12 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • November 2014
Serving
Together
Charities You Can Work
at With Your Children
Give a man a
fish and you feed
him for a day; teach
a man to fish and
you feed him
for a lifetime.
This Chinese proverb can easily be
related to teaching children the art
of charitable giving.
S
eeking out opportunities to
serve the community with your
children provides them with
the starting tools they need to be
giving children.
My boys have always volunteered
with me — whether it's collecting
food for the local food
pantry, soliciting donations for
underprivileged youth or spending
time with the seniors from our
church — and it is my hope that
these experiences help create a
desire in them to want to continue
to volunteer when they are old
enough to sign up on their own.
Use interests to support a charity.
Young children can pledge money to
swim/walk/run for a certain amount
of laps to raise awareness and
money. Children can do individual
or group challenges and collect
donations from family and friends.
BY NIKKI DUCAS
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