I had to post my posts in a specific order today because I wanted this one to be at the top of Friday’s posts. This is a very important topic to me and I want to be an example and make sure everyone sees this post. First Off, I am participating in The Parent Blogger’s Network’s weekly Blog Blast. This week the Blog Blast is about helping others:
Dear Bloggers -
Whether it’s writing down goals in our personal journal
or proclaiming them publicly on our blog, most of us resolve to make changes as
the new year rolls around – better organization, healthier living, smaller
pants.But what about resolving to do something for someone else? Whether it’s
helping your neighbor whose husband is deployed, volunteering at your local
nursing home, or together with your kids donating some outgrown toys to a local
church, making a difference in someone else’s life can be just as satisfying as
changing your own – if not more so.So tell us how you and your
family already help others, or how you plan to add that to your list for 2009.This week, we’ve teamed up with The Quaker Oats Company to spread
www.startwithsubstance.com, Quaker
the word about the Start with Substance campaign to donate up to one million
bowls of oatmeal to those in need.From January 12 through February 28, for every
UPC from a Quaker Oatmeal hot cereal product families enter at
will donate one bowl of oatmeal to Share Our Strength, a childhood hunger
organization. You’ll need to be a Facebook member to participate.Families
helping families – now that’ll make you feel as warm inside as a bowl of
oatmeal.
What can you
win?We’ve got two $250 VISA gift cards to award at random!We’re looking forward
to your posts!
Best,Kristen & Julie
I find it absolutely wonderful and invite you to share how you are going to give this year.
What am I doing this year? I am doing a LOT. One of the moms in my MOMS club had a birthday party for her son and instead of bringing gifts we all made party gift bags to give to the food bank. These bags contained various items required to throw a party for children’s parents who can’t afford party favors, cake mix, bowls and plates, juice, decorations. It was a lot of fun to put this together.
I am also giving the food bank things that I can get for free or nearly for free. I’m going to be collecting things all year round and give whenever I have a couple bags full of food. I also participate in all of the service projects that my MOMS club does for the organizations around the area. We help moms in need. If we hear about someone that needs something we try to fill that need. We make birthday cakes for each other and we make meals when someone has a baby. You know, helping others doesn’t always mean you need to give money. Sometimes just taking the time to show someone you care is the biggest way to help.
One other thing I am trying to get involved in is
I have a huge passion to help others. I have always felt that I don’t have the resources to give; but over the past two years I have realized that I CAN. I can get companies to give and I can give out of what I have. If you can contact a company and ask for a product to review and giveaway, why can’t you ask for one to donate. Donations are excellent PR and a tax write off. They also are full filling. My grandmother gives everything you give her. I sent some magnets to her with pictures of my children on them. She gave them away because my cousin just loved the picture of my kids. So it was a good thing that I sent extra to my dad. He made sure that there was still one on her fridge. I suppose she is one of the examples in my life that makes me want to give.
When I was growing up she would always take me with her when she was delivering Meals on Wheels. She also took me to meet some distant relatives that didn’t have toys or clothes and she would gather hand-me-downs from the family and deliver them. It really touches me now. I hope I had the right attitude then. I want to bring my kids up the same way. I shall do what I can to give to the community I live in and through the Internet. Thank you to everyone that makes this possible.
Giving is something people do at the end of the year. Christmas seems to make us think about giving. We should do it all year round. The spirit of Christmas should be in our hearts every day.
This post was written for the Parent Bloggers Network as part of a sweepstakes sponsored by The Quaker Oats company and for myself.
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I’m on facebook…how do I get started to help?
It’s refreshing to see a resolution that isn’t self-serving…kudos!
One of the things I wanna do this year is get the word out about my Outreach program thru Avon to benefit sick children. I was actually about to post that blog.
Awesome post!
Awesome idea with the birthday packs for those that can’t afford. There are many , MANY kids who’ve never had a birthday PARTY. So sad.
Wow, I was inspired by your words and thoughts and wishes here. If we only had a few more people like you in the world, things might not look so bleak.
Thank you for all you do and your passion to help others.