Get Out There and Make a Difference!!!
Just a quick note. A moment hit me today when I realized what we have all really done together since the beginning of June. These small bags are being placed directly in the hands of men, women and children who may be sleeping in a dangerous abandoned warehouse or a crowded emergency rescue shelter. They are most likely out of hope and out of easy choices. So far 380 Help Bags have been given out to people in need – THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY!!!! We are almost 100 fans strong on Face Book. The concept of Helping the homeless one Bag at a time stopped being a theory and we are charging ahead watching it unfold right in front of our eyes!
Now stop and ask yourself a tough question. If you lost your job tomorrow, and for some of us that isn’t so tough to imagine. How many missed checks would it take for you to lose your house? Would family take you in? How would you provide for your own family. Yes – they are tough questions no one ever wants to think about but all of a sudden do you see how fast ‘they’ can be ‘us’? Would you be thankful for a bag with a few essentials and snacks?
If you feel like you want to reach out to the homeless community in your town feel free contact me and I will tell you how easy it is to start a Help Bag chapter in your community! I will be glad to share everything I have learned thus far : ) Do you feel like there is another population that can benefit from your time, experience or attention? Animals shelters? Adult literacy? ESL? Your children’s school or activity? Find your passion and get out there!!! Make it a family event! Times are hard for all of us – I literally could walk to my desk tomorrow and not have a job and I have dealt with that for 2 weeks. But I saw first hand 180 people this week that I know are way worse off than I am.
So here is your challenge this week. Think about where you could volunteer an hour or two a week – or a Saturday a month and be brave and ambitious enough to get out there. You can not imagine how rewarding it will feel!!
Have a safe week everyone and work on finding that niche you can contribute to in your town!