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www.FredParent.NET • • • 13 GET INVOLVED AT SCHOOL OR CHURCH. Children can become a mentor to younger children, help the elderly, or offer their talents in an area of need. SERVE AT THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA FOOD BANK. Children as young as 10 can give back to the community. Visit fredfood.org/volunteer. aspx to find out how and where you can volunteer with your children. Younger children can get involved by holding food fund drives. Additionally the Food Bank accepts surplus produce from home gardens or CSAs. In-kind donations — goods, services and other gifts — and monetary donations are gladly accepted. Allow your children to physically bring donations in to the food bank for a lasting impression. Ideas for children to find volunteer opportunities in Fredericksburg: HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. Remove/recycle trash from parks, rivers, beaches or other natural areas. Children 14 years and up can join Friends of the Rappahannock. Children of all ages can also plant trees or gardens to help conserve their neighborhood. ASSIST THE ELDERLY. Another charitable act is assisting the elderly in their yards by raking leaves, mowing lawns or weeding flowerbeds. ASSIST THE ELDERLY. Another Allow your children to see that the world isn't all about them by providing opportunities to serve others. As a parent, I guide our children toward volunteer opportunities and in return they feel good about themselves. Check out one of my previous articles, Raising Giving Children (http://bit.ly/giving-children). Nikki Ducas is a budget-savvy Fredericksburg mom teaching her two young sons how to be charitable at home and in the community. or CSAs. In-kind donations — goods, services and other gifts — and monetary donations are gladly accepted. Allow your children to physically bring donations in to the food bank for a lasting impression. SET UP COLLECTION DRIVES. Set up clothing drives for the homeless, collect school supplies for underprivileged youth, manage a yard sale using donated items, open a lemonade stand or use that entrepreneurial spirit to create ideas that will help bring in supplies and monetary donations to a charity near and dear to your family. Use interests to support a charity. Visit www.FredParent.NET For a complete list of volunteer acitivies in the area.