Every year for Christmas my family adopts a family and provides funds for a Christmas dinner as well as buys toys/clothes for the kids in the family. It's a great way to help a family have the Christmas celebration everyone deserves to have.
I have a non-stick bread pan that I thought was rusty and contemplated discarding it. After reading the comments here, I tried using Coke/Pepsi in the pan. It took some of the browned coloring off the bottom of the pan. I poured it out and started again.
This time...I sprinkled some baking soda in the bottom of the pan, added the cola and using a nylon spatula, gently scraped the brown off the pan. It worked great. I did have to let it set for a little while and do some scrubbing, but, it saved my pan!
It wasn't rust as I thought, but, the pan had been sprayed several times with a Pam type cooking oil spray. I have some cookie sheets I'm going to try this on.
Back in college I spent time one holiday break volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. It was an experience I will never forget and taught me to never take the fact that I have a roof over my head for granted.
My daughter loves cats but we can't have any since my husband is allergic, so she and I go to our local animal shelter and volunteer. It always brings a smile to my face watching her play with the cats and I know it brings her joy to know she is helping take care of them and keep them happy until they are able to find a home.
I have volunteered at Red Cross blood drives a few times. It is uplifting to see people come out to donate. Many of them know people who have needed transfusions and hearing their stories as to why they come out to donate always touched my heart.
My wife and I volunteered at Midnight Mission one Thanksgiving. It was an experience that made us grateful for what we have and really brought us closer together.
So many things come to mind, but I think the one that mattered the most was teaching adults to read. It is something that you can see the progress weekly, and then, when something finally clicks with them it's amazing. You know they have taken away a lifelong skill that no one can take away from them.
Working at the local community kitchen that serves free dinners to anyone. It is such a simple thing to do, offering food, but being one of the basic needs for survival everyone benefits from a good, healthy meal. It was an easy job but really inspiring.
Great article and thanks for sharing.
I would like to suggest a visit to the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, to which/whom Dian Fossey dedicated her life. This can be accomplished while on an African Safari. This is life changing experience.
Mine would have to be working at a food shelter. I never realized we had a local one and that so many people were homeless. It made you really think about what you complain about in life.
I was a hospice volunteer and I stayed at a home so the sister, who was caring for her brother who had dementia, could buy groceries and have some time to get away. She had just washed her brothers' face and combed his hair and was getting ready to leave. I told him how handsome he looked. His face lit up and he had the biggest, most genuine smile I had ever seen. I am not sure who was more blessed by this simple compliment.
Tip number 1 is going to be our summer theme. My husband and I always say that we want to explore more locally. I live close to NY and still haven't seen the Statue of Liberty. It's easy for us to just hop on a train and do some day trips. I think sometimes longer stays are such a pain to pack for. I sometimes dread it. LOL128
I live in Florida near tons of elderly. I have and continue to do things to help many of them out. I do things like yard work, basic home maintenance and fixing computers. I do them because I know they can't and don't have the funds to pay someone to. It makes me feel good to help but also it has ended up being a lot of fun and good exercise at times.
Volunteering at a soup kitchen really opened my eyes to how fortunate I am in my life. To be able to afford food and other basic necessities made me realize that even though my life not be perfect, I am blessed.
Helping with beach cleanups has been a volunteer experience I'll never forget. It is shocking to me how much trash shows up on our beaches. It's a reminder not to litter and to do your part to take care of the environment.
Sadly my schedule doesn't allow me a lot of time to volunteer, but I do make it a point to participate in the Race for the Cure each year. It always stuns me to see how many people have either have/had, know someone with, or lost someone to breast cancer. It's such a poignant yet uplifting event and I hope that a cure is found soon.
Volunteering at an animal shelter had the most impact on me. To see so many animals in need of homes and not enough potential adopters to take them all was really tough and taught me the importance of spay/neuter and networking to save as many as possible. So many dogs and cats get put down each year and it just doesn't have to be that way.
For me, volunteering at the food bank was the most impactful. Cooking for those in need and serving them food really helped me connect with their situations. I will definitely be serving there again, and I really hope that they all have the best luck.
Every year for Christmas my family adopts a family and provides funds for a Christmas dinner as well as buys toys/clothes for the kids in the family. It's a great way to help a family have the Christmas celebration everyone deserves to have.
photos would've been great, processing requirements and all
I have a non-stick bread pan that I thought was rusty and contemplated discarding it. After reading the comments here, I tried using Coke/Pepsi in the pan. It took some of the browned coloring off the bottom of the pan. I poured it out and started again.
