Comments on: Everyday Philanthropy: Simple Ways You Can Start Helping Others Today

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:15:47 +0000

For people who rent and cannot keep a pet at home, volunteering a couple hours a week cuddling with cats or walking dogs can be fun and fulfilling.

Also, a website called LiveMocha is a peer to peer site where you can learn languages for free. You complete an activity and another learner who natively speaks the language you’re learning corrects your activity. To volunteer for 20-30 minutes from home you can correct another person’s activity in your native language!

By: TODHD

TODHD — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:25:18 +0000

As the saying goes, the more people that you help, the more it would benefit you

By: Credit Girl

Credit Girl — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:59:33 +0000

In reply to @Jen,

You bring up a great point that we really ought to donate better whole grain foods. My church community also runs food drives so I’ll definitely make that a point next time. Although I’m sure they’d be happy with any food we provide, it’d just be more nutritious if we could provide them with healthier alternatives.

By: Credit Girl

Credit Girl — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:21:09 +0000

I think it starts at home. What we teach our children at home is how they will act towards others. In my family(extended as well), we teach the children to volunteer and give back to the community. We do that by participating in city beach clean-ups as well as conserved marshes and parks. In addition to that, we also show them that they must share their possessions by giving up things they no longer use because someone else can certainly make use of it better than them.

By: TODHD

TODHD — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:58:25 +0000

The more that you give back, the more that you will receive. That is the attitude that you have to have going into any situation

By: kt- lifedividend

kt- lifedividend — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:44:09 +0000

i prefer donating things to the less fortunate because my work schedule does not allow me to volunteer in hospices and whatnot. I give things that i use so that i dont feel as if i am unloading my rubbish on the less fortunate

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:39:57 +0000

These are small, and not things I do everyday, but I think they help.

Whenever I go to McDonald’s I toss my change into the collection for the Ronald McDonald House (homes around the country near hospitals where children and their families can stay when the children are receiving treatment). I also toss my spare change into the Salvation Army buckets during the holidays. Plus, for the Sundays when my church collects food for the local food pantry I’ll buy extra canned goods and pasta when I’m at the store. I buy the same items I buy for myself. Just because they’re poor doesn’t mean they shouldn’t eat the same quality I eat. Plus, I heard on NPR this morning that hunger isn’t just a problem, but getting nutritious foods, and food pantries are seeing more junk food showing up than healthy food (e.g., sugary cereals instead of whole grain cereals).