One of my favorite General Conference talks this past conference was given by President Monson. He talked about different packages he had received from people all over the world. One that really touch me was a jar full of "warm fuzzies" that represented little acts of service by primary classes. (Click here to read his talk)
Since then, I've been trying to think of ways to reach out to my community and do something special. One idea was to try to get a group of people together and make blankets for a local hospital or possibly find a charity to donate to. Today I received an email with the idea to put together gift baskets and take them to a local nursing home. Kemp and I had the opportunity to visit a nursing home this past Mother's Day and give 10 women a special gift. It was an amazing experience for both of us. So as of today...I plan on getting together gift baskets to donate to an entire nursing home rather than to only 10 people. We will be doing this for Christmas!
If you are interested in donating, each gift set will be $20. Each set will have a Mary Kay Satin Hands Cream and Mint Bliss Energizing Feet and Leg Treatment (includes tax, gift wrapping, and delivery). Great for both men and women! Feel free to email me if you have any questions!
Also, if you are interested in doing this in your area, please let me know and I can help you put together your gift sets and ship them to you directly.
2 comments:
The warm fuzzies were from a person in my ward!!!! It became a contest between the children and others in the ward to see who could get the most! No joke...! The young men and young women did it too. It was from a long time ago but everyone in the ward still talks about it and how fun it was. This cute little old lady named, Aften, was one of the ones who got everybody started in it back in the day. In Sunday school this last week someone brought up how the warm fuzzies were mentioned in conference and everyone was smiling and talking about the warm fuzzies days. I guess people would rush to do something good, kind, or nice before someone else could beat them to it - so they could get the warm fuzzy! and i think some people still do the warm fuzzies now! :)
oh oh oh oh oh - and i forgot - people would DRESS up like a warm fuzzy!!!! like to distribute the warm fuzzies or to check up on if people were doing their warm fuzzies. i am not kidding! i can't remember what they used to make them look like a warm fuzzy but i remember someone describing it and talking about when these two boys dressed up like a warm fuzzy to go around to the different classes and give out or collect the fuzzies!
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