When my
daughters were growing up... I had a closet designated for new school supplies.
Every year I'd go shopping, sometime in the summer and I'd fill it up.
Book-bags, folders, notebooks, paper, scissors, crayons, markers, binders, and
the like... were all inside this special place, in my house. My little girls
were thrilled with the chance to shop at home for what they needed... any time,
night or day. When they grew up, and left home, I still kept a few things
around the house, like notebooks. But... otherwise, that closet is now being
used for something else. However, my love of new school supplies hasn't waned,
so I've found a healthy way to indulge this interest. For the past three or four years I have
donated bagfuls of supplies to the Stuff the Bus/Fill up the Bus campaign either
with United Way or Walmart. It gives you a good feeling to know these less
fortunate children will have what they need to start the school year. It puts
them on a level playing field with their peers. And makes learning more fun. If
there is a program in your community to buy school supplies for kids, please join in. Every
little bit helps. So go ahead, make somebody's day and put a smile on a child's face... for this up and coming school year. You'll be glad you did. And so will they.
