The last few years on my side of the family instead of a gift exchange among siblings we've picked a charity to receive our donations. It's a good way to recognize the variety of needs in each of the areas where we live & provide some help. This year my suggestion won out!
We put together Basic Needs Packets for the homeless & working poor that go to Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach. They hand them out as needed year-round. Now that they have showering facilities in their new building, they're especially in demand.
We each bought 50 of a couple of items to add: trial size shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, disposable razor, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, Kleenex, Band-aids, Chapstick, & lotion in Ziploc bags. The best part was doing it together once we were home at the farm. Our assembly line made 50 bags in about 10 minutes!
The kids had fun making them; who doesn't love a project? Fr. Jon will drop them off with us tomorrow. It's hard to even imagine in our abundance needing such a simple thing as soap. I hope to remember that basic needs such as these are gifts that I need to appreciate every single day. Our prayers go along with our packets.
The last few years on my side of the family instead of a gift exchange among siblings we've picked a charity to receive our donations. It's a good way to recognize the variety of needs in each of the areas where we live & provide some help. This year my suggestion won out!
We put together Basic Needs Packets for the homeless & working poor that go to Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach. They hand them out as needed year-round. Now that they have showering facilities in their new building, they're especially in demand.
We each bought 50 of a couple of items to add: trial size shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, disposable razor, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, Kleenex, Band-aids, Chapstick, & lotion in Ziploc bags. The best part was doing it together once we were home at the farm. Our assembly line made 50 bags in about 10 minutes!
The kids had fun making them; who doesn't love a project? Fr. Jon will drop them off with us tomorrow. It's hard to even imagine in our abundance needing such a simple thing as soap. I hope to remember that basic needs such as these are gifts that I need to appreciate every single day. Our prayers go along with our packets.
