Service is Wonderful!

A few weeks ago, I was asked to collect 500 beanies and blankets for Hurricane Sandy victims. A few days later, I was asked to make Christmas cards for soldiers. Yay, service opportunities! To get these done, I spread the word and made a Facebook event to invite people over to my apartment to tie blankets, make beanies, and color Christmas cards. My room-mates and I included, twelve college students were in our apartment last night--busily working on these different service projects. In the span of about five and a half hours, we managed to cut and tie 11 fleece blankets, knit 17 beanies (and start 3 more--which were finished today), and color about 50 Christmas cards. (We also watched "Elf" & listened/sang along to Christmas music!) So. It was productive. And fun! :) And I can already tell how much happier I am now that I've done some service. It really was a good pick-me-up. Do some service! If you need ideas, let me know! If you want to get involved in our beanie/blanket/card collections, PLEASE do! We would love any & all donations we can get!

Thought of the Day:

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

--Mahatma Gandi