You know, we are talking about doing service projects with our 7th grade Sunday School class, while I was talking about this with someone (can't remember who) the comment was said, " it would be nice to have an ongoing project so that there was committment and possibly noticable results, not just to swoop in and do something for a day...."
This idea has had me thinking. Perhaps there is a need for relationship service: at a nursing home, at the Salvation army-somehow, at channel one, boys and girls club, making hospitality bags for homeless and having them in our car(like we talked about this summer), are there people in the community that need help shoveling, decorating, wrapping, shoppping, some place that GIFT could impact regularly. not everyone would have to committ every time but we could rotate dates and families --- i don't know...now i am thinking off the top of my head.....
Just wondering how the discussion went and what was decided. Was there a decision to do a project. were there other ideas?
We have been talking about helping the homeless and making "care bags" to have in our car since the early fall with Tor and Solveig. We have been slow to make them but have given some gift cards to a couple of homeless men.
So Tor earned $10 shoveling the neighbors driveway last week. On Sunday on the way home from church we saw a homeless man on the corner. A few minutes later Tor decided that it would be good to check to see if the man was still there on the way back to the Christmas program and he would give him one of his $5 dollar bills. Yea! So we checked and Tor gave him his $5 and wished him a Merry Christmas!
This idea has had me thinking. Perhaps there is a need for relationship service: at a nursing home, at the Salvation army-somehow, at channel one, boys and girls club, making hospitality bags for homeless and having them in our car(like we talked about this summer), are there people in the community that need help shoveling, decorating, wrapping, shoppping, some place that GIFT could impact regularly. not everyone would have to committ every time but we could rotate dates and families --- i don't know...now i am thinking off the top of my head.....
Just wondering how the discussion went and what was decided. Was there a decision to do a project. were there other ideas?
We have been talking about helping the homeless and making "care bags" to have in our car since the early fall with Tor and Solveig. We have been slow to make them but have given some gift cards to a couple of homeless men.
So Tor earned $10 shoveling the neighbors driveway last week. On Sunday on the way home from church we saw a homeless man on the corner. A few minutes later Tor decided that it would be good to check to see if the man was still there on the way back to the Christmas program and he would give him one of his $5 dollar bills. Yea! So we checked and Tor gave him his $5 and wished him a Merry Christmas!
Hello Everyone - last month we talked about conducting a service project for GIFT related to creating and providing bags for homeless people here in Rochester. The thought is to have each family purchase items to be place into small paper bags - items may include granola bars, snacks, instant hand warmers, instant soup mixes, hot chocolate mix, handy wipes, hand sanitizer, gift card to McDonalds etc. The bags could be carried in your vehicle and you can give them out to people whom you see on the street / corner etc in need of food & money. Here's what we'd like at this point: 1) your suggestions as to the standard items to be included in the bags, 2) suggested dates / times for an evening to assemble the bags. We thought our children could decorate the bags (brown lunch sack style bags) and the adults could fill the bags. Each GIFT family would then receive 3-5 bags to carry in their vehicle(s). Thoughts? Reactions? We look forward to your feedba! ck & involvement. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi, my opinions may seem a bit harsh, but I'm really just interested in getting things done efficiently and quickly
ReplyDeleteDecorate is a waste of time (I am a barbarian).
Standards are not necessary, every one can do as they please but please share ideas -- the gift card idea is brilliant, and they already come in pretty colors.
Saving space is a priority to me as is very quick access, so i like the gift card idea, they stack nicely in a small space and are sufficient as a hand out, and are easily accessible and do not clutter up my car, I can even put one in my pocket or wallet to hand out when walking around.
Save time, I can buy 10 gift cards all at the same time and be ready to go with 1 stop shopping and no get together necessary
Just a question, how about just use cash? Keep a few $10 bills in the car and your good. Would even serve as emergency gas and food money.
The post bulletin did a story on a homeless guy. There are opinions all over this topic. I am willing to be generous to a point.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=380361
For our information,
ReplyDeleteThe Catholic Schools Week theme for 2009 is "Catholic Schools Celebrate Service". Each of the classrooms are combining toiletry products to create ditty bags for hospitals in Jamaica and Rochester's Dorothy Day House and Women's Shelter. Classroom doorways are being decorated to emphasize the duty and delight of giving back.