There is no age limit on caring about others. The other day a lady complained to an advice columnist that she felt pressured and resentful because a co-worker was collecting donations for people laid off from their department. A lot of people are caught in similar situations and I was sad that she felt the request was such an imposition.
The holidays are hard enough, but harder than ever on those who are having trouble putting food on the table. Local food banks are pleading for volunteers and donations. You may feel that you can’t afford a generous donation of time or money this year so why bother, but don’t sell yourself short. The number of hours or the dollar size of the donation isn’t everything. Caring about others is what really matters. When your local grocery store has canned vegetables or soups on a coupon special for .33 or .50 cents a can or 10 lbs of potatoes for .99 cents, buy one extra item and put it in the food collection bin.
I think you will agree that you could contribute one small item to the local food bank collection without bankrupting yourself. Remember the kid’s story about “stone soup”? No donation is too small. If everyone would contribute one item every time they went to the store, just think about how wonderful that soup could be.
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