Comments on Suburb Sanity: Act Locally

Hurray! This is what I do all year for the familie...

2009-10-13T15:15:17.924-04:00

Hurray! This is what I do all year for the families at my school. Collect items that I get for free at the supermarkets and drugstores with coupons, then put them in baskets at the holiday time to help them. These are things that food stamps do NOT help out with. I hope I am making a little difference and my kids get to participate in all the coupon shopping and some of the giving. :)

Local level. Wow, this hits me. I don't do that ei...

2009-10-09T19:31:29.268-04:00

Local level. Wow, this hits me. I don't do that either but need to. I am in. It was wonderful what you did, thank you for inspiring me and sharing this story.

It is sad and pathetic how some people actually "c...

2009-10-07T14:00:51.579-04:00

It is sad and pathetic how some people actually "choose" to be cruel and act upon it. The wisdom of "Love is an action," could never be more true! Thanks for the inspiration! I'm sure your neighbor more than appreciated your "Welcome to the neighborhood" kind gift!

Our lives changed when my husband and I volunteere...

2009-10-07T09:37:49.720-04:00

Our lives changed when my husband and I volunteered for the first time with Appalachian Service Project over ten years ago. We went from couch contributors to ones who rolled up our sleeves and tried our best to help, including with H4H.

I thinking doing those simple little things can do...

2009-10-06T22:27:03.981-04:00

I thinking doing those simple little things can do so much, I think about how much I appreach just someone coming over and helping with something simple.

Rick worked on H4H last year, it was a very amazing experience. It's the little things that mean so much!

Debbie thanks for setting an example for others and posting about it I know you don't want praise because

I think this is a great thing to do. Most people d...

2009-10-04T22:39:23.757-04:00

I think this is a great thing to do. Most people do the long distance donation thing, but just imagine what a difference it would make in communities if everybody just did one small act of kindness- locally. The world would undoubtedly be a better place. Until I had the trips I had a BBBS 'Little sister'.. it was a rewarding and totally worthwhile way to give back to my community. Once my

who'd do such a mean thing? kudos to habitat, and...

2009-10-04T22:08:57.449-04:00

who'd do such a mean thing?

kudos to habitat, and to you...

You make a great point about being more than a "co...

2009-10-04T21:09:57.948-04:00

You make a great point about being more than a "couch donor". I can't say that I have done more than that in the past, but I'm willing to join you in an effort to be more personal in my giving.

Great post. We've done the same here (leaving foo...

2009-10-04T09:09:17.346-04:00

Great post. We've done the same here (leaving food). I give when i can. And actually when I can't. :)

If it were not for others like you some would lose...

2009-10-04T08:13:10.430-04:00

If it were not for others like you some would lose hope altogeather.

Why in the world would someone set fire to it?? En...

2009-10-04T01:09:08.808-04:00

Why in the world would someone set fire to it?? Envy? HfH is such a great organization. My mother was driving nails and painting windows until she was 85 yrs. old!

I am waving at you - from across the smoky mountai...

2009-10-03T20:56:48.470-04:00

I am waving at you - from across the smoky mountains - HI THERE!

Very inspiring post...thanks for sharing.

2009-10-03T18:40:06.465-04:00

Very inspiring post...thanks for sharing.

I couldn't believe this....someone set fire to the...

2009-10-03T18:37:39.417-04:00

I couldn't believe this....someone set fire to the porch? Shame on them....

You did a very nice random act of kindness, and I'll do the same for someone, and then someone else will do the same for someone, and the random acts of kindness will continue! :)

Wow, that's unbelievable that anyone would do such...

2009-10-03T18:09:39.475-04:00

Wow, that's unbelievable that anyone would do such a thing. How sad for her.

You are speaking my language right now! I'm havin...

2009-10-03T17:48:57.378-04:00

You are speaking my language right now! I'm having a tough time trying to figure out where to begin. It will come.

why are people so cruel (fire setters)? I'm glad ...

2009-10-03T15:14:21.096-04:00

why are people so cruel (fire setters)?

I'm glad there's still kindness in the world to balance it out.

I think that's what she'll take away from the basket -- the kindness. More nourishing than food.

I also think Habitat for Humanity is a great organ...

2009-10-03T11:13:45.017-04:00

I also think Habitat for Humanity is a great organization. That was terrible that someone set the new homeowner's porch on fire. But I know she really appreciated the basket you brought her.

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That is so horrible that someone did that to the p...

2009-10-02T19:40:53.010-04:00

That is so horrible that someone did that to the person who just moved into the Habitat home.

Acting locally is important. I try to do it but I'm not perfect.

Seriously? Someone set fire to the new house? My h...

2009-10-02T18:02:58.512-04:00

Seriously? Someone set fire to the new house? My heart aches.

I'll join you!

It's really easy to get caught up in your "busy" l...

2009-10-02T17:25:08.904-04:00

It's really easy to get caught up in your "busy" life and not have time to do things like this. And sometimes it's legitimate. But sometimes it's not. If we can make time to catch up on our favorite TV shows when we have free time, we can probably find time to make an effort to get involved at least a few times a year. This coming from someone who is SO busy right now....

arrrggghhh...what kind of jerk would set fire to h...

2009-10-02T14:39:02.549-04:00

arrrggghhh...what kind of jerk would set fire to her porch??? Pathetic.

"couch donor" is a good way of putting it; I think we are all guilty of doing the same at some point :-(

What the hell is wrong with people? Why would the...

2009-10-02T14:11:15.496-04:00

What the hell is wrong with people? Why would they set fire to her porch?

I suffer from a bit of couch donor syndrome myself, so thanks for the bit of a push!

Greg and I have donated money to causes and recent...

2009-10-02T13:28:52.290-04:00

Greg and I have donated money to causes and recently started to work for the Second Harvest as volunteers. It's not glamor work, nobody will see our work... it's moving boxes of food into categories so that it can be shipped to various locations to feed those in need. Actions speak loudly, I think we need to give with actions as much as monetary. Excellent post.

Random Acts of Kindness are the best acts of kindn...

2009-10-02T11:28:32.931-04:00

Random Acts of Kindness are the best acts of kindness.