feed the real need: Guest Donation! A Real Need in NY!

November 28, 2012

Guest Donation! A Real Need in NY!

Who do you think it is?? Well if you guessed Milo, you are right! A few weeks ago my Aunt Brittany told us that she had saved up money from doing Feed the Real Need. She knew that people in New York were about to have another storm after they had Hurricane Sandy. She knew they needed coats and blankets so she asked us if we could help her find some. We found 12 coats and 8 blankets thanks to the ladies from our church. My aunt Brittany paid to quickly ship them to Staten Island from her Feed the Real Need fund. We all felt good about helping people and we hope they are warm! I might be the next to post (again!). See ya later!

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Ashley and Aaron said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/31/12, 11:56 AM
Ashley and Aaron said...: Love all the different places you were able to give money to! Almost as much as I love that picture of Pearl in the post below. A water pump is such a concrete, measurable way to help people, sounds awesome. Way to go Valentines!; 12/31/12, 11:57 AM

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THE EXPERIMENT

One day we went out for lunch. On the way home I was explaining to the kids why we don't eat out for every meal, that we had essentially paid an extra $15 or $20 for our lunch so that we didn't have to shop, prepare or clean it up -- and it hit me: I said, "That's enough money to buy a child in Africa a mosquito net." The kids took that and ran with it. They wanted to know if it was enough to buy a pair of shoes (yes), a book (yes), a uniform (yes), water (yes), shampoo (yes), a soccer ball (starting to drift slightly but yes). We decided as a family that we would not eat out again until Christmas and that we would take all of the money we saved and give it to charity (At this point I needed to explain that charity was the word we use when we are talking about organizations that help people in need and not just a girl in Milo's grade with that name). As a family we only really eat out a few times a month, but my husband and I usually eat out on dates and the kids and I will grab lunch every once in a while, so this is not going to end with piles of money but it will teach the kids a little about sacrifice and a lot about others' needs....I hope...... This blog is to journal our little experiment and maybe convince any of you to join us :) We are heading into our 5th year and plan to do it every September - December.

take the feed the real need challenge

Want a fun teaching experience for the kids? Join us and take the feed the real need challenge! Substitute one trip to a restaurant with one home-cooked meal and donate the money you saved to a charity of your choice - we have some suggestions on the left column of this page OR you can add to our Feed the Real Need Fund if you'd like to contribute to an animal via Heifer International. Send us your experience and we will post it on our blog! It doesn't have to be fancy - have your 4 year old write the post, don't take pictures (or do), and you don't have to disclose what amount you donated - we would really just love to hear about your experience!

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