Purpose and Hope: Youth Holiday Service!
We are all looking forward to the winter break. Most of you are probably planning to play videogames or catch up with your favorite TV show or movies, but have you considered volunteering during December instead?
Being involved in positive community service provides great opportunities to meet new people, make relevant connections, a chance to impact someone's life positively, and best of all, you will receive the best ever gift: the great feeling of helping and cheering others.
Here are some ideas to serve in your community:
- Preparing food baskets
- Decorating the home of a disabled or elderly veteran, or the home of a military family whose service member is deployed during the holiday season
- Shoveling snow, raking leaves, cleaning gutters, and/or stacking wood
- A make and take event (ornaments, baked goods, jewelry, etc.)
- Serving a meal at a local community center or homeless shelter
- Gift wrapping
- Stuffing stockings with socks, toiletries, baby wipes, a reusable water bottle, and snacks to donate to a local homeless shelter or foster care agency
So what do you say...? Check here for some local opportunities or contact your church, libraries, and community centers in your area to find even more opportunities.
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