I got the idea this summer (I think from something I got on my FB page from Target) for the boys to do a summer service project. They have plenty of time this summer to do all of the things they want to do, they should also spend part of their summer doing for others. We hatched a little plan, talked over the logistics and today we hit the streets with our little blue wagon (to put all the cans in). The boys and I went door to door asking for canned goods to donate to the hungry. We went to about 15 houses, of those 15 houses only about 4 people were home. We got 13 cans from those four houses. Not bad for our first day out. This coming week we will branch out to other parts of our subdivision.
The boys were a little hesitant at first, but once we actually got to a house where someone was home and they started getting cans, they were so excited. They would take them back to the wagon and Colm would count them each time. There is a church not too far from us that has a food bank, so I think that is where we will end up taking all of the cans the boys collect.
Archive for July 10th 2010
So our neighbors have been gone now for over two weeks and they will be gone for at least another three or four weeks and they have this FABULOUS strawberry/blueberry patch in their backyard. So, while they are away, all of the berries are going to waste…or are they??? Did we have permission to go into their backyard? No. Would the berries have totally gone to waste if we wouldn’t have taken them? Yes. Will we be paying our neighbors back for the berries we picked from their garden while they were gone when they get back? Yes.
Look what I got in the mail today from the grandparents…
We are very excited about all of the yummy treats we will making with this thing. I had some friends suggest their tried and true recipes, so we will be starting with those first.