Family Volunteer Day

One of the classes I'm teaching this year at TARGET is called "Kids Making a Difference." Third graders have chosen a problem and are working on creating a project to solve their problem, and helping others in the process. Monday students are starting a recycling project and helping the Downtown Northport Historical Society with some projects, and Wednesday students are planning a health fair and Healthy Holiday Treats cookbook, to encourage people to live healthier lives. My fourth graders also have some neat ideas for helping others during the holiday season. I love watching my students' desire and enthusiasm for helping others! It is such an authentic, fun, meaningful way to learn.

In our society today, I think it is more important than ever before that we instill a sense of compassion and desire for service in our children. I would love to invite you and your children to participate in the nationwide Family Volunteer Day on Saturday, November 22! This is an annual event sponsored by Disney on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. You could take some food to the West AL Food Bank or another food pantry, choose a needy child to sponsor for Christmas from the Salvation Army's "angel tree," fill a shoebox with small gifts for a needy child in another country (Operation Christmas Child ministry - collection dates Nov. 17-24 at Northport Baptist Church), rake an elderly neighbor's leaves, or do another activity to help someone. Click here for more info: http://disney.go.com/disneyhand/familyvolunteers/
I would love to hear what your family does! Please post your comments on our class blog! (If you have tried to comment before but have been unsuccessful, please try again. I have edited the settings to allow comments; however, I must first approve them before they are posted, as an added safety feature.)