Joseph Choi, Family Serve Hundreds Of Homeless
From TheOmahaChannel.com, Fri., Dec. 26, 2008
OMAHA, Neb. - An Omaha family continued its Christmas tradition of giving up material gifts for civic service.
Eight years ago, Joseph Choi told his daughters, "Let's do something that is truly meaningful. And let's do it on behalf of our family," according to one of his daughters.
Every Christmas since, the family has cooked and served traditional Korean meals for the city's homeless. For at least one night, the dinner plays a part in the Siena Francis House's mission of rehabilitation and ending the cycle of homelessness.
"We try to help the people," Joseph Choi said.
He, his wife and children made enough Korean specialty foods Thursday night to serve a steaming plate to hundreds of cold visitors.
Their friends gave a holiday concert, playing holiday pieces on violin. One friend, clothing store owner Mike Oh, donated dozens of boxes of new winter clothes. They were distributed after dinner.
"It's just great to see that there are such wonderful people out there in the world to remember all of us people down here," said a woman at the shelter who identified herself as Michelle.
Choi's daughter, Regina Holmstrom, said remembering the less fortunate is her real meaning of Christmas.
"When I do this, it's the most inspirational, most heartfelt thing," Holmstrom said.
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