Charity

Oh the fun of giving. I love to give, I really do. I enjoy giving something to someone on a personal level. I do not believe giving should be done with disgust or because it is required. I do not believe giving should be impersonal. As a result of this I do not give cash to any organization.

While I do not make monetary donations we are generous with our time. We love to volunteer and I personally feel that there is more to be gained by donating time and energy then to make a cash donation.

We aim to donate four hours of our time each month. Those four hours make a huge difference in the lives of many people directly and indirectly. Here are four things we can do in four hours.

We can provide 200 hungry people with a hot meal.

We can pack hundred of back packs with food to send home with children so that they have food to eat over the weekend.

We can prepare boxes of food for 200 families at the local food pantry and help organize and rotate the food.

We can pick up trash at a park, nature trail or along the river.

I am sure that those who come and wait in a long line to receive a hot meal appreciate the meal and the smile that goes with it, for many of the homeless who come through it may be their only hot meal and the only smile they received that week.

The children who take home a backpack know that they will not go hungry. They may be not full but at the very least they will not go hungry.

Families who need a bit more to make it threw the week on their budget can do so without trying to figure out what bill they will no pay so that they can buy enough food.

It may not be direct but those who go on nature hikes or live down stream on the river appreciate looking at less trash. I’m sure mother nature appreciates it as well.