Spend a Little, Give a Lot

I don’t know about you, but I always get a tug at my heartstrings to help people in need – especially during the holiday season.  This year the need is more urgent than ever. Sit down with your family and decide as a family what you would like to do. Here is a list published by Oprah of her suggested ways to give:

For as little as:

$  5         you can pay for the shipping of 10 books to a classroom in
               Africa.       booksforafrica.org

$10         you can help a wounded veteran adapt his home at no cost
               to him.       homesforourtroops.org

$10       you can help get music back in low-income schools

              ($2 buys drum sticks, $50 buys a guitar)

               littlekidsrock.org

$14         you can provide for two meals to be delivered by meals
               on wheels to a housebound senior citizen.

                mowaa.org

$25         you can send 8 high-risk children on a field trip to a museum
               or concert.    createnow.org

$25         you can feed an American child in need three meals a day
               for more than a month.       strength.org/ways_to_give

$35         you can help feed the poor in areas of the world that need
               it most.          foodforthepoor.org

$100       you can provide 25 grocery bags of healthy foods for
               families at food banks.    strength.org/ways_to_give

Or browse this site for other ideas.