,In 1991, I lost my Appalachian-Ohio grandmother, to breast cancer. I was only nine when she passed. My grandma grew up very poor in southern Ohio and taught my siblings and I the important lesson specific to giving and why we should not judge others who we see as different than us. With these lessons in mind, in 1993 at the age of eleven, I founded the nonprofit organization 'Grandma's Gifts.' This organization is volunteer-run allowing all donations to go to helping children, veterans, and the elderly, as well as transporting goods and maintain our website. Yearly we take children in need on field trips to zoos and museums, purchase holiday gifts, provide food and book bags, and more! To date, because of people like YOU, more than $13 million in goods and services have been donated and $0 have been paid in compensation to individuals to run the organization. We may be a small, local-nonprofit, but our hearts are mighty!
Every Christmas we work with school counselors and nurses in Appalachia to identify children from working families, in extreme need. These are kids who live in Ohio and go home on the weekends not knowing if they will have food to eat... these are children who ask for necessities, like shampoo, blankets, and pillows over video games and computers from Santa. This year we have 49 children who are in looking for an angel for the holidays. If you would like to make a difference by 'adopting' and shopping for one of these children we would greatly appreciate it! Typically people spend $90-$140 per child and take their kids along to shop for a child in need, sharing them the importance of giving and empathy.
Teaching our children the importance lessons of giving and one way that this can be done is by getting them involved in volunteering early! This year, we will be taking our little boy, Elliot (9 months old), to shop and drop off holiday gifts to families in need. While he may be too little at this point, this will be a new family tradition!
You can find more information on how to give for the 2016 holiday season here!
Every Christmas we work with school counselors and nurses in Appalachia to identify children from working families, in extreme need. These are kids who live in Ohio and go home on the weekends not knowing if they will have food to eat... these are children who ask for necessities, like shampoo, blankets, and pillows over video games and computers from Santa. This year we have 49 children who are in looking for an angel for the holidays. If you would like to make a difference by 'adopting' and shopping for one of these children we would greatly appreciate it! Typically people spend $90-$140 per child and take their kids along to shop for a child in need, sharing them the importance of giving and empathy.
Teaching our children the importance lessons of giving and one way that this can be done is by getting them involved in volunteering early! This year, we will be taking our little boy, Elliot (9 months old), to shop and drop off holiday gifts to families in need. While he may be too little at this point, this will be a new family tradition!
You can find more information on how to give for the 2016 holiday season here!
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