Ian White, a sixth-grader at St. Stephen Catholic School, penned a school paper in which he likened Cynthia Pinckney, left, to a saint. His paper reads as follows: "Rev. Cynthia Pinckney is the founder of a nonprofit organization that feeds and clothes the area's homeless. She feeds the homeless with meals donated by the church. In past years, the dinners were held under the pavilion at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street. Last year, the ministry fed more than 250 people who were among an estimated 2,000 homeless people living in woods, abandoned buildings and beneath overpasses in the Brandon area, according to the Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition. Her organization also feeds the homeless on Thanksgiving Day. Modern day Saint Cynthia Pinckney reminds me of Saint Eilsabeth Ann Bailey Seton. Elisabeth Ann Bailey Seton was born Aug. 18, 1774 in New York City. Her feast day is January 4. She is recognized as a saint because of all the work she had done with the homeless. She established orphanages and hospitals all over the United States. Elisabeth converted to the Catholic Church in 1805. Saint Elisabeth Ann Bailey Seton was the first American-born person to be canonized and sainthood was granted by Pope Paul VI and the Catholic Church on September 14, 1975. Rev. Cynthia Pinckney and Saint Elisabth Ann Bailey Seton were both dedicated to helping the poor. Each of these women was honored for what they did for the poor and hungry. I would like to take what they did into my life by helping someone on the street by maybe giving them money for a meal. My family and I are going to feed the homeless this Thanksgiving with Cynthia Pinckney."

Ian White, a sixth-grader at St. Stephen Catholic School, penned a school paper in which he likened Cynthia Pinckney, left, to a saint. His paper reads as follows: "Rev. Cynthia Pinckney is the founder of a nonprofit organization that feeds and clothes the area's homeless. She feeds the homeless with meals donated by the church. In past years, the dinners were held under the pavilion at the Brandon Recreation Center on Sadie Street. Last year, the ministry fed more than 250 people who were among an estimated 2,000 homeless people living in woods, abandoned buildings and beneath overpasses in the Brandon area, according to the Hillsborough County Homeless Coalition. Her organization also feeds the homeless on Thanksgiving Day. Modern day Saint Cynthia Pinckney reminds me of Saint Eilsabeth Ann Bailey Seton. Elisabeth Ann Bailey Seton was born Aug. 18, 1774 in New York City. Her feast day is January 4. She is recognized as a saint because of all the work she had done with the homeless. She established orphanages and hospitals all over the United States. Elisabeth converted to the Catholic Church in 1805. Saint Elisabeth Ann Bailey Seton was the first American-born person to be canonized and sainthood was granted by Pope Paul VI and the Catholic Church on September 14, 1975. Rev. Cynthia Pinckney and Saint Elisabth Ann Bailey Seton were both dedicated to helping the poor. Each of these women was honored for what they did for the poor and hungry. I would like to take what they did into my life by helping someone on the street by maybe giving them money for a meal. My family and I are going to feed the homeless this Thanksgiving with Cynthia Pinckney."