The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Charity's Colorful Style Wins Warren Buffett's Support

San Francisco

In a run-down part of the Tenderloin neighborhood here, more than 400 people line up in the noonday sun to get a free lunch from a local charity, the Glide Foundation.

"Who got a 25?" yells a Glide worker looking for the person in line with the next meal ticket. Holding a walkie-talkie and wearing a yellow windbreaker...

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