#24 (July): Participate in one volunteer/non-profit activity each month.

Date Completed:  7/11/2010

Now before anyone says I got off easy this month, it’s been really busy at work lately and I’m feeling a little overwhelmed balancing my work/family/social calendars. So, this month I’m going to claim a technicality and participate in one non-profit “activity”. It’s nearly back to school time and PRISM is doing their annual collection of school supplies at my church, so today I hit up my local Target and purchased a ton of items to donate. I’d highly recommend participating in an event like this if you can – there are so many sales this time of year and even a small donation goes a long way for a family who can’t afford the basics for their child’s education. I’m going to shamelessly promote my favorite store on EARTH and let you know that backpacks are only $9 right now (calculators are only $1, rulers are $0.27, crayons are $0.79)! A gift of $20 in school supplies can actually fill up a brown sack to it’s brim and equip a little one with tools for success and perhaps the confidence they might need to feel comfortable going back to school. It was fun to shop and I know it makes a difference in the local community.