The Christmas season is upon us
again. The stores are packed with shoppers trying to find the perfect gift.
Christmas trees are decorated with every imaginable color, and Christmas music
is heard everywhere you go. It’s an exciting, yet somewhat stressful time for
many families. For those with loved ones or friends that they are able to share
the holidays with, it is a happy time. It offers an opportunity to get together
under joyful circumstances and enjoy each other’s company. Most of us love to
be able to have all or near all our loved ones around us for a short time
again.
Sadly, there are many others that
look at the holidays as a time that emphasizes their loneliness. We usually
don’t have to look far to find someone that doesn't have family or
close friends to share the holidays with. Why not reach out to someone
this Christmas season? There are so many great ways to reach out…perhaps invite
someone outside the family to Christmas dinner, donate to charity, and purchase
gifts for struggling families. There is no end to ways that you can be a
blessing to others during this time of year.
3Fourteen is organizing a toy drive with the aim of reaching out to less privileged children living in Lagos slums. The toy distribution will take place on 19th, 20th and 21st December, 2013. 1000 toys are needed for 1000 less privileged children ( age 1-15).
Even though things may be tighter
for some of us right now, we still have so much to give. If you can’t afford to
give financially, why not offer your time?
For too long many of us have made
Christmas a time of meeting our own needs. Though there is nothing wrong with
sharing and giving to those we love, the opportunity to give to others outside
our inner circle provides us with a blessing greater than anything we will feel
or receive.
Support a good cause, join 3Fourteen
in making this Christmas memorable for the less privileged children.
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