Nov 28 2008
Helping Low-Income Families
I, like many other shoppers, ventured out today for Black Friday. Boy, that was a weird experience, which I will talk about later. Right now, I want to talk about helping those who are less fortunate.
My daughter started pre-k this year at our local elementary school. I am sure many schools have donation drives like this, but we are new to school so it is new to us. A letter was sent home asking parents to bring an item to the school to help fill up our local food bank. My daughter’s grade was assigned paper products. There is also a Christmas tree in the lobby with information on children who need gifts.
The tag I took from the Christmas tree stated the girl was 6 years old, needed a winter hat and gloves and that she liked Barbie. So, today I stopped at Wal-Mart and the Dollar Tree. I bought a ballerina Barbie for $5.47 (that was the regular price not a sale price) from Wal-Mart. From the Dollar Tree, I got a 2-pack of gloves, a winter hat, and two packages of toilet paper. This cost me $10 and some change.
I will admit that I rarely donate. I honestly don’t know why. But, I am going to start now. It was an unbelievable feeling buying these items. It was more than thinking “I did my good deed for today.” I guess it hard to describe.
Whether you are a parent or not, contact your local school district to see if they run similar donation drives. Even if you are on a budget (like I am too), you can still help those in need. What I like about donating these items through our school district is I know they stay in the community.
