When his wife was sick, this D.C. man turned to Bread for the City
AdvertisementChase hadn’t been able to work during her illness. The couple was relying on Blue’s income as a bicycle courier.But that income could only go so far.
That’s when the couple turned to another of the services offered by Bread for the City: its groceries program. Every year the charity distributes more than 300,000 bags of food to needy residents.Advertisement In 2003, after years of being a client, Blue was asked to join Bread for the City’s board of directors.
It was an offer Blue couldn’t refuse. And because Mike and Marnette are as close as a married couple can be, Chase attended board meetings, too. Chase was invited by Bread’s CEO,Blue and Chase are in a good place now. When things are tight, they still partake of the occasional bag of groceries.
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