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Volunteer Jay Hamburger, second from right, helps volunteers distribute food to
Houston's needy on Sept. 11.

people who support me by donating
schools in the district to find the best
their time, effort and, of course, food.,
fit for individual families in need.
I see myself as a hollow bone — a
According to Selig, all nine families
channel used to get help to people.
who have enrolled their children at
You see, we all make a choice on
Parker have been very emotional. "And
how much of a channel we can be,
each time a parent has cried in my
and I'm just lucky to have people who
office, I've burst into tears along with
choose to help others as much as they
them. This experience has been so
devastating, especially for the children. can. And, I'm just a vehicle for it."
Like they do every Sunday,
I'm just glad that there is something
"Hamburger's Heroes" cooked 20 gal-
we can do to help," she said.
lons of gourmet vegetarian stew. They
Other Jews are pitching in.
also prepared several pans of cornbread
Houston photographer Jay
and bought sliced meat and an assort-
Hamburger and his 9-year-old
ment of epicurean breads.
daughter, Rachel, prepared and
Rather than take his operation to a
served meals for several hundred
conventional shelter, Hamburger
evacuees from New Orleans.
thought it important to help the
Nicknamed the "Egg Man," the
evacuees.
Houston resident has been cooking
"It's so easy for people to fall
and serving 200 hot meals every
through the cracks in times of great
Sunday for the past 15 years to the
crisis, which is why I make it a point
local homeless population.
to look for people off the radar
As Houston became home for tens
screen," Hamburger explained. "So far,
of thousands of evacuees from the
I don't think we've had large numbers
hardest-hit communities, a Houston
of evacuees join the local homeless
police officer informed Hamburger
population but, unfortunately, I fear
that there were three motels near the
that this might change in the coming
downtown area that were full of
Katrina's victims desperately in need of weeks."
Hamburger said he will continue to
food. So, in addition to his regular
serve
special meals to those who fled
Sunday routine, Hamburger decided
Hurricane Katrina and is on the look-
to make an additional outing on Sept.
out for individuals and families who
6, and he and several volunteers
may become pigeonholed along the
arrived at the motels' doorsteps bear-
margins of society. He also has made
ing special gifts.
available two rental houses for anyone
"I'm not the one who made this
in need. ❑
happen," Hamburger said. "It's the

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