Izzie, Mac and Me: Community Service

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

We headed off to our local nursing home to pass out candy to the residents!

The residents loved seeing the girls all dressed up and really enjoyed the chocolate, but not as much as they enjoyed receiving hugs!

These two little munchkins sure do know how to brighten my day!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We had a wonderful evening serving dinner at the Mission. It was the perfect day for hot chili and baked potatoes. The residents thanked us over and over again. It was truly humbling to watch Izzie serve the homeless.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Snowflakes and Cards for Sandy Hook

Showing our love and support for the Sandy Hook community.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

(2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Friday, December 21, 2012

Spreading Holiday Cheer!

'Tis the season to spread some holiday cheer to those less fortunate! The girls spent the morning making Rice Krispy treats for our local mission.

Yes! We used peppermint marshmallows!

Then, we headed over to our local mission to help wrap presents for the residents. The girls were fabulous at applying gift tags and bows!

It was the perfect way for them to help give back to our community, while spreading some holiday cheer!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

AHG Christmas Celebration

Izzie had a great time at her American Heritage Girl Christmas celebration!

She really enjoyed making the Candy Cane ornaments for a local nursing home.

American Heritage Girls is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Community Service Stars

Izzie spent the morning participating in community service projects around town.

The first destination was a local grocery store, where she helped scout for food.

All food collected was donated to the local food bank.

Yes! An entire truck load was collected from the generosity of our community!

Afterward, she headed to a second location to help with a bake sale. All leftover bake sale items were donated to our local homeless shelter.

She was beaming with pride in her vest...check out those 11 badges that she earned from a lot of dedication and hard work!

What an AWESOME way to bless our community on a rainy, chilly Saturday!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Operation Christmas Child

I am so thankful for everyone who participates in Operation Christmas Child! Last year, more than 8 million shoe boxes were collected and distributed worldwide to share the love of Jesus Christ and the joy of Christmas. National Collection Week is November 12 – 19. So, if you have the resources, go pack a shoe box or two this weekend.

We had a really nice discussion before heading out to shop about all the children in the world who have very little, receive nothing for Christmas, and who have never heard of Jesus. They're still a little young to fully understand the concept, but I do believe that by participating in Operation Christmas Child, they are becoming aware of the needs of others and can understand that they are truly blessed and can make a difference in the world.