Allowing charity to be a part of your life can make a difference. It makes you feel better when you know that you’re helping someone who is less fortunate. You can teach your children that it’s better to help others who don’t have the things that you do so that they carry on those acts of kindness when they are older. If you look around your town, you’ll probably see that making charity an important component to life is easy.
Blessing Bags
There are sometimes people who stand on the sidewalk or at intersections trying to get money to eat or to get clothing or to get gas money to make it to work. You can make a supply of blessing bags that can be given to these people. They are also ideal for those who you see who might be down on their luck and need encouragement. The bags are made by putting items that include gloves, travel sized toiletries and snacks inside a gallon-sized storage bag. You could also include a gift card or two or even a few dollars so that the person can get something to eat or drink.
Donating Money
An easy way to make sure that charities have the items that they need is to donate money. Try to generously donate money at least twice a year. You can have a yard sale to raise money or sell items that you make to raise money that is then donated. You could also save money from each check that is then given to a special charity twice a year. Find a few different charities to donate to if you want to help more people. Selling a car or donating a car through an organization, such as Action Donation Services, is also an idea as a vehicle can be mean a significant amount for a charity.
Pampering Pets
There are animals that don’t get the attention that they deserve. They have been taken in by animal control services and put up for adoption. Until the animals are adopted, you can go to the shelter to help bathe them and feed them so that they are loved. You could also pet them and get the animals adjusted to being around people. Another option that you may want to consider is fostering pets and allowing them to come live with you until they can be adopted out to their forever family.
Charity Parties
When your children have a birthday party, you may want to request that guests bring something that can be given to a charity. Of course, this should be something that your child should want to do and, hopefully, their own idea. To help encourage them, you might want to show them YouTube videos or articles online about other kids turning their birthday parties into charity drives as well. The guests could bring anything, really. If your child loves animals, they could bring items that could go towards an animal shelter. If they have a unique empathy for homelessness, then items can be brought to be taken to homeless shelters or be given out on the streets.
Getting involved in charity is simple if you take a few steps in the right direction. You don’t need a lot of money to offer time and your services to a charity. If you want to donate money, then find ways that you can raise as much as possible before making the donation.
