Salt City Sinner

Posted by: ViewFinder 11/18/2012 Photography by:  Melodía Gutiérrez As Thanksgiving Day rapidly approaches many Salt Lake families are struggling financially more so than in recent years past.  These families are now faced with not having the means to purchase the traditional Turkey for their Thanksgiving feast. For 13 years now a Salt Lake resident, Frank Cordova has organized within the Latino and Salt Lake community to gather thousands of turkeys to benefit families in need.   This year a call was put out in desperation pleading with the community to assist in the efforts of this amazing project "Annual Latinio Turkey Drive".  Because Mr. Frank Cordova (pictured above on the far right) has been quite ill and his focus has been a battle for his health as of late- it seemed as though the project would not reap the multitude of donations as in years past.  "Since I began this drive twelve years ago, every year I've been excited to see the community c...

Posted 7/16/12 by ViewFinder Really Really Free Market: Bring what you don't need, take what you do. A new black velvet jacket, someone no longer needed, but this lovely young tourist was thrilled to have a jacket to wear on the plane ride home! With so much consumption all around us, there must be piles of clothing, books, housewares and other goods that we no longer need- RECYCLE through the Really Really Free Market!  Give to those who DO need, and take what YOU need. Do you have a skill that you can share with others?  Here one of the local participants gifts his talent of making balloon animals.  This child was so patient.  I watched as his eyes lit up watching as his special creation was forming before his very eyes, moments of sheer joy flooded his face- I almost cried watching this beautiful moment. Liberty Park was a great place for Really Really Free Market.  Two participants rode bikes around the park tell...