tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post4455264105985370014..comments2024-03-18T22:28:53.549-04:00Comments on <i>Gigi's Ramblings</i>: Today I did a good thingGigihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-24824019290704555982010-08-24T18:22:39.044-04:002010-08-24T18:22:39.044-04:00How awful that there has to be a lottery to help f...How awful that there has to be a lottery to help fund your schools! Very very sad post...poor children.<br />You are doing a brilliant job and should be really proud...every little thing means so much to those children and as you say to the teachers too. XXCherished By Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597487484581237183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-12763497180734173532010-08-23T15:02:10.860-04:002010-08-23T15:02:10.860-04:00Unbelievable. It's odd that I've never giv...Unbelievable. It's odd that I've never given a second thought to buying the boys' school supplies...they send the list and I buy the stuff.<br /><br />It's wonderful that you're doing this, sweetie.kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-74430768974230699952010-08-21T23:30:34.072-04:002010-08-21T23:30:34.072-04:00I find it quite disturbing that they can't put...I find it quite disturbing that they can't put money towards educating the children better. These children are going to be running things in a few years. Those with money are not always the smartest (as I'm sure you know), so there are hundreds of thousands of children who aren't getting what they need who could do wonderful things but aren't educated enough to do much of anything at all. They just need a chance. And books and pencils and paper!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491795869831026753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-10127407591327571882010-08-21T17:37:01.010-04:002010-08-21T17:37:01.010-04:00I suspect it may raise some eyebrows and interest ...I suspect it may raise some eyebrows and interest if you were to publish an email describing all this and distributing it wide within the company. Maybe a "Why We Volunteer to Contribute" type thing.<br /><br />On a related subject...I was dismayed one day to pass a relatively shabby looking school and then just two blocks away there was a pristine, white, ultra-modern school district building. Sometimes I question priorities.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-76525055206224424892010-08-21T15:47:48.319-04:002010-08-21T15:47:48.319-04:00Thank you so much!! You are right each year there ...Thank you so much!! You are right each year there ARE so many kids that don't bring in their school supplies (because their parents just don't have the money.) You are right about teachers spending money out of their own pockets....the teachers that I work for, my daughter who is a teacher and I all spend money buying things for the kids and also things for the kids to use in the classroom. I sometimes wonder if the parents know where those extra books, ed. games etc etc come from. The county only supplies so much. The little mothers and fathers day gift, presents for the parents and the gifts we give to the kids all comes out of our pockets because it's for the KIDS!!! Thank you again!!gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-70584911137623547892010-08-20T23:16:27.498-04:002010-08-20T23:16:27.498-04:00Amen, from a teacher and a parent of 4...that is a...Amen, from a teacher and a parent of 4...that is all.Draea Lael (Rose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03717268166299796454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-65827545642302096992010-08-20T22:41:31.022-04:002010-08-20T22:41:31.022-04:00Hi Gigi. Good for you. Lucky kids.Hi Gigi. Good for you. Lucky kids.Respectfully Yourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018215635835723955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-26687952950216124132010-08-20T01:58:12.550-04:002010-08-20T01:58:12.550-04:00I work for a charity that helps children. I have b...I work for a charity that helps children. I have been stunned to see how some of these children are living.<br /><br />Keep going Kid, in a recession there's more need than ever xxauntiegwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-57810107215987868482010-08-19T02:44:13.853-04:002010-08-19T02:44:13.853-04:00Bless those kids and you lot for all your help, wh...Bless those kids and you lot for all your help, what would they do without it although I agree that you shouldn't have to.Style At Every Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651040515126111051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-69602580231601396022010-08-19T00:27:54.741-04:002010-08-19T00:27:54.741-04:00How wonderful of you!How wonderful of you!AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-70546138437276589332010-08-18T22:47:18.439-04:002010-08-18T22:47:18.439-04:00Those homeless numbers are unsettling!
We're ...Those homeless numbers are unsettling!<br /><br />We're in the middle of running an "operation backpack" drive and I - as usual - am overwhelmed by people's generosity, but didn't quite think about the other side of the equation.Liz Wilkey (a.k.a. A Mom on Spin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14804873736204504475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-54563356498527648762010-08-18T22:32:57.082-04:002010-08-18T22:32:57.082-04:00This is great, Gigi.
Our city holds a lot of scho...This is great, Gigi. <br />Our city holds a lot of school supply donation events. We have one in particular called Cram the Van where anyone in the community can go by and place supplies in designated vans throughout the city. We truly try to cram the van. <br />I never considered all the children considered homeless and families unable to buy supplies. After all, who can't afford a pack of paper? It's sad how we get comfortable in our little world and forget others are going without things we take for granted. <br />Thanks sooooo much for sharing!MOMSWEBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425350066254996873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-92230080204800339722010-08-18T22:23:10.751-04:002010-08-18T22:23:10.751-04:00Oh I think you have done a wonderful thing here! I...Oh I think you have done a wonderful thing here! I know as an adult I still love to have a brand new notebook and set of pencils, imagine what you have done for some of those kids. Yeah you!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679304203742128093.post-1343146032138137232010-08-18T19:44:34.912-04:002010-08-18T19:44:34.912-04:00I think people don't realize how fast small do...I think people don't realize how fast small donations add up.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.com