Friendly Input

What would life be without friends... and with friends like these, how can you go wrong? I'd love to thank my pals who have shared their input and encourage me to do more. Thank you ladies!

Lanie says "You could add something like a food drive where you take the food in your cupboards that you aren't using, and donate them. It's going on right now at my church. You can drop off your food there and they'll distribute it to other food shelves or you can drop of grocery bags in your neighborhood and ask people to fill them, then drop them off at the church."
http://blockouthunger.org/?how

Deb suggests the ever popular Nike Reuse a Shoe. She says, "Keep worn out shoes out of landfills. They grind them up for use in sports surfaces like tracks."
http://www.nikereuseashoe.com/

She also mentioned a great place for all you northern metro people (back home friends and such), see what she has to say... Of course there are the obvious thrift store donations of clothes, housewares, etc, (many thrift stores like Goodwill or the Family Pathways chain in MN/WI give back to the community in the form of actual programs or dollars to support various programs...if you're not sure, ASK)

Also, Recycled Wardrobes--located in Lindstrom, MN-- is one of my favorites, and this link will link you to a site where a woman creates neat cloth bags out of recycled materials.

http://www.chisagolakes.com/recycledwardrobes/

Something I hope to talk much more about is something Jen recommended... The Bone Marrow Donor list! She entered her name on the list this year. I'll do a separate posting for her once I get more info on it. It's something I too would love to do.

She also mentioned a few other often forgotten topics:

Do something for vets. Next time you're out for dinner and you see one wearing a shirt or a hat that clues you into to their status, buy their coffee or lunch. Or simply say thank you.

Visit nursing homes with a batch of brownies separated into 10 plates. Find 10 people to give them to. Compliment them on their dress, their hair, their shoes...something that reminds them that they're beautiful.

Always say please, and thank you and how are you and hold the door and compliment people.