Do you donate?

[tashamjoy]

I try to when I can give a few dollar here and there. But I also try to directly do things to help people in need small things its very easy, like if I get leftovers from a restaurant and I know there is a homeless person in a certain area I will drive by and give it to them, or if I see someone struggling bringing out their groceries will help them I am not saying in any way that I am a great person but there are little ways to just make this world a better place!!! Try to incorporate one thing a day a week a month whatever you can it all adds up to a more friendlier and caring world!!!

[angprescott]

That is great of you. If we would all just do what we can when we can, it would make a true difference to our lives and those of others too. I usually give at my Church, we do  Christmas party for needy kids and a meal different times of the year, but  I also try to give more other places too. I wish it could be more, but every little bit helps. God Bless you for all you are doing.

[tkfarris]

I try to when I can give a few dollar here and there. But I also try to directly do things to help people in need small things its very easy, like if I get leftovers from a restaurant and I know there is a homeless person in a certain area I will drive by and give it to them, or if I see someone struggling bringing out their groceries will help them I am not saying in any way that I am a great person but there are little ways to just make this world a better place!!! Try to incorporate one thing a day a week a month whatever you can it all adds up to a more friendlier and caring world!!!

i never have enough money to donate to eny thing but for every day living & bills

[bhiett]

Yes, most of the projects I donate to can be done through one of the departments of my church.  Our compassionate ministries program encompasses a lot of different areas, missions, and disaster relief.  This way I can be sure that the bulk of the donations go to the specified projects and very little is spent on administration or advertising.

[sanglee]

only clothes to the salvation army, not much of anything else

[Nancy5]

I donate to Salivation Army, a homeless shelter, and an animal rescue in our community.  I volunteer at a local nursing home.  I would love to be able to donate more money, but I can't, I give what I can financially just wish it could be more.

[countrygirl12]

I try to when I can give a few dollar here and there. But I also try to directly do things to help people in need small things its very easy, like if I get leftovers from a restaurant and I know there is a homeless person in a certain area I will drive by and give it to them, or if I see someone struggling bringing out their groceries will help them I am not saying in any way that I am a great person but there are little ways to just make this world a better place!!! Try to incorporate one thing a day a week a month whatever you can it all adds up to a more friendlier and caring world!!!

I wouldn't think people would want "leftovers" from where somebody else had been eating.  Just sayin.  When I was younger I offered to help an older lady carry out some 12 packs of Pepsi drinks and she acted like I was going to steal them from her and started screaming at me.

[gramev64]

This is a wonderful post!  I do try to help people whenever the opportunity arrives. Just a smile sometimes lifts a lot of burdens.

[madeara]

Yes, we do donate.  We donate clothes to the Salvation Army.

[paints]

I go through my house/closets every few months. Anything I haven't used, worn or touched in the last 3 months gets donated.

You'd be surprised at how much stuff you can do without.   

[monnee]

Yes, whenever I can I'll donate.

[Mikena]

This is a wonderful post!  I do try to help people whenever the opportunity arrives. Just a smile sometimes lifts a lot of burdens.

I donate pretty much every week. I am on the missions committee with our church and as a group we donate food to the local food pantry every week. One time a month we will get together and cook a meal and deliver it to a homeless shelter. We also make gift bags for the less fortunate children in our area at Christmas. I try to give as much as I can afford. When I see that my money is tight then I will just donate my free time. I understand what it is like to be homeless and hungry as I have experienced it first hand one time in my life. You are right, sometimes just a kind word or a smile goes a very long way. There are so many reasons other than addiction that can cause someone to get down on their luck and people need to reach out more to help others instead of being so judgmental.

[hotcocoa]

Yes I donate money, time, energy, goods, or whatever I might have available.  It feels good to do so, and you never know, I might be on the other end some day.

[sgluckadoo]

Yes, I do, to many different organizations. Currently, I am sponsoring a needy family for Christmas.

[iimouto]

I love playing the claw machines, but I don't really need toys. So I take my prizes from the claw machines and put them in the Toys for Tots bins every year