Christmas Cards and Canned Foods

December 11, 2015 by Paul Ivanovsky Leave a Comment

This week we called the homeless shelter in our area and asked – instead of just taking what was left on my shelves – what food they could use the most. It was interesting to hear their most common donations (canned pineapple and tuna fish) and hear what was most wanted. We found out that in terms of food they wanted only mixes that just took water, any canned food that had a pop top – especially canned low sodium beans, and canned meats that aren’t tuna; like canned chicken and beef….but not spam. We dropped them off with an Emma card

Then we heard about the girl who lost her family in a fire and was severely burned. All she wants for Christmas is cards which is so easy to do so we bought a bunch and plan on taking them to our church tonight for people to sign and mail tomorrow
http://www.wcvb.com/news/girl-who-lost-family-in-fire-has-1-wish-christmas-cards/36855098

Making a difference for our grandmother.

The Story of “The Flower Girls:” #itallchangedwhen My role models have taught me how powerful kindness is and how far a little kindness can go, so when I became the role models of my little sister and her friend, I made them my priority. I became determined to be that positive role model they needed.continue reading…

Students show act of kindness

Hi there! I am a customer of yours and was truly touched by your story…and so very sorry for your loss. I am a 5th grade teacher in Rockaway, New Jersey and this is my 26th year of teaching. I always try to instill and inspire my students to always give back to others, tocontinue reading…

Amtrak journey

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Full Circle

When we got back from holiday break in January there was a kid missing from my English class for 2 weeks and when I asked I found out his family was in Arkansas with his grandmother who had been diagnosed with cancer. For our January Emma service we found the address and put together acontinue reading…

My golden heart son.

So today, was push mobile day, an annual cub scout activity that the boys have to push this wooden car with a friend sitting on it. Because of some new rules, one of the boys from my son’s group that had arrived late couldn’t participate in the races. He got pretty sad. When they announcedcontinue reading…

It’s going to the dogs….

I live near the state of New Mexico, but I live in Arizona. I heard about a young dog that is in the municipal shelter in New Mexico needing a home. I am trying to find this girl a forever family (she has had 3 in 6 months…) that will provide her unconditional love andcontinue reading…