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I would like to challange members to do something for someone less fortunate this season. It can be as time consuming as you wish.
Ideas can be difficult so I will give some. Do something as a family, get younger children involved. Do something with your friends or significant other.
1. Have a party, or dinner party. Have people bring a spare blanket, toy, or non-perishable to the party that can later be donated.
2. Have a few friends over for a couple of drinks one afternoon, and each bring a sandwich making item. Make sandwiches and drop off to a local shelter.
3. Have a few friends over, like the above. And set a limit of $10 dollars to go to the dollar store and get stocking stuffer things for kids. Drop off at a womans shelter, or something alike.
4. Buy a toy or two, and find a drop off for Christmas toys for kids. This is good to do with your own children, make it a family outing.
5. Contact a shelter, or like agency in your area, and find out if there are families to sponser, this may include purchasing stuff for one child, or making a food basket for them.
6. Volunteer at a shelter on Christmas eve or Christmas day serving food. This can be even for 1 hour, these places need volunteers.
Anyway, those are just a few ideas. If you can't do anything major, pick up a small toy and bring to a drop off.
Please post any other ideas you have, or things that you do already.
Or what you have decided to do ...you'll be glad you did!!!
Ideas can be difficult so I will give some. Do something as a family, get younger children involved. Do something with your friends or significant other.
1. Have a party, or dinner party. Have people bring a spare blanket, toy, or non-perishable to the party that can later be donated.
2. Have a few friends over for a couple of drinks one afternoon, and each bring a sandwich making item. Make sandwiches and drop off to a local shelter.
3. Have a few friends over, like the above. And set a limit of $10 dollars to go to the dollar store and get stocking stuffer things for kids. Drop off at a womans shelter, or something alike.
4. Buy a toy or two, and find a drop off for Christmas toys for kids. This is good to do with your own children, make it a family outing.
5. Contact a shelter, or like agency in your area, and find out if there are families to sponser, this may include purchasing stuff for one child, or making a food basket for them.
6. Volunteer at a shelter on Christmas eve or Christmas day serving food. This can be even for 1 hour, these places need volunteers.
Anyway, those are just a few ideas. If you can't do anything major, pick up a small toy and bring to a drop off.
Please post any other ideas you have, or things that you do already.
Or what you have decided to do ...you'll be glad you did!!!