This time...I sprinkled some baking soda in the bottom of the pan, added the cola and using a nylon spatula, gently scraped the brown off the pan. It worked great. I did have to let it set for a little while and do some scrubbing, but, it saved my pan!
It wasn't rust as I thought, but, the pan had been sprayed several times with a Pam type cooking oil spray. I have some cookie sheets I'm going to try this on.
Thank you one and all for your helpful insight.
Back in college I spent time one holiday break volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. It was an experience I will never forget and taught me to never take the fact that I have a roof over my head for granted.
Volunteering at an orphanage in Peru was one of the most fulfilling times of my life.
My daughter loves cats but we can't have any since my husband is allergic, so she and I go to our local animal shelter and volunteer. It always brings a smile to my face watching her play with the cats and I know it brings her joy to know she is helping take care of them and keep them happy until they are able to find a home.
I have volunteered at Red Cross blood drives a few times. It is uplifting to see people come out to donate. Many of them know people who have needed transfusions and hearing their stories as to why they come out to donate always touched my heart.
My wife and I volunteered at Midnight Mission one Thanksgiving. It was an experience that made us grateful for what we have and really brought us closer together.
So many things come to mind, but I think the one that mattered the most was teaching adults to read. It is something that you can see the progress weekly, and then, when something finally clicks with them it's amazing. You know they have taken away a lifelong skill that no one can take away from them.
Working at the local community kitchen that serves free dinners to anyone. It is such a simple thing to do, offering food, but being one of the basic needs for survival everyone benefits from a good, healthy meal. It was an easy job but really inspiring.
Volunteering at a hospital in high school had the biggest impact on me. It helped me to realize what I wanted to do professionally.
Great Share .. But I prefer the last one i.e. "Stay Home" :p
Great article and thanks for sharing.
I would like to suggest a visit to the endangered mountain gorillas in Rwanda, to which/whom Dian Fossey dedicated her life. This can be accomplished while on an African Safari. This is life changing experience.
Mine would have to be working at a food shelter. I never realized we had a local one and that so many people were homeless. It made you really think about what you complain about in life.
You could go to Put-In-Bay (kelleys island)
I was a hospice volunteer and I stayed at a home so the sister, who was caring for her brother who had dementia, could buy groceries and have some time to get away. She had just washed her brothers' face and combed his hair and was getting ready to leave. I told him how handsome he looked. His face lit up and he had the biggest, most genuine smile I had ever seen. I am not sure who was more blessed by this simple compliment.
Tip number 1 is going to be our summer theme. My husband and I always say that we want to explore more locally. I live close to NY and still haven't seen the Statue of Liberty. It's easy for us to just hop on a train and do some day trips. I think sometimes longer stays are such a pain to pack for. I sometimes dread it. LOL128
I live in Florida near tons of elderly. I have and continue to do things to help many of them out. I do things like yard work, basic home maintenance and fixing computers. I do them because I know they can't and don't have the funds to pay someone to. It makes me feel good to help but also it has ended up being a lot of fun and good exercise at times.
I went bike riding
Volunteering at a soup kitchen really opened my eyes to how fortunate I am in my life. To be able to afford food and other basic necessities made me realize that even though my life not be perfect, I am blessed.
Helping with beach cleanups has been a volunteer experience I'll never forget. It is shocking to me how much trash shows up on our beaches. It's a reminder not to litter and to do your part to take care of the environment.
Sadly my schedule doesn't allow me a lot of time to volunteer, but I do make it a point to participate in the Race for the Cure each year. It always stuns me to see how many people have either have/had, know someone with, or lost someone to breast cancer. It's such a poignant yet uplifting event and I hope that a cure is found soon.
Volunteering at an animal shelter had the most impact on me. To see so many animals in need of homes and not enough potential adopters to take them all was really tough and taught me the importance of spay/neuter and networking to save as many as possible. So many dogs and cats get put down each year and it just doesn't have to be that way.
Volunteering to teach 3-4 year olds at our church was amazing as it showed me just how much those little minds actually know.
For me, volunteering at the food bank was the most impactful. Cooking for those in need and serving them food really helped me connect with their situations. I will definitely be serving there again, and I really hope that they all have the best luck.