Sometimes it surprises me when I hear about a family struggling and find that no one has offered to lend a hand. We wanted to help raise awareness regarding needs and our ability, even with limited income, to help. When my husband dropped our second grade daughter off at school today he looked back to see in horror that she slipped and fell walking in. Right away several little girls and one teacher went to help her on her feet. As children we seem to do this more instinctively than as adults. We’ve all seen situations where we’ve jumped in to help and have wondered why others were just walking past.
I took an opportunity through social media to get feedback on how you help others aside from financial assistance. I like the answers we heard.
When we can’t afford to help... I understand that budgets are tight for all of us and certainly many of us can’t afford to write a check to help someone else, but there are many ways to help that don’t necessarily mean money out of the budget. Here are some of the ideas we heard:
· If you are retired or a stay at home parent you can offer to watch the kids for someone trying to find a job. If they’re out of work they probably can’t afford childcare.
· For those in business- Often the currently employed are at the top of the stack of resumes when hiring, but this doesn’t mean they are the most desirable, the most capable, or the most motivated. ALWAYS give equal consideration to those not currently employed. The fear is that they will more likely take a job even if it’s unsuitable because of desperation only to leave when something better comes along, but if we’re doing our jobs in researching candidates we should be able to find some real jewels in those out of a job.
· If you do repair work you have an amazing charitable opportunity. If you spent just one lunch break a week to help someone with a repair they can’t afford you would be doing an amazing service to your community. Even better, with a few phone calls you may find a parts company willing to assist your efforts by providing assistance with parts. If not, we bet someone in the community would help cover the part if you covered the labor.
· If you aren’t in the home and can’t help with childcare, have no hiring authority, don’t have the repair skills to replace a battery, and have no financial means to help, there’s still something you can do. Sometimes all we have to share is a smile, a kind word, and a caring hand to help someone up that has slipped and fallen.
We can all help in some way if we’re willing. Thank you to the Lovin’ friends who contributed ideas. We appreciate all that you do in your communities and we’re sure they appreciate you, too.
Posted By Tamara @ Lovin' Scoopful | March 28, 2013 |
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We want to send you a certificate for a FREE 56 ounce container of Lovin' Scoopful Gourmet Light Ice Cream as part of our SHARE THE LOVIN' Valentine's Day celebration. You can send a gift of Lovin' Scoopful to a family member, friend, or loved one. Until midnight Pacific time on Valentine's Day visit www.LovinAward.com/address_entry , enter the name and address you want the certificate sent to, and enter promo code LUVU13 in the notes section at the bottom. Supplies are limited, so enter soon. As you may already know, Lovin’ Scoopful was created by Maria Shriver, her brother Timothy Shriver, and others to serve as an ongoing source of revenue for Special Olympics. We donate 25% of our profit (a MINIMUM of $50,000 each year) to that cause plus we often sponsor other affiliated programs and events. If you have not yet tried Lovin’ Scoopful, we hope you’ll take this opportunity to do so. Besides the great things we do, Lovin’ Scoopful offers a delicious product with the best of ingredients.
Posted By Tamara @ Lovin' Scoopful | February 12, 2013 |
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Back to Top Every year starts with good intentions. Many of us feel guilty about over-indulging in food or drink, some are reminded that they should visit family more often; others decide to keep a cleaner house, maintain or improve relationships, and so forth. I don’t know of any creature that experiences and even self-imposes guilt like we do. Do yourself a favor this year and instead of guilting yourself into making better choices why not try something different? Forget the guilt. Instead, try making this a year of joyful positive choices. In the last three weeks I’ve seen a lot of unhappy dieters passing up foods they love because they promised themselves that they’d lose weight. There’s a better way. Did you know that by reducing your caloric intake by just 100 calories per day you could lose up to a pound a month? There are a lot of ways you can do that, but one way is by switching out higher calorie full fat foods for lighter alternatives that taste just as great. Of course we hope you will include Lovin’ Scoopful in that plan. Our Gourmet Light Ice Cream has 1/2 the fat and 1/3 fewer calories than regular premium ice cream. We didn’t skimp on taste, though. With delicious bold flavors you would never guess that anything this amazing and rich could be part of a healthy lifestyle plan, but it can!
Here’s my challenge for you this month. Find one high fat food that you enjoy and swap it out for a lighter alternative, but find one you love just as much. If you happen to select Lovin’ Scoopful for that lighter alternative and you’re not satisfied that the flavor is as amazing as what you gave up, we’ll send you a certificate to try the next flavor of Lovin’ on us…FREE! Simply go to www.LovinAward.com/address_entry, use promo code RESOLUTION*, and tell us in the notes section what you didn’t like about the flavor you chose. We will take your comments into consideration, recommend another flavor, and send you a certificate to try the next flavor on us. *Offer ends February 28, 2013 or while supplies last
Posted By Tamara @ Lovin' Scoopful | January 23, 2013 |
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Back to Top I’ve been involved with Special Olympics for about 4-5 years and have seen many “brave attempts”, as so many volunteers have. My life was forever changed by 2 specific athletes and I’ve been continually blessed and enriched with the high spirits of many athletes since then. Recently though, I’ve received just a small taste of how harsh so many people truly can be. After being announced the “Lovin’ Compassion Award” Southern Regional winner, my local newspaper did a brief story on me. Being a 15 year old girl, I was thrilled. Until I got online. The article, which had been posted on the newspaper’s website, had over 75 comments. Again, I was thrilled! Until I read the comments. There was a battle going on in these comments. The supporters sticking up for me, fighting for me, were being overthrown. Over half of the comments posted on the article were negative; criticizing not only the movement of Ban the R word, but also myself and my upbringing. Being a 15 year old girl, I was heartbroken.
I had to take a step back to realize what was truly happening. I had always been questioned for my support of Ban the R word, but never had I been directly ridiculed for my beliefs and my involvement. The article’s comments were harsh, rude, and, in my opinion, absurd. But they were also just a small taste. The comments were just a small taste of what is to come in my future involvement with the campaign. The comments were just a small taste of the harsh treatment that people with intellectual disabilities have received in the past, and sadly, continue to receive. The comments promoting the campaign were just a small taste of the love and support I have received and hope to receive in the future. Through all the put-downs I have never once regretted my involvement with Special Olympics and Ban the R word. People have always told me, “Stand up for what you believe” and Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. This experience has taught me that if every person respected and agreed with what I had to say, I wouldn’t be doing my job. I wouldn’t be doing what my parents, and my world taught me to do. By winning this Lovin’ Scoopful award, I was given, not only a small taste of the real world, but a small taste of some pretty good ice cream!
The above post is submitted by Lovin' Compassion Award Winner Katie Pullano. Katie is a kind hearted beautiful young lady and it saddens us that someone as giving as Katie would endure criticism.
Posted By Tamara @ Lovin' Scoopful | September 10, 2012 |
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