As the holidays approach, parents are busy planning for the time off, meals, and fun. Families are thinking about how to spend their time. Most families enjoy an array of delicious food with choices like turkey or ham (or both), cake or pie, stuffing, rolls, etc. For other families, there may not be as many choices because personal challenges have limited their ability and opportunities for holiday fun.
by Mina Frannea
The holidays are a time of the year when people are often inspired to volunteer their time to those in need. As parents, my husband and I hope to instill in our children the importance of community service and the concept of “giving back”. Children learn a lot by watching so we try to set examples by giving of our time to school activities and various community organizations. This has helped our children accept service related activities as a normal part of our lives.
If you are interested in exploring volunteer opportunities that your child can participate in with you, look for tasks that aren’t too complicated, are age appropriate and relevant to interests or skills that your child enjoys.
Depending on a child’s age (minimum age requirements may apply), he or she may be able to:
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We are honored to have been selected as one of only seven area non-profit’s to participate in Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Like My Community Project! And we are THE ONLY NON-PROFIT IN PLANO, TX!
The catch is… we can’t do this without you! In this contest, we are the only NEW, 100% volunteer-based non-profit. It is an honor to be considered in the rank of the other nominees! But since we are new and volunteer-based, in order to WIN we need the support and rallying of people like YOU!
