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Random Acts of Charity or Planned Release of Goods
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#charity #altruism #alms #almsdeeds #tzedakah #messianicjews #christianjews #2025
***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***
***From the "BROOK of Egypt" to the "GREAT RIVER Euphrates" the "PROMISED LAND" Israel SHALL BE JIZYA FREE!***
*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 Orem, American Fork, and Lehi offered me food, liquid refreshment, monies, gift card(s), coupon(s), ticket(s) (bus transfer), discount(s), grocer(ies), coat(s), blanket(s), hand warmer(s), balloon(s), ride(s), help, Shelter information/suggestions, Holiday Shopping suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, more shoe insoles, a new compression sack (for my hiking gear), new car sunshade (to protect my hiking gear from the sun and heat), more newspaper(s), more bandages, and new pair of snow/ski pants
-OREM, UT-
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 (U.S. Highway 89) past Center Street: 2 UTA Bus Drivers (each) [in a transit bus], encountered many times before, [on more than 1 occasion] offered a FREE ride
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for a groceries'...I was approached, while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on my hiking backpack) in an entryway; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered fruit (bananas)...while I finished off food (from the Aubergine across the parking lot) (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper [who wore a motorcycle jacket] offered monies...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper offered hot chocolate (from the in-store Cafe), before asking for my name; 1 Shopper offered hand warmers...while I stood in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered monies; 1 Shopper offered groceries...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper offered groceries (including a jug of water); 1 Shopper offered groceries (including a jug of water), and additional help (if needed)...while I stood in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered food (meat calzone) (if wanted)...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) offered 'to pay for groceries,' before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from)...while I prepared to leave the Store; 1 Local (who is a Christian), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered monies (in the grocery bag), 'to pay for groceries' (in a grocery bag), and encouragement (???[the charity] was to the glory of God???)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into a power outlet) (on my hiking backpack) in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries' (bottled beverages)...while I stood (and used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered money...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies, and 'to pay for groceries'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my tablet PC (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries,' 'to pay for a beverage' (hot chocolate from the in-store Cafe) (if wanted), and encouragement (to have a Happy Holidays); 2 Shoppers offered 'to pay for groceries' (bottled water); 1 Shopper offered monies; 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) [w/ a vehicle that displayed a Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror] offered monies; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered groceries (including bottled water)...while I ate a snack; 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for food/grocery item' (from the Taco Bell across the parking lot, or Target)...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) offered monies, before saying, "God bless you!"...while I drank a bottled beverage; 1 Shopper (who carried a grocery bag full of bottled beverages) offered a bottled beverage...while I stood (and prepared to jot down some notes w/ my writing pad); 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Shopper) offered a grocery item (box of Krispy Kreme assorted minis doughnuts)...then I noticed the charitable donation on my hiking backpack, after I re-entered an entryway (where I placed down my hiking gear); 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I sat (on my hiking backpack) in an entryway; 2 Shoppers offered 'to pay for groceries' (including bottled water); 1 Shopper offered bottled water...while I stood (and jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad); 1 Shopper (w/ a Child) offered a gift card...while I read my Bible; 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) [on another day] offered monies...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries' (bottled beverages); 1 Shopper offered food (meat sandwich)...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Shopper offered monies, after asking if I needed anything...