I've
learned early on that it is better to give than to receive. Because
of this, I have always tried to lend a hand whenever possible. I used
to think that the only way to lend a hand, to help the community, is
either with time, such as volunteering, or using money to donate to a
charity. I have volunteered at the library and I had been doing that
for years, off and on. I would have volunteered at other places as
well if I had a way to get there. I also had no money to donate to
any charity either (and I still don't).
Fortunately,
there are other ways to donate to a charity or to do something good
for the community. During college, my sorority and I participated in
the 5k run/walk for the American Heart Association. A year or so ago,
I donated my hair to Locks of Love. A couple of weeks ago, I found
some old cellphones that I still had around the house. I plan to
donate those to a charity for domestic abuse victims. You can also
donate cellphones to people that are in the Navy. You can also raise
money for a charity by having fundraisers, or you can collect things
for a charity. I have a friend who holds a food drive every year. There are people who uses Youtube or Twitch to do livestreams for charity. There are some celebrities who do good things for the community. You can do a google search to find
out ways to donate, what charities to donate to, and/or what you can
do for the community.
I
would be careful though and do a lot of research on different
charities, especially if you don't know the charity that well,
because some of them may actually be scams that just want your money,
either for personal reasons, or for reasons that you may not want to
support. I have found a list for charities you can support, but like
I said, do some research, but this may give you an idea of the kind
of charities that are out there.
Here
is the list:
I do
have some favorite charities of my own that I support. Some of them
are well-known, some may not be well-known, and there are a few local
charities I support. Here are the links to those charities:
American
Red Cross
The
American Heart Association
St.
Jude's Research Hospital
Locks
of Love:
Autistic
Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Christopher
and Dana Reeve Foundation
National
Institute of Mental Health
American
Library Association
Florida
Library Association
I think that if we all did something good for the community, we could make the world a better place. There's a song that I have been listening to. The lyrics seems to descibe exactly the way I feel. I want to make a difference in the world.
- Chloe
