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By Amanda Froelich
For one month in Lexington County, Kentucky, individuals who forgot to feed their parking meter or drove too fast and got a ticket can pay off their fines with canned good donations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that during the month-long "Food for Fines" program (November 16 – December 18), the city’s parking authority will accept cans for citations. Those who donate 10 canned food items will receive a $15 credit on citations. Customers with multiple citations are only allowed to bring in 10 cans per citation to receive the credits. All the food will be donated to God’s Pantry Food Bank, which will use the items to stock the shelves of its four Lexington locations. Said Marian Guinn, the CEO of God’s Pantry: "One expired parking meter ticket could mean two meals for hungry Fayette County families." LexPark Executive Director Gary Means said that citizens brought in more than 6,200 cans of food as payment during last year's "Food for Fines" program. The wonderful initiative is helping low-income families stay satiated during the cold and long winter months. Its importance, obviously, cannot be overstated. HuffPost reports that last year, the program was strictly limited to LexPark citations for expired parking meters. This year, any parking citation issued by either LexPark or the police department will be eligible. This means the food pantry is likely to receive even more donations. "We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we’ll see the numbers increase," Means said. No out-of-date, damaged or open canned goods will be accepted. The park authority suggests that those seeking to exchange food for fines bring large cans with vegetables and proteins. What are your thoughts on this positive news? Comment below and please share this article! This article (This City Allows People To Pay Off Parking Tickets With Food Pantry Donations) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to the author and TrueActivist.com http://www.naturalblaze.com/2015/11/this-city-allows-people-to-pay-off-parking-tickets-with-food-pantry-donations.html |
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Win, win! |
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Win, win! 
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awesome
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What a great idea! Whoever thought of that was sure thinking outside the box - win win for everyone..
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That should be expanded to moving violations also....but that wont happen because those are municipalities' cash cows.
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I think its a great idea. I hope it expands
There is a food kitchen in the next town from me. I met some of the people who work there ( everyday, volunteers).. they are angels.. They have 2 trucks and go around to the supermarkets a few times a week to get food.. They cook lunch and dinner. everyday. Good food, plenty of it and they ask for nothing in return. Great people |
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"We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we’ll see the numbers increase," Means said. Great. Nothing like associating breaking the law with doing something good. "Park illegally so you can do good!" "Go 100 MPH through a school zone, get a ticket, so you can do good!" "Drive drunk, so you can feed the children!" Don't feel bad about getting a ticket, feel good you get the opportunity to help someone! It's like you never did anything wrong! Which will teach everyone not to do it again, or that doing illegal things isn't THAT bad. Can't wait for the campaign for mayor or whatever "vote for me! I gave over $150k to the local food bank, to help local families. I care about you!" At best all this does is prepare people for mandatory and compulsory "charity." |
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"We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we’ll see the numbers increase," Means said. Great. Nothing like associating breaking the law with doing something good. "Park illegally so you can do good!" "Go 100 MPH through a school zone, get a ticket, so you can do good!" "Drive drunk, so you can feed the children!" Don't feel bad about getting a ticket, feel good you get the opportunity to help someone! It's like you never did anything wrong! Which will teach everyone not to do it again, or that doing illegal things isn't THAT bad. Can't wait for the campaign for mayor or whatever "vote for me! I gave over $150k to the local food bank, to help local families. I care about you!" At best all this does is prepare people for mandatory and compulsory "charity."  to bad you can't see any good in this... people are going to park illegally, peoples meters will run out regardless of anyones donations... the world still goes on even if you are a doomsayer or not...
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Can't wait for the campaign for mayor or Much rather see that than "I used $150k to hire more meter maids to write more tickets to raise another $150k"...
whatever "vote for me! I gave over $150k to the local food bank, to help local families. I care about you!" |
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"We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we’ll see the numbers increase," Means said. Great. Nothing like associating breaking the law with doing something good. "Park illegally so you can do good!" "Go 100 MPH through a school zone, get a ticket, so you can do good!" "Drive drunk, so you can feed the children!" Don't feel bad about getting a ticket, feel good you get the opportunity to help someone! It's like you never did anything wrong! Which will teach everyone not to do it again, or that doing illegal things isn't THAT bad. Can't wait for the campaign for mayor or whatever "vote for me! I gave over $150k to the local food bank, to help local families. I care about you!" At best all this does is prepare people for mandatory and compulsory "charity." I seriously doubt that they would consider DWI or driving 100 MPH thru a school zone or any other violation where you would have to stand before a judge as a candidate for this program. There is a laundry list of moving violations that would .. failure to use a turn signal. failure to come to a complete stop, failure to yield. ect, ect. |
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"We hope by opening the program up to all types of citations, we’ll see the numbers increase," Means said. Great. Nothing like associating breaking the law with doing something good. "Park illegally so you can do good!" "Go 100 MPH through a school zone, get a ticket, so you can do good!" "Drive drunk, so you can feed the children!" Don't feel bad about getting a ticket, feel good you get the opportunity to help someone! It's like you never did anything wrong! Which will teach everyone not to do it again, or that doing illegal things isn't THAT bad. Can't wait for the campaign for mayor or whatever "vote for me! I gave over $150k to the local food bank, to help local families. I care about you!" At best all this does is prepare people for mandatory and compulsory "charity." I seriously doubt that they would consider DWI or driving 100 MPH thru a school zone or any other violation where you would have to stand before a judge as a candidate for this program. There is a laundry list of moving violations that would .. failure to use a turn signal. failure to come to a complete stop, failure to yield. ect, ect. 
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