So, here's the deal. I have to do good things this year. My boyfriend decided he wanted to volunteer more and it kicked me into an idea frenzy.What could I do?
I decided I'd do one really nice thing for a good cause a month. It could be anything that I deem worthy, and since this is a personal thing, what's worthy isn't up for debate.
Today's the last day of January and I'm happy to announce that I've done something for the month.
In the greater New York metro area, we have a program called Midnight Run where items like travel-sized toiletries are distributed to the homeless.
I donated last year to my church before its run, but my church isn't on the schedule. So I found another local parish and I brought a large Old Navy bag filled with my trial-sized items [[like the free Dial from CVS and free Pantene from P&G's sample site]]. My mom gave me her stuff too and we had a nice bag to bring over.
Oh sure, it would be convenient for me to have trial-size toothpaste to bring on vacation, but it's a much more worthy option to donate what I had. I feel good about what I did, and I'll continue to do something every month. Maybe you will too.
4 comments:
This is a great idea. I'm going to participate this month. Let me get online and see what I can help with!
Hey! I'm so glad you're going to participate this month. Let me know what ideas you come up with!
I have a bunch of travel size items, too bad Midnight Run isn't in PA. That would have been a perfect place for them.
To the Women's shelter then!
Taika, the Women's shelter will appreciate it just as much as Midnight Run would!
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