Bride Calls Off Wedding, Throws Party For Homeless

[Sequoia]

EVERETT, Wash. -- A young woman decided to call off her wedding 12 days before the event and her parents knew they'd be stuck with the bill, so they decided to have a party anyway and invited the homeless.

Residents of the Interfaith Family Shelter, housed in a former convent across from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church where the wedding had been scheduled, attended the bash thrown by Katie Hosking, 22, a medical assistant at the Everett Clinic, and her parents, Bill and Susan Hosking of Lake Stevens.

"They had a DJ and really good music. It was a warm, friendly atmosphere. The food was delicious. It was a nice break with people not worrying about anything for one night," shelter manager Carol Oliva said. "Toward the end of the evening, they packed up all the leftover food and we got to bring it back to the shelter."

One homeless woman got her son out of a wheelchair, "took that child out on the dance floor and picked him up and danced with him. It was a beautiful sight. Our kids realized that even when something bad happens, somebody else has something worse," Susan Hosking said. "It was an eye-opener."

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[newscott]

1. Good for her.

[redqueen]

2. Oh, God, that's lovely...

Brought a tear to my eye... thanks for sharing this.

[hickman1937]

3. Those things are like a stone thrown in a pond.

The party was good, but the ripples will go on for awhile. Good for them.

[sonias]

4. Nice touch

Now we'd never see 24/7 coverage of the thoughtful parents like we did the runaway bride, huh?

Sonia

[redqueen]

5. No, but we should...

Stuff like this might actually help to begin to mend the divide in this country.

[Booster]

6. Now, I think this young woman should get the same exposure

and time on national TV as the runaway bride got, but I won't hold my breath. Nice thing to do.

[JimmyJazz]

9. I completely agree.

I guess the runaway bride's parents just threw their money away - 600 guests at a reception - that would have made a nice meal for a lot of people.

[Zuni]

7. What a wonderful gesture

that is pretty damn cool

[Ikonoklast]

8. Instant Karmas' gonna get you.....

By the trainload, I hope! What a novel idea! Actually feeding the poor and less fortunate.