Week 8- The Giving

Christmas Is almost here and I again encourage people to donate to the less fortunate. As some may think, Christmas Is the greatest holiday of them all, but to others It Isn't. Some receive presents, some give presents, but others watch people give and receive because they can't participate In either due to their lack of funds. Christmas Is for those whom are generous enough to give presents to others without expecting anything In return, but what about those who can't afford anything to give? When I was younger, all I thought about when It was Christmas was receiving presents. Now I think about all of those who can't celebrate Christmas. Let me tell you, during Christmas, there are some many places you can donate items to. First of all, you can ask around your neighborhood. Schools always take toys to give to the less fortunate. Churches of course take toys for kids. Since It's almost Christmas, these Items can Include toys of mostly any kind, Christmas decorations Including ornaments, trees, snowmen, candy canes, etc. This week, I've been putting up decorations for Christmas. We have like four candy canes that say "Feliz Navidad" In our front lawn, 3 light up Christmas trees also In the front lawn and a pair of Inflatable snowmen on our roof. We had ornaments left over so we gave them to neighbors who didn't have any. I helped our other neighbors put up their Christmas decorations since their elderly now and well can't exactly climb up on a ladder. The past Sunday In church, the Father said they were accepting toy donations so the next day, I brought my old toys and gave them to the church. Since It's almost Christmas, I again encourage everyone to get In that giving mood. The Salvation Army also accepts money donations, they're usually outside supermarkets with buckets for donations. Once again, get In that generous giving mood and don't be a Scrooge and donate.

Week 7- The Collection

I've been doing a lot of work this week. Well I shouldn't take all the credit. I had help from my mom and dad. Right now, present day, In my living room, there is a big bag filled with clothes ready to be donated. A complete abundance of clothing! My dad and I have been collecting clothes for the past week to donate to my aunt and cousins in Mexico. I don't know If you all heard about the floods in parts of Mexico. It was on the news about a month or two ago about small towns In Mexico near rivers that were suffering floods. I didn't think it was a big deal until I saw the images on the news and knew I underestimated the floods. Families with small children were forced to leave their homes behind and get to safety. Bridges were destroyed, communications between towns were lost. Animals were lost. Bodies ran along the river. Not a pretty sight. When we got the news, we knew we had to do something to help. My aunt Isaura  Is a very humble person. She is a single mother with three kids. She has struggled raising them. She looks old for her age because she's had a rough life. We will try to help her in anyway necessary. We will donate more than enough clothes so that they can recover. If there are three things that are necessary for all people, they are food, shelter and clothes. The only problem I'm thinking of is that if we're going to donate all the clothes to my aunt, or are we going to donate some clothes to my aunt and the rest somewhere else. Anyhow, I feel happy that I can once again donate to help people. Like I've said, I do this to help people and to show people how easy it is to help people.

Week 6- Where and How To Donate?

So far throughout my 20 percent project on donating clothes to the less fortunate, I've mainly been gathering clothes and that's pretty much it. The only question I've been asking myself is"How and where am I going to get clothes to donate?" The question I haven't been asking myself is "Where or how am I going to donate?!" I just have one part of the donation process down but there are much more aspects to it. What am I going to do after I get a sufficient amount of clothes to donate? Where am I going to take the clothes to donate? Is there more than one place to donate? Is there anything else I should know after or before donating clothes? I started to ask myself all these questions. I started to worry but I think I know all about the donation process now. If any of my readers are wondering how to donate I'm always glad to help. First In the donating process, you'll need some clothes to donate. Donating clothes is an efficient way to get rid of overgrown clothes, or just to much clothes and don't have enough room for It. Then, you'll need to find somewhere to donate them to. Some places can Include Goodwill, Salvation Army, homeless shelters, vintage boutiques, thrift shops, church or other religious organizations such as synagogues and mosques, or you can even ask around your neighborhood for people who can use some clothes. When donating clothes, you should always make sure to wash the clothing first so that the person receiving the clothes gets them In good condition. Some organizations like Goodwill take more than just clothes. They take furniture, appliances and electronics. When donating clothes to Goodwill or any place, ask for that kinds of donating programs they have. Some places sell the donated clothes to people, but if it is not sold, then they take it to homeless shelters or homes for the needy. If my readers are thinking of donating clothes or anything that could be of some use to others and , donate. Do research, go to Goodwill, the Salvation Army or anywhere to ask for info about donating.  

