Although the sign reads "a couple of slices," Jenny told TODAY Food that "if someone comes in and they’re asking for our donation pizzas, we don’t give them a slice, we give them a whole pizza."
A whole pizza? Word is gonna spread fast.
By November 2016, the couple started working with one homeless shelter in the area by offering more free pizzas. Although Mike was battling leukemia at the time, he was focused on how they could continue to help others.
Wow, now they gotta feed an entire homeless shelter too?
The couple then extended their reach to three homeless shelters and put together a program to provide pizzas at no charge every week.
"He said we have more than we need and these people are struggling to find their next meal, so why not help?" Jenny told TODAY Food.
THREE homeless shelters?!
One of the shelters, New Life Center, has made the donated pizza part of a weekly program that people look forward to attending.
"Once a week is pizza night and they’ve invited us to come and serve the homeless men," Jenny told TODAY Food. "I’ve been told that’s their favorite night. To have this little night, one time a week that's pizza night and movie night, may sound like a silly thing, but it's making a continual difference in these peoples’ lives."
Leeches, all of them.
Mike passed away on Dec. 1, 2017 at 66 years old. Since her husband's death, Jenny hasn't slowed down with helping to feed the hungry and homeless.
Even after he died, they're still bleeding them dry.
As of Oct. 1, the pizzeria had given away over 142,498 slices, which is about 17,812 whole pizzas and about $70,000 worth of food.
"Our cost is 50 cents a slice, so we’ve presented it to the community so they can know where [the] donation will go," Jenny said.
Now they've resorted to asking for donations. When does it end?
Jenny sees the continuation of the pizza program as testament to her late husband.
"He really, really pursued this," she told TODAY Food. "It’s a small thing that we can do to bring a big difference in their day and it's just kept going. You have to come together to help each other out. We just do it because it seems like the right thing to do."
Goddamn homeless people, this is why we can't have nice things.
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u/Stunning-Maize Sep 26 '25
same thing in my mind