The Little Things
By brihana25
Little things
never seems to be shortage of donations to be made or causes to help in time and around the time of festivals. Whether, a Salvation Army bell at WalMart or a "Gift Tree" in your church or workplace, there seems always accessible ways to donate to charity. And it seems that at the time of festivals, when the spirit of giving is higher, almost everyone is willing to give at least a little.
But the need does not go away with the end of parties and should not end the desire to help. The means to donate may become less visible after December, but they are always there, if they know where to look. This post will hopefully inspire us to keep alive the spirit of giving throughout the year.
The WalMart, despite all its drawbacks, is actually a very easy site to donate to a very worthy charity - The Children's Miracle Network. I've seen the donation boxes placed randomly in all that I've been in WalMart. Sometimes they are simply large containers blue, but more frequent until they are some kind of game (for which children are immediately attracted.) An aquarium filled with water and wine glasses and can see the money to float and try to land one of those cups. There is also the "wheel" transparent plastic invites us to leave the donation in one of two openings and see him run in circles until I finally fell on top of other currencies (and often inexplicable notes) in the background.
gasoline stations and convenience stores are other great places to give to worthy causes. In the United States - CircleK, Mac'se Clark (all stores Couche-Tard's property, to my knowledge) are filled with March of Dimes. Twice a year, units have to donate $ 1, selling balloons paper in the spring and pumpkins in autumn. Different stores have different events, from garage sales, a chili Cook-off, bake sales and all profits go directly to the March of Dimes.
addition to national charities, the petrol stations are a good way to give back and help people from the community. Can always find a bottle or a can of coffee on the counter beside the cash register and only takes a second to put some change there. Can help people with astronomical medical bills for sudden illness or injury, people who have burned homes or people who just need help to continue.
The list goes on, McDonald's always has boxes for donation to charities of Ronald McDonald, and other regular campaigns. Dollar General has donation boxes at all checkout counters to help literacy. Many grocery stores put boxes to the soup kitchen or to the Caring and Sharing, and can buy extra cans of anything and put up there.
How much give is not important, who does not give, since they feel is a worthy cause. The most important thing is to keep the spirit of giving, so active during the holidays throughout the year.
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