Chicago Cubs put their hotel stays to good use

This is a neat story…

You know those small bars of soap and tiny shampoo bottles in your hotel room? Maybe you keep them as a souvenir from your trip, or perhaps you just leave them for the next guest.

Jimmy Bank, the Cubs’ traveling secretary, found people who need them.

There are folks who can’t afford a bar of soap. There are families that have a tough time buying shampoo because they need to allocate that money toward food.
“To have people figure out a way to use things they aren’t going to use is just really thoughtful,” said Karen Tredwell. (Carrie Muskat)

The Cubs spend more than 80 days in hotels each year, which is a lot of soap and shampoo. For the past two years, Bank has asked the players and staff to donate any unused toiletries, which he ships to the Waukesha Food Pantry, a few miles outside Milwaukee. Those tiny bars and bottles are prized possessions.

“Jimmy said, ‘I’ve got this idea — what do you think?'” said Karen Tredwell, the pantry’s executive director. “I don’t know if he realized it, but … you can’t use food stamps for shampoo or conditioner or deodorant or toothpaste or any of that stuff. Even the small travel sizes are seen kind of like gold around here.

As heartwarming as this story is, there’s definitely a lesson that could be learned for conservatives, thanks to this quote:

“He said, ‘Mom, I get why you do what you do,'” she said. “He said, ‘It’s kind of like Roberto Clemente. When people have a lot, it’s our job to help those who have a little so it’s more fair.’