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on my hiking backpack); 1 Child (w/ another Child, and Adult) offered monies; 1 ???Homeless Person??? (w/ a Shopper) [w/ a bicycle] [on another day], encountered many times before, offered fruit (bananas), and additional help (if needed), after asking for my name...while I prepared to use my Android tablet; 1 Shopper offered Shelter information/suggestions (about a Warming Center in Provo)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into a power outlet); 1 Shopper offered monies; 2 Shoppers offered a grocery item (box of protein bars); 1 Shopper offered groceries; 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) [on another day] offered food (meat sandwich) (if wanted), and 'to pay for a beverage' (coffee from the in-store Cafe) (if wanted), after asking about my "stuff" (hiking gear)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries,' by asking if they could buy me lunch...while I ate food; 1 Security Manager offered 'to pay for water/beverage,' by asking if I needed anything, after suggesting that I start placing my hiking backpack in a better spot in the Ladies restroom (or just use the Pharmacy restroom) (because a Customer complained about my hiking backpack that was placed on the Diaper Changing Station)...while I stood in an entryway; 1 Shopper (who usually hangs out at the Store) [w/ a quad walking cane], encountered many times before, offered Shelter information/suggestions (about a Warming Center in Provo [w/ bus route directions]); 1 Teenager [w/ a scooter] [on another day] offered a dessert (Krispy Kreme doughnut), and monies, before asking for my name...soon after I reentered an entryway (where I placed down my hiking gear); 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for food'...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet in an entryway; 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) offered monies; 1 Shopper offered groceries...while I packed away my groceries (purchased earlier); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I stood (used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet); 1 Shopper offered monies; 1 Shopper offered candy; 1 Shopper (who is a Christian), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered monies, and encouragement (e.g., "we are not going to be here forever because of what God's Son did on the cross," and "to be blessed by God"), after asking for my name...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into a power outlet); 1 Local (who is a Christian) (w/ a Child), encountered many times before, offered a grocery item (Bobo's oat bites), before asking for my name; 1 Shopper (w/ a Child) [on another day] offered 'to pay for groceries' (including bottled water); 1 Shopper (w/ another Shopper) offered 'to pay for groceries (including bottled water), by asking if I needed anything; 1 Shopper (w/ a group), encountered before, [on another day] offered monies (that 1 of their group [in parentheses] passed to me), and 'to pay for food' (popcorn) (that 1 of their group [in parentheses] passed to me), by asking if I wanted popcorn again...while I stood in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered a fruit (mandarin); 1 Shopper offered groceries (if wanted)
*Outside of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Worker (who took out the trash) offered food (end-of-day chicken [in a holiday box]), after asking if I wanted some food...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet just outside of the Restaurant (w/ a water); 1 "Drive-Thru" Customer [w/ another Customer in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on my hiking backpack)
*UTA Bus on State Street/US-89: 1 Rider [in a transit bus] offered monies (later that afternoon), and a transfer ticket...while I rode the bus; 1 Rider [in a transit bus] [on another day] offered food (snacks), and monies
*Smith's [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for a grocery item' (bottled water), after asking about my travel situation (if I was staying in the area? if I had a place to stay?)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into a power outlet) at the Money Services desk; 1 Shopper [on another day] offered monies...while I washed a pair of panties at a sink in the Ladies restroom
*Vessel Kitchen [Restaurant]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered a gift card, and encouragement (they liked my freckles), before asking for my name...while I used the sink in the Ladies restroom
*Outside of Marco's Pizza [Pizza Restaurant Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a blanket...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet in the Outdoor Dining Area; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & water' (breadsticks, and bottled water)
*Parking Lot Lane of Smith's [Grocery Store Chain]: 1 Shopper [w/ a vehicle offered a gift card (Visa gift card)...after I exited the Store
*Outside of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a companion] offered monies (to buy me lunch)...after I placed down my hiking gear alongside the Restaurant; 1 offered food (Superfood peanut bar)...while I sat (on my hiking gear); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered monies...while I sat (and dozed off); 2 Customers offered 'to pay for food & water'; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered monies (if needed)...while I cleaned my teeth w/ a toothpick; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered food (bread roll)...while I sat (w/ a water); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, and 'to pay for food/beverage' (if wanted), before saying, "God bless you!"