Michael rises every morning at 4: 00, in good and bad weather, and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5:50, he's making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He gave out 200 sandwiches to the 1, before beginning his workday.
It started 20 years ago when Michael met a homeless man named John. He began to help him 2 effort then. Day after day, he brought John some food. When it was really 3, he invited John to rest in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a(n) 4 offer, because Michael thought John would refuse. 5, John said, "Are you going to wash me?" Michael knew that he was looking at a test of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael 6 to help the homeless.
Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship, saying, "I'm not getting media 7. I just want to do some good in my way. There are snowy days, and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed to go downtown with sandwiches. But I've 8."
Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. "I don't simply lay the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to 9. I shake their hands and wish them a good day," says Michael. Once Mayor Koch came to help him. They ignored the media, and it seemed like it was just the 10 of them. Of all Michael's memories, working with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else.
A man 11 was one of the sandwich takers left, and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped he had moved on to a better environment. One day, the man came back, greeting Michael and 12 sandwiches of his own. He said Michael's daily food, warm handshakes and wishes had given him the encouragement he badly needed. 13 he achieved some success, he decided to do the same thing as Michael.
The moment needed no 14. The two men worked silently, side by side, handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets, but a day with just a little more 15.
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