I Love Charity Work

To me, nothing is more rewarding than raising money for charities. If I was independently weathly, besides from writing out my own personal checks, I would volunteer at some of my favorite charities. Have you ever volunteered? Well I am the President of the PTA at my daughter's school and I volunteer at a lot of events (in addition to doing a Bowl-A-Thon every year to raise money for one charity).
This year, the charity happens to be UCP-Nassau-The Children's Learning Center. These children are from ages 5-21 and they all have various disabilities. With the money we raise, we hope to be able to build a soft gym so the children can get out of their wheelchairs and experience interacting and playing. The event is this weekend and I really hope it goes well. I'm competing with Halloween and Katrina donations so it probably won't be as successful as in the past, but whatever we can raise will help to build this gym.

I want to tell you that if you have never worked with children with disabilites then you should really do it. The return is so much more rewarding than the investment. These children are very special and are the sweetest and most sincere children you will ever meet. Even when they are in pain, they manage to smile and their eyes sparkle. So I really mean it, if you see someone with a disability. Give them a chance to show you what an amazing person they are. It may take them a little time to talk or to get their message across because of their disability but you will see it is worth the wait)!