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A few weeks ago I shared some information about Family Volunteer Day, which is today – November 21st, and provided 5 DIY Volunteer Activities ideas for you to do with your family. I was very excited to share in a family volunteer day experience with my girls – we decided to collect gently used books to donate to a local women’s and children’s shelter.
The girls love to read, and books are something that have been a part of my life from a very young age. Growing up, my Mama didn’t splurge on much with our tight budget – except on books. Just as much as I loved reading them, she loved buying them. I still have many books from my childhood that I’ve now added to my own children’s book collection. Knowing our own love of books, we wanted to share this experience with others by collecting and donating books to local children.
We started by selecting books from our very own little library to get us started. The girls carefully picked out some of their favorite books to share with the children at the shelter. I used this experience to teach them the importance of sharing and giving to those less fortunate.
This year give thanks for all that you have by sharing your time to give back! Whether taking part in a local volunteer activity like working in a soup kitchen, community center or local school, or taking part in a DIY activity like collecting books, food, or cleaning up your local park – volunteering together as a family is what matters most. These kinds of social good acts will teach your child to give back and help to foster the love of their community. Start a tradition that will continue for years to come, teaching future generations to spread acts of kindness.
Today is Family Volunteer Day and families all around the world are gathering to lend a helping hand in their local communities. generationOn and Disney Friends for Change are challenging families like yourself to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Family Volunteer Day by doing your part in contributing!
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Get more info by visiting the official website for the generationOn and share your volunteer experience socially with the hashtag #FamilyVolunteerDay. Have you volunteered before? Share with me what volunteer experience was like!
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Comments (12)
I do volunteer when my health allows. I have volunteered for festivals, and to read to kids at the hospital. It is so fulfilling.
I raised lots of money for rescue groups through my work.
I did volunteer at a cat shelter, but now I have a small cat rescue of my own. I have 13 elderly cats with no teeth, and crickety joints.
I volunteer at our food pantry and in the nursery at our church
I volunteer with my church on various projects in my community.
We do a lot of volunteering at our grandson’s school.
My family and I take jackets and blankets to our local homeless.
I’ve done all kinds of volunteering, from being a Big Sister to sewing mittens for mitten drives, and making dresses and baby clothes for moms & babies in Haiti, donate to food drives.
I like to volunteer making sweets or any kind of food for families in troubled times.
our family volunteers at the Food Pantry . We inventoried and bag food for families less fortunante that we. It really makes us feel good to help out young families just getting a start and senior citizens always brighten our day.
I think that giving and sharing is a must to teach our children. Our world seems to lack in this area and it would be a great if we all tried to do more. Thank you so much for sharing
This article really touched my heart. I have been working with my grandchildren about giving back. God wants us to serve and there are so many people out there with so many needs that they need help with. Thank you again for sharing this great article