I'm filling in for Maggie this week! It's a safe bet to say that Maggie probably had fun doing our act of kindness this week. Because last week was Catholic Schools Week, all of the classes had special service projects to participate in. The kindergarten class made cards for residents of Mercy Villa, there was a book drive, a fundraiser for Birthright, and a lot of other wonderful things for the students to participate in. I feel very blessed to have my children in a school where they are learning every day ways to put their faith into action. We took advantage of all these projects this week for our act of kindness. Grace went through our bookshelves and collected items for the book drive and we collected birthday party supplies for children who are staying at a domestic violence shelter near our school. The birthday supply need was an eye opener for me personally. I had never given any thought to that scenario: a kid celebrating their birthday while finding sanctuary away from home. I'm sure wherever you are, this would be a simple but special way to extend kindness to a child and family in need on what should be one of the happiest days of the year, a birthday!
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