[cappyjon431]

I'm not sure how this post got so off topic, but I think the folks at Havana should be praised for doing a good deed during the holiday season. I didn't hear of or see any other Village businesses offering such a wonderful gesture for those who might be going through difficult times.

As for the detour of this thread, there are many who live in TV who are going through rough times. The economy is bad, prices are up for medical care, gas, groceries, etc. Some people lost substantial amounts of their retirement accounts (my father's 401K is valued at half of what it was only six years ago). Other lost money on the sales of their homes before moving here.

Some folks don't have the social support of family that many of us enjoy. My wife is an RN in the hospital here and she sees it on a daily basis- people who are sick, people who are not eating properly, people who withhold going to the doctor for too long because they are afraid of having to pay too much for their prescriptions or or having to make a copayment for doctor visits.

Sure, most of us are doing OK financially and we have the support of families, but there are many who do not. I think that Havana's gesture was a nice one for those less fortunate than ourselves.