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The Gift of Volunteerism - Page 2
© Lisa Stambaugh
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Feb 1, 2002
Every year at the holidays, my sister and I each provide Christmas for one family at the local battered women’s shelter. This is our gift to each other, our parents and grandma – instead of spending the money on ourselves. Mom helps us shop with the money she would spend on gifts for us, and everyone gets cards with the list of what was purchased. It’s quite a different feeling to go out shopping for basic necessities for a virtual stranger – somehow it becomes an adventure and a fun project, instead of a chore.
Last Mothers’ Day, we purchased a camp scholarship (campership) for a child who can’t afford the luxury of a week away during the summer. Every year my mother hosts my own children for a week of “Grandma Camp.” So the gift was that another deserving child attended a sort of “virtual” Grandma Camp.
One easy approach is to focus on a hobby or interest of the person who would normally receive the gift, and try to make it something they would consider meaningful. And don’t forget the card, with pictures and corny poetry!
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