Today I am writing about one thing that I am a fan of and I admire a lot in this country – CHARITY!
I looked up what this word means in my oxford dictionary (my favorite book in the last four months) and the definition is «an organization that collets money to help who are poor, sick, etc. The charities are also able to do work that’s useful to society. »
When we arrived to this country, we were really surprised to see a lot of charity shops in the city. We went into some and we checked how their products look like: adult clothes, baby clothes, kitchen items, books, etc; everything were in good condition, clean and with good quality. We found there very cheap products!
These shops are a huge success and here, they are very useful, it helps people buy and your money goes to help others.
One month ago, I received a letter and a bag from a popular charity institution – British Heart Foundation. In this letter I could read: «Whatever the weather, we will collect between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. »they also said what they need (ladies, gents and children’s clothing, blankets, shoes, handbags and toys) and when they would be collect the donations. I thought that’s fantastic, I can help at my home, with what I have and, of course, they come to pick it up, and I will be given something to help!
It was so simple to do! On the day concerted they passed to take the bag. I was satisfied, everything ran well. Now I have changed my habits and my attitudes and I can feel more generous too. I gave two coats, one mine and the other from Lily. Donating something always gives me more pleasure than to receiving something. I think it’s not just me, and this old proverb can prove that: It is always better to give than to receive!
I want to add one more thing, and that is the fact that most of the shop assistants are volunteer workers and include people of all ages. There is also a paid manager who supports and trains the volunteers. I hope to do some volunteer work in this kind of shop in the future, when my English become better; I spoke about it with my English teacher and she told me: it can be good to practice your English/Scottish in this moment, because your level is perfect for that!
Have a nice week,
IF.
gosto tanto destes teus reports, dá mm vontade de conhcer outras culturas, sociedade... :)
ResponderEliminare realmente é deveras interessante este assunto e o modo como se organizam, aqui não se encontra nada assim (ou, pelo menos, não é do conhecimento público, infelizmente)... mas hei-de vasculhar na net ;)
beijinhos
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hello dear! são super organizados, ha charities em tudo que é evento social, até no casamento dos principes houve um curioso donativo para uma charity, vou ver se publico aqui para veres o que foi ihihi, vais gostar!!!
ResponderEliminarBjs.
É mesmo muito bom dar, e faz-nos sentir tão completos, não é? O sentimento de quem dá e vê a gratidão nos olhos de quem recebe não se compara a nada mais, é único, um momento único que nos transborda o coração.
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