Givers are all around us. I recently turned in the last of United Way donations to Jamie Brooks at Public Works and commented on the Angel packages in her office brought in by their staff. She said she volunteered last year to work in disseminating the gifts at the Salvation Army, and next to her was a lady whom she stopped to talk to for a minute. The lady worked part-time at a local business and when they shared why they were interested in donating their time, the lady said her own children were recipients of some of these gifts. She could not pay all her bills but rather than sit home and worry, she wanted to give what she had: time.
I see people giving who really don't have a lot themselves, and I know their gifts of time, toys, money and love are really what keeps things ticking. What a pleasure to give what you can to brighten others' lives. I don't know if it does as much for the recipients as it does for the givers.
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