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Sense of Giving
December 8, 2007
For the holiday season, Eday Explorers lent the time and they're tiny voices to bring some Christmas cheer to the folks at Cider Mill Apartments. Parents and children sang Christmas carols, played Christmas bingo and enjoyed snacks while visiting with a few of the residents.
There are many volunteer opportunities that parents and children can get involved in. The Compassionate Kids website offers ways to locate opportunities in your area:
Resources for Finding Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways you can learn about volunteer opportunities, including the following:
* Check with Keep America Beautiful or other local organizations for community clean-up days.
* Consider raising vegetables or starting a canned food drive for your local food pantry.
* Check with local nursing homes for "toddler days."
* Take on home baking projects for fundraising bake sales or meal delivery services.
* Ask your local Chamber of Commerce for information about local organizations that may have volunteer opportunities.
* Call non-profit organizations you like and ask what you can do. They may have needs/volunteer opportunities that you haven't even thought of.
* Check for opportunities listed in national volunteer website databases such as VolunteerMatch.org (has a designation for kid-friendly opportunities) or Idealist.org (has designations for teen opportunities and under-age-12 opportunities).
www.compassionatekids.com
