Socks for the homeless/and so much more

November 11, 2007

A good reminder Amarnath. There are so many ways to help. My Mother and i

have been making homemade scarves throughout the year for the homeless

for years now. When we sit down at night, we pick up a loom or a crochet

hook! I also have a little personal seva i call the " Santa Project " where

i buy good toys for children on sale year round whenever i see them and

bring them to the local shelter between Thanksgiving and Christmas, along

with the scarves, and any coats i can collect from my family and friends.

This year i have 2 nice afghans too. The woman in charge of the food

pantry at the shelter told me this time of year they really appreciate

any foods or canned goods with protein/meat in them. What she sees over

and over again is, the head of the household (usually a woman) will try

to make Christmas nice for her children by buying them toys, and then

there is no money left for food. What a shame.... So on the list this

year is little canned hams, hash, beef stew, canned tuna, etc...Anyone

can do this, and with very little money. What a difference it would make

if everyone did just one nice thing for someone else.... In Amma's Arms,

mare

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:56:21 -0000 " amarnath " <anatol_zinc

writes:

> Time to start buying some socks, warm hats and mittens for the

> homeless.

>

> Check out the " dollar stores " for good deals on winter hats and

> mittens.

> Socks, can be found most anywhere; usually a pack of six for $5.

>

> Amma Bless,

> amarnath

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