Have Yourself a Sustainable GIVING Xmas!

[Bearofdistinction]

Hey all most of us here are pretty fortunate and do okay financially. I don't know about you

but I really Do Not Need anymore Materials possessions.

 

I have done this for the last 5 or so years --- Telling friends - PLEASE Do not give me a gift - If you want to do something nice for me then donate to one or more of these kinds of charities in my name.

 

If you are not aware I am a BIG Guy - and having to much food available has always been my problem.

 

Depending on where you live the USDA estimates that between 1-in-6 to 1-in-8 Americans is "Food Insecure" not knowing where their next meal is coming from and/or lack access or resources to secure healthy food.

 

Organizations like www.feedingamerica.org work with local partners like Philabundance in Philly to repurpose food from grocery stores/hotels/restaurants/conference centers/Colleges & Universities to feed those in need. In Philly www.Philabundance.org partners with nearly 500 agencies to provide more than 95,000 meals a week to those in need.

 

The need is greatest over the holidays and summer when school breakfast and lunch programs are not operating. Feeding America estimates that $1 = 1lb of Food = 1-2 Meals.

 

In this Country we waste nearly 40 million tons of food a year while people all around us are hungry -- Off Spec produce (i.e. Apples that are To Big/Mishapen/To Blemished) are dumped in Landfills by 10s of thousands of pounds each year - and that is only one example.

 

 

So before you decline that Free Turkey or Ham from your grocery store === there are people in or near your neighborhood who desperately need that food to feed there family!

 

So Please Before You Shop - Think About Where you Can Give to those who REALLY Need - Coats/Socks/Gloves/Hats are desperately needed this time of year. I was making a donation to Philly Thrift for AIDS and three homeless people asked if I had any gloves/hats or socks --- That I Could Share with them - because once things go into the store a price is assigned.

 

To all of you Gentleman/Ladies and Those Who Have Yet to Make Up Their Minds - Take a Moment to make someone elses Life a little better

 

Wishing you all

Peace - Love - Health - Prosperity and Joy during the

Holiday Season and Throughout the New Year

Edited December 4, 2017 by Bearofdistinction

[Bearofdistinction]

BUMP

 

How about it who is going to have a GIVING Holiday Season:?

 

What Charities are Important to you?

[+ Charlie]

I give regularly to the FIND (Food In Need of Distribution) Food Bank in Palm Springs, and to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, which does a better job of providing food and shelter to the needy than local gov't organizations do.

[Bearofdistinction]

Just a BUMP and a Reminder and one more idea --when you go to return things at the store the week btwn Xmas and NYE -- Maybe use some or all of that CREDIT - to Buy Gloves/Hats/Warm Socks/For Kids and Adults and Donate them to a local Charity -- --

 

If you live in the Sunbelt = Consider turning those store CREDITs into Gift Cards which Charities can use for clothes/school supplies/etc. for Homeless Adults and Children.

 

 

Hey all most of us here are pretty fortunate and do okay financially. I don't know about you -*but I really Do Not Need anymore Materials possessions.

 

I have done this for the last 5 or so years --- Telling friends - PLEASE Do not give me a gift - If you want to do something nice for me then donate to one or more of these kinds of charities in my name.

 

If you are not aware I am a BIG Guy - and having to much food available has always been my problem.

 

Depending on where you live the USDA estimates that between 1-in-6 to 1-in-8 Americans is "Food Insecure" not knowing where their next meal is coming from and/or lack access or resources to secure healthy food.

 

Organizations like www.feedingamerica.org work with local partners like Philabundance in Philly to repurpose food from grocery stores/hotels/restaurants/conference centers/Colleges & Universities to feed those in need. In Philly www.Philabundance.org partners with nearly 500 agencies to provide more than 95,000 meals a week to those in need.

 

The need is greatest over the holidays and summer when school breakfast and lunch programs are not operating. Feeding America estimates that $1 = 1lb of Food = 1-2 Meals.

 

In this Country we waste nearly 40 million tons of food a year while people all around us are hungry -- Off Spec produce (i.e. Apples that are To Big/Mishapen/To Blemished) are dumped in Landfills by 10s of thousands of pounds each year - and that is only one example.

 

 

So before you decline that Free Turkey or Ham from your grocery store === there are people in or near your neighborhood who desperately need that food to feed there family!

 

So Please Before You Shop - Think About Where you Can Give to those who REALLY Need - Coats/Socks/Gloves/Hats are desperately needed this time of year.

 

I was making a donation to Philly Thrift for AIDS and three homeless people asked if I had any gloves/hats or socks --- That I Could Share with them - because once things go into the store a price is assigned.

