The second was a little more somber: The Salvation Army reports that donations this year are down 13% from previous years' figures. At first I thought "well, yeah that's because everybody uses debit cards and doesn't have change for the little red buckets." But then I realized that couldn't be the reason for a 13% drop. Debit cards have been around for years and it hadn't affected donations this badly before.
It made me stop and think how devastating it must be for many families this time of year. To not only be struggling to pay the normal bills and costs of life, but to add the stress of presents, a tree, decorations, a big Christmas dinner, and other holiday expenses that add up.
To hear that even the charities trying to help these families are struggling made me want to chip in! I emailed Laura to see if she'd be up for another
So here's where you come in!
Each comment left on this post between today and Monday, December 20th will equal a can of food donated to a local Chicagoland food pantry.
Leave a comment for yourself, your mom, your dog. Tell me what your favorite color is, what you want for Christmas this year, or what your middle name is. Just leave comments so I can
And if you'd like to join in too, just let us know! We'll add you to the list!
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48 comments:
Obligatory getting you at least one comment start up!! :D
love you and yeah for feeding people other than ourselves!!
my captcha was sodarke--WTF? so-dark? last one was anger--next will be paranoid I bet!
Great idea and best of luck for such a wonderful cause!
Since I don't know Laura I'm rooting for you Christina! Kick some butt!
Such an awesome and worthwhile cause. No one should have to go hungry this season or any season. Great job!
Go Christina I hope you beat last years total.Love Daddy
My favorite color is blue, I want a remote starter for my car for Christmas, and my middle name is Grace. :)
GRRREAT idea! I love it!!!
my favorite color is red...
my skin is really itchy this winter due to dry skin (this works too, right?) :)
I finally got your package today. Damn post office!!!! the bread was a bit stale, but nothing some toasting and butter won't fix it up! (toasting right now as I type, actually!) Actually, even if you sent me a burnt loaf, I'd still eat it with glee bc I know it was made with love by you!
Oh, and I freaking LOVE you!! You are awesome!
Purposely forgot to mention about the tea towel so I can comment again and force you to donate more. :-)
I loved the tea towel! It's SO freaking adorable. I bought a new soap just to go with it, because we have no soap at our sink and it would be nice to use the towel often. Hee hee.
Oh, and the soap smells of peaches!
awesome idea, Christina! You never cease to amaze me!
ooh I'm interested in seeing how many comments you guys will get! I remember this from last year!
you are wonderful.
<3
Basil wanted to sing you a song this morning:
"I Whip My TAIL Back and Forth, I Whip My TAIL Back and Forth"...
XXO
Great job here. My middle name is Kara. And I have another one too.
My other middle name is Elizabeth. It makes for a very confused Driver's license card.
My cat's middle name is Kaelin. As in Cato Kaelin, OJ's lazy houseguest (old reference)
My middle name is Marie :)
Got your christmas card today! love the photo!
How many times can I do this?
Hi Auntie Christina. I love you, Hubble
I also love you Auntie Christina!
I like cookies. And I love lamp. I'm just sayin'...
This is a great idea :)
Great idea! Rock on with your Bad self...Wife (Kim) says I never posted here before but I know I did last week. And my favorite color is blue and like slow walks on the beach...
Love this! Happy holidays!
this is a great idea!
Merry Christmas!
Happy New year!
What an amazing idea!
I couldn't play favorites, I commented on both blogs! Great cause!
I like this idea so much!
This is a really great holiday idea. I'm staggered to think of donations being down 13% - I always give to the Salvation Army and similar charities, and especially this time of year, but I will definitely bear that in mind!
I adore this idea! Goooo Christina!
The Etch A Sketch on Mara's blog is fantastic! Thanks for your charity.
Merry Christmas!
One more comment from wonderful me before this ends. Yay!
What a GREAT idea!
Oh, and I expect to see a cowl photo or two! Roar!
Haha okay, no photo necessary. I'm just glad the cowls got there in time for Christmas! Thanks again for ordering!
My confirmation name is Rose. Because I know you were dying to know.
My dogs are middle name-less.
It dumped a foot of snow overnight here. Ouch.
This is the end of my commenting...but not of my love of this Cans for Comments project!
Hi Christina! J, W and I had awesome sushi tonight. How was yours?
I hope everyone has a very merry christmas!
More comments! Yay for more comments!
I just ate 6 cookies.
Hey! Where are my cookies?
Oh wait, they're in the kitchen.
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