My parents taught me about giving back by their examples of hospitality and compassion. At the holidays, my family often visited the charity hospital in Memphis, where we lived, to sing and chat with patients. We had servicemen or students who were far from home stay at our home. On different occasions, my mother opened our home to convalescing friends who had no one else to help them.
In turn, a great thrill for me is being part of imparting the value of giving to my little granddaughter, Gemma. We have begun a tradition at the holidays of shopping for non-perishable food items that can be packed in individual lunch bags with napkins and spoons. She then decorates the bags with stickers, and we deliver them to an organization in town that assists the homeless. Last year after we did this, she drew a picture "for the homeless people" and sent it to me to share.
It's lovely to see the notion of giving trickle down through the generations.
~From Deborah in Redlands
In turn, a great thrill for me is being part of imparting the value of giving to my little granddaughter, Gemma. We have begun a tradition at the holidays of shopping for non-perishable food items that can be packed in individual lunch bags with napkins and spoons. She then decorates the bags with stickers, and we deliver them to an organization in town that assists the homeless. Last year after we did this, she drew a picture "for the homeless people" and sent it to me to share.
It's lovely to see the notion of giving trickle down through the generations.
~From Deborah in Redlands