over the years i have gotten these
certificates or trophies or letters
thanking me for supporting a cause or charity
heck
i even got a high school team sport jacket
with my name emblazoned on it
for being the team doctor for the school
thats been years ago
still have it
for volunteering for meals on wheels
i run a route every friday
i leave the house at 9am and get home around 1230pm
an aside- they need volunteer drivers bad for the
williamson county routes run out of leander
contact denise at this link for the leander site
my mother received meals similar to this
so
i realized then how important that meal was to her
and
how important these meals are to the ones i deliver too
wonder what someone would eat each day without it
for many i am the only person they see or talk to that day
so im proud of each of these certificates i get
i keep them all
i tell people especially parents
everyone should do volunteer work
for those more needy than we are
at school at church at work at nursing homes
at the various charities
every child over a certain age should be required
to do so many hours each year of volunteer work
in order to graduate
they will learn to help others
and
feel good about themselves while volunteering
a win win for all involved
yesterday i volunteered at habitat for humanity
working with this group of kids from a local high school
we cleared part of the lot to prepare it for the landscaping
to be done soon
these kids learned a skill many havent ever done
use a rake a hoe a shovel a pitchfork a wheel barrow
meeting the home owner
eating lunch with her
seeing how much all this means to her
and
at the end of the day
hoping they feel a sense of accomplishment for what
they did yesterday
the work they did will save us from having to hire someone to
move all that around with machinery
money that now can be spent on providing grass sod and plants
for her yard
yes
i felt good
they felt good
the owner really felt good
we all need to do this
volunteer
it makes you a better person
the organicgreen doctor
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