Guests of the So Others Might Eat (SOME) dining hall got a surprise today when they were served by The First Family as part of the Martin Luther King Day of Service initiative, "a day ON, not a day OFF." Mrs. Obama poured coffee with daughter Sasha, while Mrs. Robinson and Malia refilled guests’ plates from platters of barbecued chicken, potato salad, and cornbread. Lively jazz played in the background of the brick basement as over 150 guests dined.
The President took photos with volunteers before walking along the tables and shaking hands with guests. He then returned to an assembly area, exclaiming "All right, let’s go to work, I’m ready!" The President passed out paper plates of food to a line of men, shook their hands, greeted each with "How are you, sir?" and "Good to see you."
According to Emily Van Loon, CFO of SOME, guests had no idea the First Family would be visiting. She says one woman, so surprised at being served by Obama, broke into tears. People who couldn’t go through security were given to-go lunches which were on a table at the front of the room.
SOME also provides housing assistance, medical care, job training, addiction treatment and mental health services. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service-which is working with the White House on the MLK Day of Service, and leads all domestic service initiatives (i.e. AmeriCorps)-10,000 projects are taking place across the country today.
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