.... keep giving!
Looking for some meaningful family activities, now that the big day has passed? There are still a few holiday attractions to enjoy, and opportunities to help the young ones serve others.
As your family begins packing up after the holidays and discarding old items, there's a perfect way to combine those activities with charitable giving while instilling lessons about service.
Many thrift stores, including the Salvation Army Thrift Store and Goodwill Industries, are welcoming donations this time of year. Proceeds from the sale of such items are used to support needy families in the area, as well as other charitable causes.
Consider having your children select toys they no longer play with to donate to a youngster in need. Donate clothes, especially winter coats, that no longer fit, too.
You also might ask kids to help clean out your food pantry, then let them accompany you to donate the food at Harvest Hope or another community food bank. If there is an elderly resident living in your neighborhood or somewhere nearby, consider making a batch of cookies with your child and deliver it as a New Year's surprise.
Your child will learn the value of giving and become a more charitable person in the process.
(the above appeared in the Beaver County Times on January 11, 2011. Written by Bertram Rantin via McClatchy Newspapers.)
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