Happy Black Friday, everyone! (or, as I like to call it: “Barricade yourself inside your house and don’t go within five miles of the mall” Day),
Today is, of course, the busiest shopping day of the year, but I’m not a big shopper, so instead I found a couple of things online (including my first-ever Christmas tree–I feel like such a grown-up) and helped my sister drag all of her holiday decorations up from the basement.
As frequent blog readers will know, my sister has two little girls (Niece 1 and Niece 2) and today she was telling me about how she finally got around to packing up all of her infant gear (newborn car seats, teeny tiny bathtubs, etc) and taking them to a local charity–not even sure what they’d be willing to accept.
They took EVERYTHING.
They were incredibly grateful for EVERYTHING.
They kept saying that they have had a record number of people this year who are coming to them, looking for ANYTHING.
I know not everyone can make a large donation to a fabulous charity, but I bet a lot of you have an old coat in the back of the closet that you haven’t worn in a few years. Or a pair of pretty decent shoes everyone in your house has outgrown. Or a box full of toys you haven’t played with in ages.
If so, then your gift to me (and yourself) could be to dig those things out, clean them up, and contact a local organization that specializes in helping those who are less fortunate.
It’s going to be a very hard year for a lot of people, so if we all dig a little bit, I bet we can find some things that will help make it a little easier for someone in need.
–Ally