feed the real need: Fund = Fun in the Sun!

October 10, 2013

Fund = Fun in the Sun!

:) :) :) Hello - we've missed you! We were gone on vacation and didn't have time to write but now we're back writing a post for you. This is Sawyer. I am 8 years old. I turned 8 on August 30th, I'm sorry I didn't tell you!

Last weekend we went away for 4 days so a sunnier, warmer place. We knew that we were doing Feed the Real Need so we packed lots of homemade food for the 6 hour drive. Then when we got there we went straight to the store and bought dinner to make. Then we went to our hotel and put it in the oven. We knew we would want to go to the ice cream shops by the lake so we also bought our own ice cream treats! That added $20 to the fund and it was just as good as the ice cream shop!!

I think that's good for this post. Bye!

Oh - PS - we also took a lot of iPhones, iPads and movies on the trip too. Just in case you wanted to know....Also we saved another $100 by making all of our own food!

+ $120 (trip) + $10 (starbucks for mom) + 10 (dinner out) = $140.

FRN Total = $180.00

1 comment:

Mama H said...: Congratulations on your successful weekend and the money you saved by making your own food. Your family is an inspiration to me! Love you all!; 10/11/13, 9:38 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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