Week 4- The Shoes

Like I said last week, this week I've turned my attention to shoes rather t-shirts. I haven't had so much luck with shoes. I had a total of 34 t-shirts and counting, but just have 2 pairs of shoes that don't fit. I know shoes are needed differently than t-shirts, but are still very important to people and families who don't have them. Without shoes, feet will get damaged with cuts and bruises and probably get infected. In order to get more shoes to donate, I will most likely need to get the help of people. Usually, shoes I receive are from my brothers. I've checked with my brothers for any shoes that don't fit but couldn't find any. I'm thinking about asking around my neighborhood for shoes. This week may seem like the same old but I've actually succeeded In something. My family are long time friends with another family that had always been in financial problems. I am long time friends with the oldest son of the family. We enjoyed playing soccer with each other. He joined a soccer league and rules for the league are that you are required to wear cleats. He didn't have any so I gave him my old cleats. I could have still used those cleats but I knew that someone needed them more than me and I felt good for doing a good deed. I ask everyone out there to do random good deeds with nothing in return just that the person you did the good deed for do the same to another complete stranger. I choose to donate clothing for two reasons: change people's lives and show others how easy it is to change people's lives.    

Week 3-The Gathering

This week I've gotten involved with more people than just myself. Last week, I had counted 17 t-shirts but said I was going to collect more. This week I have made significant growth, well I shouldn't keep all the credit. This week, I have a total of 32 t-shirts and I'm planning for more. I almost doubled the amount of t-shirts I had from the help of my friends and family. I asked my brothers for any shirts that weren't needed anymore and friends for shirts. I received 10 t-shirts in total from my brothers and 5 t-shirts from my friends and expecting more. I told my parents to ask their friends for any t-shirts from their kids, but haven't received anything yet. After gathering a sufficient amount of t-shirts, I plan to gather shoes that are just taking up space. I'm excited but sad for getting rid of my shoes because I know I have a good amount of shoes that I have in my closet that will bring back memories of my childhood and will probably just keep a pair or two. This week I was glad that I got donations from friends and family and hope I get more. I'd like to tell everyone that this project isn't an individual project I depend on the donations from others, so please just donate, It doesn't have to be to me, to a charity or people you know who need it more than you.

Week 2-The Counting

This week, I'm still brainstorming on parts of my 20% project but I've started to make progress. I've started to count some of the clothes i have, but haven't finished. So far, I've just counted the amount of t-shirts I'm willing to give away. So far, i just have 17 t-shirts that don't fit and are in good condition to be reused again. I find that 17 t-shirts is a good amount to start off with. Even though people may say it is a small amount, I know I haven't finished counting. I'm pretty sure that I haven't found all the t-shirts that I used to wear and I'm pretty sure that my brothers have t-shirts that don't fit anymore. I'm looking forward to the amount of t-shirts that I will uncover. I think i will be happy with the outcome of my project because I think I will have a ton of clothes for the less fortunate. As I'm going back and remembering the clothing that I plan to donate, I get sad because they bring back so much memories, but I know they're going to a good cause. Specifically, I was debating with myself If I should or shouldn't donate this old Angels t-shirt of mine. What do you guys think, should I donate it or keep it to myself. 

Week 1-The Brainstorming

 This week i have been mostly brainstorming more toward in my project. In my project i stated that i would donate unwanted clothes to the less fortunate. I know i have some clothes that i could donate, but not a lot so i plan to ask for donations from other people who have unwanted clothes that they're willing to donate so that they may go to a good cause. I am also starting to look around the house for items that i particularly don't use anymore and could possibly be of some sort of use to the less fortunate. I am also asking for donations for the kinds of items that helps someone's life. For items around my house that aren't any use to any one, i plan to sell them and give the money to the less fortunate or hospital patients. Right now i am starting to separate unwanted clothes from my closet, my brothers' and my parent's. When i actually start donating, i will be responsible for recording my data, the amount of clothes i donate. I'll try to do some more interesting things next week, but this week, im just searching for clothes.