 

To all of you Gentleman/Ladies and Those Who Have Yet to Make Up Their Minds - Take a Moment to make someone elses Life a little better

 

Wishing you all

Peace - Love - Health - Prosperity and Joy during the

Holiday Season and Throughout the New Year

[+ bigjoey]

Just a BUMP and a Reminder and one more idea --when you go to return things at the store the week btwn Xmas and NYE -- Maybe use some or all of that CREDIT - to Buy Gloves/Hats/Warm Socks/For Kids and Adults and Donate them to a local Charity -- --

 

If you live in the Sunbelt = Consider turning those store CREDITs into Gift Cards which Charities can use for clothes/school supplies/etc. for Homeless Adults and Children.

 

 

Hey all most of us here are pretty fortunate and do okay financially. I don't know about you -*but I really Do Not Need anymore Materials possessions.

 

I have done this for the last 5 or so years --- Telling friends - PLEASE Do not give me a gift - If you want to do something nice for me then donate to one or more of these kinds of charities in my name.

 

If you are not aware I am a BIG Guy - and having to much food available has always been my problem.

 

Depending on where you live the USDA estimates that between 1-in-6 to 1-in-8 Americans is "Food Insecure" not knowing where their next meal is coming from and/or lack access or resources to secure healthy food.

 

Organizations like www.feedingamerica.org work with local partners like Philabundance in Philly to repurpose food from grocery stores/hotels/restaurants/conference centers/Colleges & Universities to feed those in need. In Philly www.Philabundance.org partners with nearly 500 agencies to provide more than 95,000 meals a week to those in need.

 

The need is greatest over the holidays and summer when school breakfast and lunch programs are not operating. Feeding America estimates that $1 = 1lb of Food = 1-2 Meals.

 

In this Country we waste nearly 40 million tons of food a year while people all around us are hungry -- Off Spec produce (i.e. Apples that are To Big/Mishapen/To Blemished) are dumped in Landfills by 10s of thousands of pounds each year - and that is only one example.

 

 

So before you decline that Free Turkey or Ham from your grocery store === there are people in or near your neighborhood who desperately need that food to feed there family!

 

So Please Before You Shop - Think About Where you Can Give to those who REALLY Need - Coats/Socks/Gloves/Hats are desperately needed this time of year.

 

I was making a donation to Philly Thrift for AIDS and three homeless people asked if I had any gloves/hats or socks --- That I Could Share with them - because once things go into the store a price is assigned.

 

To all of you Gentleman/Ladies and Those Who Have Yet to Make Up Their Minds - Take a Moment to make someone elses Life a little better

 

Wishing you all

Peace - Love - Health - Prosperity and Joy during the

Holiday Season and Throughout the New Year

 

Earlier this year, I moved into a new house. When friends asked what to buy me for a house warming gift, I gave them a list of places to make a charitable donation in my name. They all did and I was saved the problem of bringing out some nick nack every time they visited to show them I was using their "wonderful" gift.

 

Having relativity good physical and fiscal health, loving family and friends, I am grateful. I do not need any more "things" so I am glad to ask that gifts be directed to others.

[+ Charlie]

I try to donate only to organizations which I can determine actually use the money to feed people, which usually means small local charities rather than major national or international organizations, which spend a lot of their money on fundraising. In our area there is the FIND Food Bank, which is associated with the LGBTQ Center here in Palm Springs, and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, which is located in the [poorer] eastern end of our valley. I have almost stopped buying gifts for anyone, and use the money I would have spent for unnecessary toys or electronic items for donations instead. I also spread the donations evenly through the year, because most small organizations get spikes of donations at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but struggle to maintain their programs at other times of year.

[bigvalboy]

I only give to my four legged friends...

[+ WilliamM]

I only give to my four legged friends...

 

Thanks so much. I should have contributed already to the shelter where I found my wonderful cat, Stella, eighteen months ago.

[+ WilliamM]

Hey all most of us here are pretty fortunate and do okay financially. I don't know about you but I really Do Not Need anymore Materials possessions.

 

No I am not like you.

 

I made a mistake in asking a long-time friend to buy new furniture for me. Only a few things are still here a nice TV and table. The bed was wonderful but also had major problems.

 

The worse was a nice new chair fell apart completely in six months.

 

Also, I believe in giving all year, not just at Christmas.

 

I waited until after Christmas to post this. As to the first part of these comment, I should have supervised his choices more. But, I saw what he did for other people. (Maybe that furniture fell apart too after several months too. :):rolleyes:)