I picked Mission Avenue Elementary school to give to. I have witnessed, in the last year and a half, several children and families that seem in need. Some examples of children walking to school from a nearby rent-by-week hotel, parents crying because their hours had been cut at work, etc. I was directed to the School Councilor and she gave me the various options for where we could give the money to. I was happy […]
For my $100 charitable act I decided to spend the money on tangible groceries from Wal-Mart. The items purchased included tube socks, gloves, crackers, peanut butter, fruit cups, fruit bars, granola bars, water bottles, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soaps, shampoos… These items will also be gathered from other charitable givers within my family’s network over the next 6 weeks. The week of Christmas will be spent putting some of each of these items into separate gift bags. […]
This year I spoke to a friend that had come on some pretty hard times and had come to mind when considering the “family” we usually sponsor for Christmas… I had not got around to talking to the person in charge of organizing the project for the year. As we went into our meeting which was about “Angels on the Street” I was reminded that even though we all face struggles, if we take the […]
I gave my Angels on the Street $100.00 to a neighborhood boy named Larry Platero, His mother had passed away a few years back in the home, his Dad is paralyzed and wheel chair bound. Needless to say I see him alone a lot and always seems sad and lonely. So he was the first person I thought of. I wanted to put a Smile on his face and give him some happiness, just maybe […]
I had a much harder time trying to figure out whom or what I wanted to give this generous donation to than I thought I would. I quickly realized that I didn’t want to just give it to anyone that looked like they might be in need. I wanted it to go to someone or something that could truly benefit from the $100 that Andy and Sylvana so generously gave us. Just being given this […]