Minnesota Pizzeria Owner Confronts Hungry Dumpster-Divers With an Unforgettable Act of Compassion

Minnesota Pizzeria Owner Confronts Hungry Dumpster-Divers With an Unforgettable Act of Compassion

When most people discover someone rifling through their garbage, their reaction is to either contact the police or put up a warning sign. Not Chris Kolstad. After the owner of Heights Pizza Man in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, discovered that hungry neighbors were eating from his garbage bin rather than face the loneliness of asking for help. He chose compassion over confrontation and turned one uncomfortable discovery into a lesson in kindness a…