Charity is NOT all about MONEY
Posted by: JustSmile
5th Feb 2011 02:59pm
As a young child I remember packing up the toys I had out grown and giving them to an organization that re-gifted them to children that didnt have toys...
this is a prime example of how even children can get into charity...and they are not giving up anything because its toys they dont play with...
In 2007 and 2008 I shaved my head for children fighting cancer, alot of people kept telling me how brave I was for doing it (in 2007 I was one of 2 girls, in 2008 I was the only girl that did it) but in reality its the children that are fighting cancer who are brave because they often dont have a choice in loosing their hair...but I had a chocie and decided to do it not just to raise money and awearness but to also to gain understanding of how being bald can affect a childs life.
During the 2008 headshave I met a little girl who had fought cancer, through talking to her family I learnt that just showing your support makes a pretty big impact...and money does not have to be involved.
I really believe that donating money has nothing on donating time and a helping hand...
jjdrer
- 15th Mar 2014 09:01pm
I donated quite range of unwanted as new household items(even curtains), books, clothing etc. to a private school. One of the teachers had a list of what charities had need for products and distributed them accordingly. I personally know students at the school, one of whom helps pack goods for distribution. I was subsequently told where some of the goods had been given to. Some were given to Mums or Dads who had fled with their children from violent situations to various shelters.
When they found rental accomodation they given basic goods they neded to make a fresh start including clothing and furniture.
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