Two Prolific Strategies To Give Back To Your Community

The perfect world would mean no more hardships, no more war, no more discrimination and no more poverty. Sad to say, but we are not living in a perfect world. At least not yet. We see prejudice around us. Not everyone is not born with wealthy parents. Obviously, there are people who still have to toil so that their kids can have a good grounding and to bring food on the table. Although, we are not the same and we have differences, it is basic that each of us do our part and improve the community. By reaching out and serving others, we can make a difference. Following are prolific things that we can do to inspire people and to help the people in our community live a comfortable and happy life.

Garage Sales For A Cause
Garage sales are very common for profit or non profit. Garage sales can benefit us and the community. Aside from making people cheery, we are making our place greener and more organized. To start, choose a good cause which the money will go to. Get 3 boxes and label accordingly. Write the following labels: First box: things to stay. Second box: things to contribute. Third box: things to throw away.

Dig through old cabinets and look for wardrobe that are still reusable and drop them to their designated boxes. But, dump those raggedy garments that are no longer wearable or use them as rugs. Go through the second box and check the condition of the apparel to check if they are still wearable. Besides wear, find other items that can be added to the sale like old books, lanterns, table and other cool stuff that are still functional.

After piling all the boxes, select the date of the garage sale. Ask acquaintances if they want to volunteer. During the sale, get another box to be used for money contributions. The donation box is for those who are not interested to buy, but would like to extend help through monetary support. Put up streamers to tell everyone about the garage sale. After the garage sale, give the money to the chosen cause. Donate also those things that were not bought.

Healthy And Entertaining Soup Kitchen
Two of the largest problems, we are facing at present are poverty and malnutrition. Ideally, we should eat a healthy meal at least three times a day. Unluckily, not al can afford to eat a good meal. One way to extend help is to organize a soup kitchen. Find people who are willing to help in this mission. Meet up and share inventive ideas. Pick a date and plan the menu. List the group of people who will benefit from the soup kitchen feeding program. It can be the kids in the adjacent orphanage or the group of sick children in the infirmary. Coordinate with other organizations and groups as well. To make the soup kitchen fun and bubbly, ask friends and family members to sing a song or prepare a dance number. There are groups of medical practitioners who are willing to help in proceeds and community work, ask them for their assistance. They can check the kids’ health while those in charge of the soup kitchen are giving out bowls of soups and other nutritional food.

At present, people are being creative when it comes to giving. Giving is not all about money. We can offer our time, service and talents to make others feel that they are not alone. By being noble we are giving back to the community and making a difference today.

By: Daryl B. Chapman

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