...while I sat (w/ a bread roll, and water); 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle] offered food (soup, bag of chips, bread roll, and chocolate dipped strawberry)...while I stood alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer [w/ a ???pickup truck???] offered a beverage (uncovered [missing lid] beverage) (if wanted); 1 [in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies (to pay for something to eat); 1 Customer (w/ Children) [w/ a van] offered 'to pay for food' (salad)...while I ate food (bowl of soup) (on my hiking backpack); 1 Customer [w/ another Customer in a pickup truck] offered monies (to get me something to eat)...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered food (bag of Holiday-themed "Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps")...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer, and an Elderly companion) [who pushed the wheelchair of their Elderly companion] [w/ a vehicle ???that displayed a Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror???] offered 'to pay for food' (soup)...while I prayed over food (purchased earlier) (on my hiking backpack); 1 Youth [who wore a ???Grade School Sports??? top] (w/ an Adult) [w/ a vehicle] offered monies, before the Adult (in parentheses) emphasized, "He wanted to give that [money] to you!"...while I ate food; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] [on another day] offered monies (to pay for food), and encouragement (that it was on their heart [to give me money]), also asked about my travel situation...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from?); 1 (w/ a Daughter) [w/ a van] offered monies (that their Daughter [in parentheses] passed to me), by stating that their Daughter (in parentheses) wanted to give it (the money) to me...while I sat (w/ a bottled beverage, and cup of ice); 1 offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I jotted down some notes w/ my writing pad
*Corner of Center Street & Orem Boulevard near Village Baker [Bakery Restaurant]: 1 [in a vehicle] offered monies...while I waited to cross the street at a traffic light
*Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 Customer offered 'to pay for my order of soup'
*Parking Lot of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle that displayed a license plate from another State] offered a gift card...while I prepared to leave the area (after reorganizing my hiking gear on my luggage cart)
*Outside of Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: [*FUNNY*]1 Entrance offered monies...then I found the money on the ground just outside of the automatic doors of an entryway[*FUNNY*]
*Parking Lot Lane of Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain] near Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle (that displayed a Washington license plate) w/ a group] offered a dessert (homemade cookies [on a foil wrapped plate]); 1 Taco Bell Customer [on another day] offered food (burrito)...while I walked away from the Taco Bell
*Outside of Denny's Diner: 1 Local (w/ a companion), encountered before, offered monies (as a Holiday gift), after "asking if I got my Thanksgiving dinner" and "mentioning that they saw me at the local Village Baker," before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (if I had a place to stay? how long in Utah? any Family?)...while I prepared to eat food (purchased earlier) (on the outdoor bench); 2 Customers offered food (leftovers from a meal [in a "To-Go" box])...after I finished off food; 2 Customers offered food (leftover meat from a meal [in a "To-Go" box])...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (w/ a hot chocolate [purchased earlier])
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 near Apollo Burgers [Fast-Food Chain] (a.k.a. Apollo Burger): 1 Rider (who is a regional Panhandler) offered monies, Holiday Shopping suggestions (about the extreme deals at the NPS Store [Utah Large Discount Retail Department Store Chain] across the street), and additional help (if needed)...while I waited for a bus
*Center Street near Rancherito's Mexican Food [Mexican Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Teenager, encountered before, offered monies...while I walked along the street
*Outside of a Vacant Property (a former location of Wells Fargo Bank): 1 [w/ a vehicle] offered a dessert (pumpkin pie from Walmart [w/ a fork])...while I prepared to leave the area just outside of the main entryway (after camping overnight)
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*Outside of The Habit Burger Grill [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Aubergine & Company [Restaurant]: 1 Customer (w/ another Adult, and Child) offered 'to pay for a meal'...while I sat (on my hiking backpack); 1 Aubergine Customer (w/ a group) [w/ a vehicle] offered food (leftover pita bread from the Aubergine next door)...while I ate food; 1 Aubergine Customer offered monies (if needed)...while I stood (and used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) [on another day] offered a gift card, and encouragement (to hope that everything works out for me)...while I prepared to eat a dessert (from my own stash) (w/ a beverage); 2 Aubergine Customers (w/ another Customer) [in a vehicle] offered monies...soon after I tossed away trash into a trash can nearby; 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle that displayed a Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror] offered monies (to get something to eat)...while I prepared to jot down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Aubergine Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from The Habit), before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from? what brought me to Utah?)