Right now I have been feeling very out of place because I haven't been able help others. I mean this 4 month break has been very good for me to take care of myself and the baby, but now that my health is getting back in check, I feel I need to do more. It is not like me to sit around and not help others. I mean right now is "the season for giving," even though I believe it's always the time to give. People's hearts are more willing to give and receive right now so what better to start/get involved with some sort of organization of giving but now.
I have an idea in my head that I am very passionate about but do not really know how to get started or involved with. Basically, I would like to have kind of like a "food drive" but it would be donating specific food items to help make dinners for families in need. I am very passionate about helping single mom families and families who donate much of their time and energy for others and do not get anything in return but may be in need. I want to put together food baskets that are Christmas Season themed and are fun. I know it wouldn't be much but something to just let that family know that they are loved and are worth it.
The only problem is that I do not really know how to get this started or how to find the families. I was thinking of maybe trying to get people to suggest families that they think could use it. I would like to know about the family, so maybe if their story about why they could use it were emailed to me along with their information about the size of the family, I could get something arranged for them. Then I would ask for specific food items that people to donate to put the baskets together.
Even if I am unable to get this started before Christmas, I would like to start something like this going into the New Year. I know I will find something to get involved with this Christmas season whether it be this idea or not, but I would like this idea to flourish somehow. Any suggestions on how to start something like this started would be much appreciated!!! For now I would just like to encourage everyone to get involved with something coming into this new year. What better way to start the year but to do something selfless and help someone else.
Let's talk about this next week when I see you because this ties into the gift basket business I wanted to start, except we could either take donated food items or charge the cost of the items. I have been mulling over something similar so let's make it happen in 2012!
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