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They escaped, assesses bullet joe rogan but Matua rogan recalls says the fire did extensive damage to his family's possessions, which weren't insured. Gentile had insurance and plans to restore the house. Enter the Garden Grove AARP, which strongly opposes fireworks in the city. But rather than merely sympathize with Matua, it opted to connect to him with a richness of deed that it may not fully grasp. Members decided to hold the sale. They knew that selling jigsaw puzzles and outdated books likely wouldn't put much of a dent in Matua's need for family clothes and furnishings. But they tried. The effort wasn't lost on Matua. "My heart cries right now," he says outside the meeting room where about 45 seniors -- one as old as 91 -- were gathered "I do not know anyone in there. They have poured their hearts out, bringing things they own to help build something. They've gone out of their way to help my family. "He was touched because he knows most of the seniors aren't wealthy "Look in there," he says "The aura in there is to help. "That's a good aura.

It seemed to me that the seniors were distilling generosity to its purest form. "I told Josh that we were going to have a white elephant sale for him, but that we probably wouldn't raise a lot of money," chapter Vice President Sharon Tanihara says carlos mencia vs joe rogan . "When I told him we weren't going to make much money, he said, 'All I want is a hug. ' That just blew me away. "One of the members who donated and bought was Joyce Eastman She donated a couple of pictures, a broach and a vase joe grogan . "Because seniors don't have that much money, they have something like this so they can make some money," she says jow rogan . "They can help someone in need, where just asking them to give could be hard. "She ponied up $3 for the string of raffle tickets and won Her haul: a pocket calculator and a couple books jor rogan . She gave a look that said, "I don't really need them. "Precisely the point. Matua thanked the group and offered his services. "I'm big, I'm strong," he told them, quite convincing at 320 pounds. "I can lift a rock. "What he meant was, he could do yardwork or chores.

He and his girlfriend and 7-month-old son now are in a one-bedroom apartment in Westminster. When all was said and done, the group raised $542, including a contribution of $100 from its treasury, and bolstered by donations from other people who heard of the sale contact joe rogan . I overheard one conversation in which someone said he put $100 in the jar. I hope I'm making the point that this isn't about money joe rogin . It surely wasn't to Matua. "Someone shaking your hand, putting their hand on your shoulder," he says joe rogen . "Do you know how good that feels? I try not to put my problems on anybody, but I'm just so thankful joe roggan . It's a breath of fresh, fresh air. "--Dana Parsons' column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays He can be reached at (714) 966-7821 or at dana. parsons. An archive of his recent columns is at latimes /parsons. . The City Council on Wednesday denied an effort by the Westin Bonaventure Hotel to stop the Grand Avenue project planned for downtown. The Westin had appealed the project, alleging that it violated a downtown housing plan because it had too many units. The council's action upheld its planning committee's earlier denial of the appeal. .

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