
*Beans & Brews [Coffeehouse Chain]: 1 Barista offered a FREE beverage ('my ordered cold beverage' ["on the house"])
*Buhler's Coin-Operated Laundry [Laundromat]: 1 Customer offered laundry detergent...while I finished doing laundry
*Olive Garden [Italian Restaurant]: 1 Waitress offered FREE 'food & beverage' (i.e., soup [in a "To-Go" bowl], a "Take-Home Entree," dessert, and beverage) (w/ my ordered "side w/ breadsticks"), and additional help (if needed)
*Outside of Olive Garden [Italian Restaurant]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered food (warm breadstick)...while I finished off food (w/ beverage) on the bench just outside of the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered monies, before saying, "Merry Christmas!"...while I sat (w/ a beverage); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer [on crutches]) offered monies, by saying, "Merry Christmas!"
*Outside of IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer offered monies, by saying, "If you can[ with this money], try to get some food! (Then, they handed me money.) Merry Christmas!"
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper (who stood behind me in a checkout line) offered 'to pay for my groceries'...after I scanned my groceries at a Self-Checkout machine
-DRAPER, UT-
*Bus Stop on 12300 South near Draper Peaks [Shopping Area]: 1 (w/ a companion) offered jewelry (earrings [if wanted]) (before they tossed the earrings to the ground)...while I waited for a bus. They tossed down the earrings, after I explained that I no longer wear earrings.
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*[*FUNNY*]...[*FUNNY*]: Laughable Charitable Occurrence (such as favorable machine error happenstance)
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