...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet; 1 Worker (who is a Catholic [wearing a cross pendant necklace]), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking if I already ate (food)...while I stood alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer [on another day] offered help (if needed), before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (what brought me to Utah? how long have I backpacked?); 1 Customer offered a gift card; 1 Aubergine Customer (who held a Child) offered 'to pay for food' (from Aubergine), before asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where to?); 1 Customer offered 'to pay for food'; 1 Local [on another day] offered monies (to pay for food), after asking if I remembered them from a past encounter years ago, before asking "about my 'Cross of Christ' armband" and "for my name," also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from? how long I've been in Utah? if I stay in a tent? where I stay when it gets cold?)...soon after I moved my hiking gear to an area alongside the Restaurant; 1 Customer offered food (fries) (if wanted)...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet; 1 Aubergine Customer (w/ another Customer) offered monies; 1 [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered a blanket (by wrapping the blanket over my shoulders); 1 [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal,' also asked about "my travel situation & story" (where from?)...soon after I placed down my hiking gear; 1 Customer (w/ a companion) [w/ a vehicle that displayed a Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror] offered monies...while I sat (w/ a beverage) (on my hiking backpack)
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 near Cafe Rio [Mexican Grill Restaurant]: 1 Rider [w/ a tiny dog (Canine) in a dog carrier] [in a transit bus] offered monies, by saying, "I hope this helps you! God bless!"...while I waited for a bus
*Outside of Baskin-Robbins [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 2 Customers (each) [w/ a pickup truck that displayed an Idaho license plate (and Handicap Parking Permit hanger on the rear-view mirror)] offered 'to pay for an ice cream' (from the 1st Customer), and a coat (if needed) (from the 2nd Customer)...while I stood just outside of the side entry door; 1 [in a pickup truck] [on another day] offered monies, and a ride (if needed), before saying, "God loves you! Jesus came [and is risen]."...soon after I moved my hiking gear to an area on one side of the Ice Cream Shop; 1 Customer offered monies, by saying, "You look like you need some money."...while I prepared to jot down some notes w/ my writing pad; 1 Customer [on another day] offered a gift card, and 'to pay for an ice cream' (cone), before asking for my name...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet just outside of the side entry door; 1 Customer offered monies, after commenting about my hiking gear, also asked about my travel situation (where to?); 1 Customer offered monies
*Outside of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered fries, and coupons (breakfast coupons), after asking if I wanted more food...while I finished off food (purchased earlier) at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer [on another day] offered 'to pay food & beverage,' and encouragement (???about belief in Jesus Christ and God???), after asking for my name...after I placed down my hiking gear; 1 Customer [who wore a ???Youth Sports team??? top] (w/ a group of Youths) offered food (chicken nuggets) (if wanted)...while I stood (and used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet); 1 Customer (Local) (who works for the Government to provide housing to the homeless) [on another day] offered 'to pay for a meal,' and additional help (w/ getting housing, if needed), after mentioning that they've seen me around before...soon after I placed down my hiking gear at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Worker, encountered many times before, offered hot chocolate...after I finished off food (w/ a dessert, and beverage)
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 [ANONYMOUS] (Customer) offered 'to pay for a meal' (w/ beverage)...then a Waitress (encountered before) informed me of the charitable donation, while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on a couch) in the entryway
*Outside of Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer [who wore a cross pendant necklace] (w/ another Adult, and Child) offered monies, more monies (later that afternoon) (that their Child [in parentheses] passed to me), and encouragement (???to be blessed by God???)...before I entered the Restaurant
*Del Taco [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer (the aforementioned Adult [in parentheses]) offered a coupon...soon after I entered the Restaurant
*Parking Lot Lane of a Shopping Area towards The Habit Burger Grill [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 The Habit Customer [w/ a Child in a ???pickup truck???] offered 'to pay for food & beverage' (from The Habit), after asking if they could buy me a burger, also asked about "my travel situation & story" (if I was traveling? where from?)
