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07-02-2015, 03:14 PM
You can't buy much for two dollars these days, but in Philadelphia, you can feed yourself and a homeless neighbor with just a couple of bucks.
After leaving a successful Wall St. career because he found it unfulfilling, owner Mason Wartman opened Rosa's Fresh Pizza in late 2013. He had witnessed the popularity of the one-dollar pizza joints in New York City and decided that a the concept might work in his native Philadelphia.
Before long, the walls of Rosa's became covered in Post-it Notes. Each one signifies someone who has given a dollar so that that a homeless or hungry person can enjoy a meal at no-cost. The messages on some are simple; others have drawings or a friendly letter. In the last year, Wartman reports that this system has provided more than 14,000 free slices for Philadelphians in need.
"This is way more rewarding than what I used to do on Wall Street," says Wartman. "I learn a ton everyday, I meet really cool people -- homeless and not homeless. I get to see a positive difference being made in a city that I really love. So, what more could I ask for, right?" -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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After leaving a successful Wall St. career because he found it unfulfilling, owner Mason Wartman opened Rosa's Fresh Pizza in late 2013. He had witnessed the popularity of the one-dollar pizza joints in New York City and decided that a the concept might work in his native Philadelphia.
Before long, the walls of Rosa's became covered in Post-it Notes. Each one signifies someone who has given a dollar so that that a homeless or hungry person can enjoy a meal at no-cost. The messages on some are simple; others have drawings or a friendly letter. In the last year, Wartman reports that this system has provided more than 14,000 free slices for Philadelphians in need.
"This is way more rewarding than what I used to do on Wall Street," says Wartman. "I learn a ton everyday, I meet really cool people -- homeless and not homeless. I get to see a positive difference being made in a city that I really love. So, what more could I ask for, right?" -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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