To the good folks in Janesville and all the Janesville churches who for the last 16 years have shared the Christmas good fortune and food with anyone in need.

The community once again offered a fine Christmas meal to those with no other place to go on Christmas. Many just come for the friendship and feeling of community.

The dinner, held at the Janesville United Methodist Church this year, offered about three dozen people a home-cooked meal, holiday music and friendly conversation.

Many of the volunteers have been doing it for a decade. The group also boxed up meals and brought them to people who were homebound and working on Christmas.

Simple acts of charity like these renew faith in the goodness of people.