*The Habit Burger Grill [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker, encountered before, offered a FREE beverage (drink cup)...while I attempted to place an order w/ a Self-Service Order kiosk at the order counter; 1 Customer [on another day] offered money...while I waited for my order
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 near Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered many times before, offered a FREE ride
*Parking Lot Lane of Alpine Valley Center [Shopping Area] towards Zurchers [Party Store Chain]: 1 [in a pickup truck w/ a companion] offered a balloon (???from Zurchers???)
*Zurchers [Party Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for groceries,' and additional help (w/ food and money, if needed)...while I washed my feet w/ a washcloth at a sink in the Ladies restroom
*Baskin-Robbins [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 1 Worker offered a FREE ice cream ('my ordered ice cream')
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 near FedEx Office - Print & Ship Center [Shipping and Mailing Services Retail Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus] offered a discount
-LEHI, UT-
*Outside of Culver's [Fast Casual Dining Chain]: 1 Customer (???Local Worker???) [w/ a pickup truck] offered 'to pay for food' (custard cone)...while I stood at an Outdoor Picnic table (after finishing off a dessert)
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 past Taco Bell [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus] offered a FREE ride, and more rides (in the future); 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a bus transfer ticket
*Pizzeria Limone [Fast Casual Neapolitan Pizza Restaurant Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ Co-workers), encountered many times before, offered FREE 'food & beverage' (soup, and drink cup) (w/ my order of food)
*Outside of Handel's [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered a gift card...while I ate an ice cream (purchased earlier) at an Outdoor Picnic table
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*DECEMBER*
Since early December, the locals of Lehi, American Fork, and Orem have offered me food, liquid refreshment, tobacco (cigarette[s]), monies, discount(s), grocer(ies), sleeping bag(s), ride(s), help, Shelter information/suggestions, and encouragement. *End result: food, more bandages, more batteries, more laundry detergent, a new collapsible stool, and more tape
-LEHI, UT-
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 past Dollar Tree [Discount Retail Store Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered many times before, offered a discount
-AMERICAN FORK, UT-
*UTA Bus on State Street/US-89: 1 Rider [who wore a Muslim skullcap (taqiyah)] [in a transit bus] offered food (protein bar)...I was approached, while I rode the bus
*Outside of The Habit Burger Grill [Fast Casual Restaurant Chain] adjacent to Aubergine & Company [Restaurant]: 2 Customers offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking if they could get me something to eat...while I stood (and used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet); 1 Customer [w/ a group in a vehicle] offered monies; 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered monies (to get something warm to eat)...while I stood (w/ "food and beverage"); 1 Aubergine Customer offered monies, after asking if it (the money) would help; 1 (who also works in Web Development) (w/ a Teenage Child) [w/ a group in a ???van???] [on another day] offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' after asking for my name, also asked about "my travel situation & story"...while I stood (and used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet)
*Bus Stop on State Street/US-89 across from Sonic Drive-In [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 UTA Bus Driver [in a transit bus], encountered many times before, offered a FREE ride
*IHOP Restaurant: 1 Customer (w/ a large group) offered monies...while I read my Bible (w/ my hiking backpack) (on a couch) in the entryway (as it rained outside); 1 Waiter, encountered many times before, [on another day] offered a FREE beverage ('my ordered coffee'); 1 Customer (w/ another Customer) offered 'to pay for food' (pancakes)...while I stood (w/ my hiking backpack) (on a couch) in the entryway (as it rained outside); 1 Waiter (w/ a Cook), encountered many times before, [on another day] offered FREE 'food & water' (pancakes, and water)...while I ate a candy bar (on a couch)
