For February’s Kindness, we purchased food for the local food pantry. (More info about the 12 Months of Kindness can be found in this post.) Our church has a big collection bin, so we’ll be dropping our donation off on Sunday.
Going into this, I was very conflicted. My little family has been making drastic changes in the way we eat. Very little processed food, lots of fruits and veggies, etc etc. So when I thought about our possible donations, I didn’t want to buy…well, crap. I feel like everyone should eat the most nutritious food available, even in financial difficulty. So that was my thought process when we went to the grocery store.
The pictures above show what we accumulated to donate throughout the entire month. Each week, we allocated a certain amount for donations, sometimes just $5. I tried to find things that had nutritional value and would be filling. Sometimes we found a sale, which was awesome!
Last weekend, we let the boys pick out a few items to donate. We’ve talked to them about how fortunate we are that our daddy has a great job, but some families are going through a rough time and they need help with their groceries. They totally get it. They also know that we are going to drop them off at the church and then Father (not sure if that’s true, but we’ll just let them think that!) will bring it to the food pantry to give to the families.
For memory keeping’s sake, I want to add that the boys specifically picked out the mac and cheese and the pasta, two items they love.
One last note: the most expensive item we purchased was the Sunbutter. However, after reading this post, I knew it was something we needed to do.
I guess the point of this post is to show that everybody can give back! Buy a can of beans for you and a can to donate. Buy three, get one free? Put the free one in the donation pile. Little actions really add up.
