Kreeg Peeples
Kreeg Peeples shows off an issue of Street Roots, the newspaper he volunteers with seven days a week.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Meals on wheels: the Potluck in the Park truck makes its way to deliver meals to the nearly 400 people who show up at Bryant Park every Sunday.
View Slideshow » Illustration:The setup begins: fresh bread and early arrivals at Bryant Park.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Potluck in the (packed) Park in full swing. Participation this year is up 20 percent over last year’s figures.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Don’t forget your greens! Potluck in the Park works hard to provide balanced meals with fruits and salads.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Peeples with other Potluck in the Park volunteers. “We’re not just filling empty tummies,” he says. “There is a community here. The emotional paycheck I get is that people come back because they feel like they were cared about.”
Today, in addition to volunteering for organizations such as Street Roots and the Blanchet House, among others, Peeples devotes at least three days a week to visiting food centers, planning meals, and then, on Sundays, preparing and serving healthy meals to the more than 400 people (and growing—attendance is up 20 percent over 2008) who arrive at O’Bryant Square every week. “We’re not just filling empty tummies,” Peeples ays. “There is a community here. The emotional paycheck I get is that people come back because they feel like they were cared about.” Find out more about Peeples in our web exclusive slideshow.
Published: November 2009