*Outside of Chick-fil-A [Fast-Food Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered 'to pay for food,' by asking if I wanted a "Mac & Cheese"...while I stood at an Outdoor Dining table; 1 Customer (who is a Vegetarian) (w/ a Grandchild) offered 'to pay for food & beverage,' and encouragement (e.g., "they love my freckles," and "???to know that God loves me???"), before asking for my name; 1 Customer [w/ another Customer in a vehicle] offered monies, and Shelter information/suggestions (about a place in Provo), also asked about my travel situation (if I had a place to stay?)...while I sat (w/ a beverage); 1 Customer offered food (meat sandwich) (if wanted), after explaining that they (the Workers) gave them the wrong sandwich...while I stood (w/ a beverage); 1 Customer offered food (chicken sandwich); 1 Customer offered monies (to pay for something warm), and 'to pay for food & beverage'...while I stood (w/ my hiking backpack); 1 Customer [on another day] offered food ("Mac & Cheese") (if wanted)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (w/ a cup of water)
*Outside of Baskin-Robbins [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 1 Customer [w/ a vehicle], encountered before, offered 'to pay for ice cream' ("Cappy" short for "Cappuccino Blast"), before asking for my name...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet just outside of the side entry door
*Parking Lot of Best Buy [Consumer Electronics Chain]: 2 [in a vehicle] offered a ride (if needed)...while I walked across the parking lot
*Baskin-Robbins [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 1 Customer (w/ a large group) offered monies...while I sat (and used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet [plugged into a power outlet]) at a Dining Room table
*Outside of Nothing Bundt Cakes [Cake Shop]: 1 Customer [w/ a dog (Canine) in a vehicle] offered a sample...after I finished off a bundtlet (purchased earlier) (w/ a beverage from the nearby Beans & Brews) (on my hiking backpack)
-OREM, UT-
*Outside of Cafe Rio [Mexican Grill Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a vehicle] offered help (w/ getting food, if needed), and encouragement (to hope that I would get somewhere warm that night), also asked about my travel situation (if I was waiting for a ride? if I had a place to stay?)...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet at an Outdoor Picnic table (after finishing off food [purchased earlier])
*Outside of Cafe Zupas [Gourmet "Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches" Restaurant]: 1 Customer [w/ a companion in a pickup truck] offered 'to pay for food & beverage'...soon after I placed down my hiking gear alongside the Restaurant; 1 [who wore a Santa hat] [w/ a wagon] offered food (extra meat sandwiches) (if wanted), and encouragement (that God loves me), after asking if I had a lighter (for a cigarette)...while I used FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (on my hiking backpack)
*Target [Large Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 Shopper offered monies, by saying, "I just wanted to give you this (money)."...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet in an entryway (as it snowed outside); 1 Shopper [on another day] offered 'to pay for groceries'...while I ate lunch in an entryway; 1 Shopper offered 'to pay for food & water/beverage,' before asking for my name...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet (plugged into a power outlet); 1 Shopper (w/ a companion) offered a sleeping bag (if wanted); 1 Shopper (w/ a Child) offered food (from the in-store Cafe)...while I used the FREE WiFi w/ my Android tablet; 1 Shopper (w/ Children) [w/ a van] offered groceries (snacks [in a grocery bag from Walmart])
*Center Street towards Orem Boulevard/Courtesy Way near 7-Eleven [Gas Station/Convenience Store]: 1 (who smoked a cigarette) [w/ a van] offered a ride (if needed), after pointing out all my "stuff" (hiking gear)...while I walked towards the next intersection
*Handel's [Ice Cream Shop Chain]: 1 Worker (w/ a Co-worker [encountered before]) offered FREE bottled water ('my ordered bottled water')
*Outside of NPS Store [Utah Large Discount Retail Department Store Chain]: 1 [in a vehicle w/ a group] offered a cigarette, by asking if I wanted some smokes (more than once)...while I packed into my pitched tent on one side of the Store (to camp overnight); 1 ???Groundskeeper??? offered monies, after explaining that I was not allowed to camp outside the Store, also asked about my travel situation...while I prepared to leave the area (after camping overnight)
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*ALMSDEEDS*
MORE DONATIONS:
+ I donated a rolling pin to a Utah Charity via a drop box in a Strip Mall parking lot in Orem.
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*$$$...$$$: Charity after Request [*PRICELESS EFFORT*]
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*[*FUNNY*]...[*FUNNY*]: Laughable Charitable Occurrence (such as favorable machine error happenstance)
*#CLEANSLATEUTAH#: Expunged/Cleared Criminal Record
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