Reply to Food Bank donations in lieu of gifts

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Food Bank donations in lieu of gifts"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain why you can't just quietly donate the gifts to a women's shelter, hospital, etc?

It's been asked 3 times and no one can answer why this is not good enough and takes care of the "problem"[/quote]

Domestic abuse shelters frequently don't advertise where they are, so that the abusers can't find them as easily.  It's not as easy as just pulling up to one and dropping off a load of toys.  When I volunteered for one in Wisconsin, there were a slew of rules: Don't acknowledge that you know any person you meet there if you see them on the street; Park at least 2 blocks away, walk a different route each time, and stand in the shadows by the window so that you are visible while waiting to be buzzed in; Don't solicit any supplies specifically for the shelter or advertise a pick up date; Don't advertise that you volunteer at a domestic abuse shelter, etc.

Children's hospitals get tons of toy donations.  Is there a reason that toys are more important than food, and a child who would prefer to donate food should not do so?  I don't see a reason that a child should feel proud of voluntarily giving up presents for a year so that someone else can have something they need.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics