Brighten Your Day

My husband and I are highly involved in a cancer charity. MIL is a breast cancer survivor. We are part of a local team that is always setting up fundraisers and receiving donations. Recently we’ve also got our children, 5M and 2F, involved.

At our last charity event a member was able to get a large donation of chips and pretzels. We sold a majority of them. Whatever was left the donor told us to keep for ourselves. We went home with several cases of junk food.

A few months later we’re getting ready for a glamping trip, we have an RV, and realize we’re not going to eat all the chips in a timely manner. We decide to bring all the leftover chips and pretzels with us to give away.

At the RV park we put all the chips and pretzels on our picnic table with a sign saying FREE. They don’t move. I see our neighbor outside and ask them. They take a few. My son then asks me if he can ask people if they want some. I tell him go ahead, however he can only ask people who are outside. He asks several neighbors he sees sitting outside and walking. Most say yes. My son emphasizes that he wants to ask more people so we get a box, fill it with chips and pretzels and walk around the RV park asking people if they want some. I tell my son he has to emphasize the word FREE.

Several people ask where did we get all this and why we’re giving it away. I explain that they were leftovers from a charity event and we’re not going to consume them in time. One section we get to, a man asks the next question, what charity? When I tell him he says something about wanting to contribute. He tells my son to come over, opens his wallet and hands my son some money. I expected a $1 or $5 bill. His friend also slips my son some money. The first guy had given my son $20, the second guy $1. I thank them profusely and give them our team name and city. They tell my son good luck and to keep up the good work.

Next day my son tells me he wants to give away more chips and pretzels. We load up a box and walk around. We come across a group of friends playing cards. The same questions get asked. A lady says, “In that case I’d like to contribute to your charity” and slips my son $20. We thank her.

We just had our first team meeting of the new season and our team captain is fairly impressed about our donations. To the people who donated, here’s another thank you.