Wired question

I know this is wired but I think Reddit is filled with interesting people so I am going to ask!

I was laid off a few months ago, and started volunteering at homeless shelters. I want to provide meals for the homeless but we have not gone out to eat for more than two months…

This is the question- I have treated my boss who fired me a $20 meal ( I know ..stupid me) and gave $50 to a coworker as a wedding gift . He never bothered to say thank you, or reached out afterwards.

I want to ask them to give the money back so that I can use it towards meal preparation in the shelter. We have the money to provide basic food but I really want to cook a good meal.

I know it is not nice to ask the money back but given what happened, maybe they would understand?