Charity is NOT all about MONEY

Posted by: JustSmile

5th Feb 2011 02:59pm

So many people think that charity is all about money, at 17 years old I believe this to be very untrue...to me charity is about giving what you can to help others...be it money, clothing, toys, food, blood or a little of your time....

As a young child I remember packing up the toys I had out grown and giving them to an organization that re-gifted them to children that didnt have toys...
this is a prime example of how even children can get into charity...and they are not giving up anything because its toys they dont play with...

In 2007 and 2008 I shaved my head for children fighting cancer, alot of people kept telling me how brave I was for doing it (in 2007 I was one of 2 girls, in 2008 I was the only girl that did it) but in reality its the children that are fighting cancer who are brave because they often dont have a choice in loosing their hair...but I had a chocie and decided to do it not just to raise money and awearness but to also to gain understanding of how being bald can affect a childs life.
During the 2008 headshave I met a little girl who had fought cancer, through talking to her family I learnt that just showing your support makes a pretty big impact...and money does not have to be involved.

I really believe that donating money has nothing on donating time and a helping hand...

skydancer12

3rd Sep 2013 01:44pm

Hi there,like you I've heard the saying-"Charity starts at home", BUT the causes I support are largely overseas because unlike like 'us' they don't have 'op shops' or government handouts. My brothers and sister are all a lot more financial than I am (a disability pension) but give anything to help another person or cause!
It may sound a little pretentious of me but though I don't have their type of money I feel my giving heart makes me by far much richer than they will ever be!
Sometimes charity isn't about home but rather thinking the entire world and all of its inhabitants are our home!

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