A Dallas homeless shelter on Thursday tried to set a world record for the most spaghetti served in one day.
Union Gospel Mission Dallas aimed to feed more than 1,000 people on National Spaghetti Day – and by mid-afternoon was nearing its goal. While it’s unknown if the mission did set any records, Pastor Bruce Butler said the event was a great way to bring awareness to Dallas’s growing homeless problem.
“It could be you if we just have, you know, a bad period of time or we lose a job or our house is burnt or something,” he said. “It's not always someone that's on drugs and alcohol. Times have just been tough for everybody in the last several years.”
He says the mission fed about 5,000 people last year — 40% more than the year before.