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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Lakewood Shopping Center Tries To Deter Panhandling With Apple Campaign
The Lakewood Shopping Center has started an anti-panhandling program in which merchants post apple-shaped signs to encourage shoppers to donate to charities
Gary Griffith
The DMN reports that the Lakewood Shopping Center has started an anti-panhandling program in which merchants post apple-shaped signs to encourage shoppers to donate to charities who feed the homeless rather than give to panhandlers in the shopping center.
The program was councilman / mayoral candidate Gary Griffith's brainchild. It seems so simple that I wonder why it took nearly three months to get off the ground.
While I doubt the "Apple" program alone could have any impact, it will be interesting to see if the attendant patrols organized by the merchants' association will help.
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