Civic Engagement: Community Disaster Relief Wagon

Circus Maximus flew from Seattle with his partner Karissa to help out in NJ after Hurricane Sandy. Using skills that he already had as a caterer, he decided to create The U-HUNGRY Cafe to mobilize and distribute food to shore towns without electricity and whose cars had been totaled by the storm. Along the way he found a crew of like-minded volunteers who got a quick lesson on how to do catering from the back of a U-Haul truck. They listened to people's stories and helped to bring some levity and humor to the situation.

Circus started a pay-it-forward solidarity approach and eventually handed-off the reins and returned to his home in Seattle. The U-HUNGRY too Cafe volunteers continue providing aid, and are now in Oklahoma. They share common values and beliefs, "We are one human community and family with a responsibility to care of for each other."

Part of the Engaging People Series.

engagingpeople.tv
Rate video 
Culture
Trending Articles
Films That Inspire Inner Change
Films For Action
Intersections of Science and Spirituality
Subscribe for $5/mo to Watch over 50 Patron-Exclusive Films

Become a Patron. Support Films For Action.

For $5 a month, you'll gain access to over 50 patron-exclusive documentaries while keeping us ad-free and financially independent. We need 350 more Patrons to grow our team in 2024.

Subscribe here

Your support helps grow our 6000+ video library, which is 99% free thanks to our patrons!