What ya doing for those less fortunate?
I'm in a new community so I'm doing a little research. I gave kiva.org gift certs to my parents last year that they've let languish. It was supposed to be a gift that kept on giving from folks that don't need anything more to dust. I may just give directly some place else in their name this year.
I think this is going to be a year when a lot more people than usual need our help.
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11-25-2008, 04:28 PM #1
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What is on your gift list for others?
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11-25-2008, 04:41 PM #2
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I have lots in my family who have been really hard hit. They're all getting useful things that they aren't able to buy for themselves now, and likely some grocery store type gift cards. Many are also getting hand knitted (by me!) comforting garments (hats, scarves, neck warmers).
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11-25-2008, 04:56 PM #3
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One of the benefits to working from home is I don't have to participate in Secret Santa gift giving to co-workers. It always pained me to see someone who was barely making ends meet either having to abstain or struggle to participate. And then it was mostly junk that was "gifted" and then thrown away. Yuck.
I'm out of it now, but it seems that Secret Santa gift boxes for charities have become much more popular, at least at our company's various offices. A few pennies collectively can go a lot farther.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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11-25-2008, 05:06 PM #4
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Cool idea! I'll have to pass that on, should I ever find myself in that position again
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11-25-2008, 05:37 PM #5
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My company is really big on community involvement and every month we contribute our time and $ to some organization -- Habitat, the local Shelter Network, food drives and food sorts at the Second Harvest Warehouse, backpacks and school supplies for needy kids, that sort of thing.
This month we're doing the Family Giving Tree. We have a Christmas tree in our break room on which Wish Cards are hung. On these cards are the first name, age, and the "wish" of a needy child in the area.
Those of us participating select a card and buy the toy listed on the card for the child. The agency collects the toys from us, wraps them and distributes them for Christmas.
So I'm going to schelp over to Toys 'R Us one of these days to pick up a Lego Harry Potter set for Mark, age 7.
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11-25-2008, 05:46 PM #6
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All too often we just forget time . . . .
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11-25-2008, 06:43 PM #7
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Originally Posted by jobob
My company is really big on community involvement and every month we contribute our time and $ to some organization -- Habitat, the local Shelter Network, food drives and food sorts at the Second Harvest Warehouse, backpacks and school supplies for needy kids, that sort of thing.
This month we're doing the Family Giving Tree. We have a Christmas tree in our break room on which Wish Cards are hung. On these cards are the first name, age, and the "wish" of a needy child in the area.
Those of us participating select a card and buy the toy listed on the card for the child. The agency collects the toys from us, wraps them and distributes them for Christmas.
So I'm going to schelp over to Toys 'R Us one of these days to pick up a Lego Harry Potter set for Mark, age 7.
We do this at my company too. I don't have kids of my own, and DH and I don't need anything. Our nieces and nephews are so spoiled it's ridiculous, so I "adopted" a family of 4 and a family of 2 kids in a similar program.
You know what was heart wrenching? Reading that a 15 year old boy's toy wish list includes gloves, hat and scarf. Oh, and sporting equipment. I'm all over that one....
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Thanks to all of you who give to others, in ANY way possible."Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
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11-25-2008, 04:57 PM #8
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Last year I chose Heifer International, this year I haven't quite decided, but I'll probably donate to our local food bank (Second Harvest). There is also a local organization started by a woman at the hospital where I work, they buy bikes for kids. Oh, and a new one - a young boy burned over 85% of his body, the hospital foundation has set up a fund to buy him a computer for school use.
Gift for Edgar
Turning Wheels for Kids
I'll probably divide my donation between these three.
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