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EDIT: as a reminder, giving can happen in a lot of different ways and doesn’t necessarily involve money.
As part of highschool, our kids must complete 40 hours of community service and our daughter Ava decided to volunteer at the retirement home.
Once a week she visits with Annie, an elderly woman in her 90’s, with no family. Ava and Annie have developed quite the bond over this past little while. The other day as AVa was leaving, and Annie said goodbye Ava, I love you.
Not sure why, but when I heard this it really got to me. Many elderly people have no one and feel forgotten. A simple kind word and a bit of time can make a world of difference in the life of an elderly person.
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