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HEARTWARMING STORIES AND INSPIRING
IDEAS TO HELP YOU HELP OTHERS!
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Have you ever considered taking part in "Make a Difference Day" but weren't quite sure what to do? It's never too late to get involved and you may be surprised how easy it is to make a lasting positive impact in your community.
Author Steve Zikman offers the following suggestions from his new book, Doing Good for Goodness Sake: Heartwarming Stories and Inspiring Ideas to Help You Help Others:
- Donate food to local shelters. They especially need items like juice, meats, soups, and stews. Take along some freshly baked items. Load up a bag full of nonperishable groceries and donate it to a food drive in your area. If your community doesn't have a food drive, organize one. Contact your local soup kitchens, shelters, and homeless societies and ask what kind of food items they would like.
- Because the fastest growing groups of homeless people are children and women with children, donate disposable diapers, baby food and formula, clothing, and blankets to homeless shelters.
- Help your children's class organize a classroom drive or a school wide drive collecting caps, hats, socks, and mittens and other winter items to donate to a homeless shelter. Have teachers collect donations and design flyers, letters to parents, and posters to make announcements for classrooms.
- Raise funds. Choose a cause close to your heart and create a fund-raiser. Donate the money to the charity or organization of your choice.
- Obtain an organ donor card at an organ bank. Fill it out, sign it, and have it signed by two witnesses. Remember: From just one person, six life-saving organs and nine vital tissues can be recovered and transplanted.
- Nursing homes, retirement communities, and adult day care programs need volunteers. Share a special talent, help with arts or other activities, or serve as a friendly visitor for some of the residents who have very few visitors.
To read more of Steve's tips or to find out more about Doing Good for Goodness Sake, go to www.stevezikman.com. To find more information on "Make a Difference Day," visit www.makeadifferenceday.com.
USA WEEKEND Magazine, with a readership of over 50.4 million people and carried in more than 600 newspapers, will feature Doing Good for Goodness Sake in its upcoming cover story on "Make a Difference Day."
For more information or to book Steve Zikman for an interview, please contact: Katie McMillan, Publicity Manager, at 808-573-8000, ext. 22, katiem@innerocean.com
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