The greatest gift

The greatest gift you can give.........is your time.

Time to listen to someone hurting.

Time to an animal shelter to be a dog walker.

Time to go to a rest home and talk with those who have no visitors.

Time in your church children's dept. to allow parents to enjoy the services.

Time to take a shut in to the Doctor. Time to pick up trash along the highway.

Time to knit or sew for charity.

Time to help at a soup kitchen.

Donate those used books and magazines to schools and libraries.....

Become a pen pal...................................

May bags

On Far side of fifty she shared a tradition of making May bags and filling them with candy.

You then hang one on your neighbors door.

Maybe you have some gently used stuffed animals that are no longer needed.....Clean them up and donate them to the police dept. It can make a huge difference to a traumatized child.

Neighbors

Be a good neighbor...Show consideration for you neighbor by respecting their privacy; avoid being loud or disruptive, keep your property neat and don't impose or ask too often for favors.

Smile

Everyone has a smile to share...

Don't forget to share yours.

Have a charity day at work, with employees bringing nonperishable food items to donate.

Support your local Crisis Pregnancy Center

Buy a roll of stickers and keep them in your purse.
A perfect treat for the little ones you meet along your way.

Don't forget our little feathered friends

Daily

Pay someone a compliment at least once a day

At the workplace

Bring some flowers to work along with some aluminum foil and share them with co-workers.
Home grown ones are even better!

Giving anonymously

Tape the exact change for a local phone call on a pay phone.

Take some homemade cookies to those who have to work on holidays like our firemen.

Salvation Army

Turn a $10.00 bill into ten ones and drop a dollar in the bucket as you go from store to store to shop. Brings great encouragement to the person faithfully ringing the bell and goes for a great cause.

Bridge and Beyond Project

Click on the picture for more information about this group and to the questions they ask below...

just say yes to one.

Can you can knit, or crochet and make something to donate?

Can you can blog about this to spread the word?

Can you can place our badge on your blog or website to spread the news?

Can you can tell your family, your friends, your neighbors, and your co-workers about it?

Does someone in your circle knit, crochet, have yarn they no longer use, blog, have a website?

Can you donate socks? Which are always a needed item...nothing worse than cold wet feet.

Can you can collect little soaps, lotions, shampoo etc? Start saving all those samples at hotels when you travel (either for business or pleasure).

Can you put out a box to collect things at work?

Can you place a notice in your school's newsletter, your church's bulletin?

Do you have an old, no longer being used backpack you could fill with warm clothing, or instant food?

Donate

There are many organizations that will make good use of that old cell phone.

Baby bottle

Purchase a baby bottle and fill it with your loose change.
When full, donatate it to your local Crisis pregnancy center and both will be used and appreciated.

Food Bank

The next time you are at the grocery store and it is a two for one deal....buy it and donate one to your local food bank. They are always in need.