Written by Harriet Meyerson and published every Tuesday compliments of www.ConfidenceCenter.com
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Word and Quote of the Week
***Freedom***Trivia Question of the Week
*** "The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best." —Colin Powell: 65th U.S. secretary of state
Q. What were millions of kids wearing on their heads in 1955?Employee Morale
(Answer at the end of this newsletter.)
Plan Ahead for a Heartwarming Holiday Project
Contributed by a loyal subscriber
-Details-For the last five years, instead of a Christmas party, our company delivers food and gift hampers to local residents via the Lions Club. We are allowed to bring family members or friends to this, if we wish.
We dedicate one morning and deliver in "car pools". After a morning of hard work and some bonding (because you really do bond doing something like this) our President treats us all to lunch out. As an extra treat, he puts a $10 gift certificate to a popular coffee shop on each person's plate.
I don't think we'll ever go back to a traditional Christmas party. We all get so much out of this and our children get to see us with our colleagues in a positive and giving atmosphere.
Families in need sign up with the Lions Club and give their particulars to them, i.e., names and addresses, how many are in their household, and how many of that are children.
A set of volunteers go round and pick up donated food and gifts from local businesses and individuals (we did that last year), and brings it to the Lions Club.
The Lions Club puts together goodie hampers that include a complete Christmas dinner with enough food for all the people in that household. Then boxes are packed to include something for each child in the household.
On a designated day all of the food and gifts are delivered to the families or individuals. We get a piece of paper with the recipient's last name, their address, and their assigned number on it. We load up the corresponding numbered boxes and we deliver them all to that address. Sometimes there is a lot that goes to one family and sometimes just a box or two; it all depends on the individual need.
Some of the poverty we have seen right in our own neighborhood is heartbreaking. Sometimes we deliver to an apparent well-to-do home, but we try not to judge or show surprise, because we just don't know their particular situation.
We work in teams of two or three people and when we drop the hampers off, we wear Santa hats. As we are leaving, we smile and say "Merry Christmas" to them. Sometimes they are almost too stunned to reply. I am sure they were not expecting that sort of generosity. I have seen others moved to tears.It is a nice way to spend a morning and it's even better when you bring your children. The comments and observations the kids make and the awareness that you bring to them (and yourself) is priceless.
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Answer to This Weeks Trivia Question
Q. What were millions of kids wearing on their heads in 1955?Joke of the Week
A. Davy Crockett coonskin caps
"Just to establish some parameters," said the professor, "Mr. Nichols, what is the opposite of joy?"
"Sadness," said the student.
"And the opposite of depression, Ms. Biggs?"
"Elation," she said.
"And you, sir, how about the opposite of woe?"
"I believe that would be giddy up...," was the confident reply.
(c) Copyright 2009 Harriet Meyerson. All rights reserved.
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