This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week. The operation is like a well-oiled machine. Volunteers divide cases of fresh produce to distribute to 350 families.Robert Mason supervises the afternoon assembly line. He lives by a simple rule.'Everybody, if they think about it, they have something to give to others,' Mason told CBS News Bay Area.
At the food pantry, he tracks the numbers to make sure everyone gets what they need, no one goes hungry, and nothing gets wasted. He attributes his meticulous record-keeping and humility to his military training.'When you get these skills, whatever you're doing, it all comes natural,' Mason explained.Years ago, he got a certificate for distributing a million pounds of free groceries, but after that, he can only guess how much he's given away.
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