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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9531185" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>We vary our charitable giving. We’ve done toy drives, food drives, clothing drives, veterans’ organizations, etc. I used to do a lot of stuff for the USO. Our biggest routine thing has been our church’s “Angel Trees”.</p><p></p><p>For those unfamiliar, the way those work is they decorate Christmas trees with paper ornaments that are anonymous requests for particular gifts. We like those because you know you’re always giving something someone genuinely needs or wants as opposed to giving blindly. And that also allows you to use your unique skills to help someone out.</p><p></p><p>For instance, one year, Mom found one where a woman was asking for a <em>quite large</em> bra. Those aren’t cheap, they’re not easy to find, and you have to be pretty desperate to ask for one from a charity. Mom knew exactly where to find what the woman needed and got her extras…and was even able to get them discounted.</p><p></p><p>A couple years ago, a lady wanted a set of dishes. We had a set in our attic we’d gotten at a going out of business sale.</p><p></p><p>Another time, a guy was asking for work boots (coincidentally in my size). That’s something you’re going to be using HARD on a daily basis, and cheap boots can wreck your feet and back. I happened to have some “loyalty points” at a shoe store and applied them to the purchase of some top-quality Wolverines & some heavy boot socks.</p><p></p><p>This year we did an entire family’s worth of kids tennis shoes and jeans, plus a set of Queen size sheets for the refugee ministry.</p><p></p><p>My fave? Last year, I found cards for 2 teen girls who wanted art supplies. I’m a lifelong artist in different media, and even have minors in Art & Art History. So I knew EXACTLY where to buy what they asked for, how to distinguish between quality stuff, and even anticipate some things they might not have considered (like a dedicated cup for cleaning brushes, or blending tools for pencils).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9531185, member: 19675"] We vary our charitable giving. We’ve done toy drives, food drives, clothing drives, veterans’ organizations, etc. I used to do a lot of stuff for the USO. Our biggest routine thing has been our church’s “Angel Trees”. For those unfamiliar, the way those work is they decorate Christmas trees with paper ornaments that are anonymous requests for particular gifts. We like those because you know you’re always giving something someone genuinely needs or wants as opposed to giving blindly. And that also allows you to use your unique skills to help someone out. For instance, one year, Mom found one where a woman was asking for a [I]quite large[/I] bra. Those aren’t cheap, they’re not easy to find, and you have to be pretty desperate to ask for one from a charity. Mom knew exactly where to find what the woman needed and got her extras…and was even able to get them discounted. A couple years ago, a lady wanted a set of dishes. We had a set in our attic we’d gotten at a going out of business sale. Another time, a guy was asking for work boots (coincidentally in my size). That’s something you’re going to be using HARD on a daily basis, and cheap boots can wreck your feet and back. I happened to have some “loyalty points” at a shoe store and applied them to the purchase of some top-quality Wolverines & some heavy boot socks. This year we did an entire family’s worth of kids tennis shoes and jeans, plus a set of Queen size sheets for the refugee ministry. My fave? Last year, I found cards for 2 teen girls who wanted art supplies. I’m a lifelong artist in different media, and even have minors in Art & Art History. So I knew EXACTLY where to buy what they asked for, how to distinguish between quality stuff, and even anticipate some things they might not have considered (like a dedicated cup for cleaning brushes, or blending tools for pencils). [/QUOTE]
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