Here is the idea:
Give 100-500 pounds of food a week to low-income, homeless, disabled individuals in Provo each week. Allow missionaries in the MTC to deliver the food and share the Gospel with them on site or at a local site under close supervision.
How?
Currently ALL of BYU's extra food is used to make mulch. Fertilizer. Etc. How much food? Thousands of pounds each week.
Let's save 100-500 pounds and give it to those who actually need it: Human Beings.
What about the flowers and trees?
Let's raise tuition by 1 dollar for each student to make up for the cost of mulch. (1 dollar times 25,000 students = $25,000.)
Why?
An average of 8000 meals a month were served in 2008 to needy individuals right here in Provo.
Why can't BYU contribute?
People need food, missionaries need people to teach, and all of the resources are available. The problem is that they are not being used for the best purpose. There is a better way.
What do you think? Ideas?
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is this idea proposed for a class project? Or just something you've been thinking about? Either way it sounds like a great plan to me. Analyzing life's problems and finding better solutions involving service is the way to go.
ReplyDeletethis is an awesome idea. seriously. people are more important than trees.
ReplyDeleteVery smart ideas Cliff! Now you just have to convince BYU...you should write a letter with your proposal and I bet they will read it.
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me. Now just become BYUSA president so you have more POWER!
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