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Giving as a Family

Author
JENNY FRIEDMAN
Executive Director, Doing Good Together
Do you wish to cultivate compassion, kindness, and community responsibility in your children? How can you teach them firsthand that their efforts can improve other's lives and our world? What are some fun ways to spend time together and strengthen your family? Here are five tips to help you explore the benefits and delights of family volunteering!

Encourage all family members to help select volunteer opportunities. The more engaged everyone is in the selection process, the more committed all will be to the chosen projects. Think about

Footnotes/Endnotes

ON THE WEB!

Hands On Twin Cities, handsontwincities.org

Volunteer Match,
volunteermatch.org

Do It Green! Minnesota, to find a local environmental organization,
doitgreen.org

Read Up!

The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering, by Jenny Friedman, Robins Lane Press, 2003.

The Giving Box: Create a Tradition of Giving with Your Children, by Fred Rogers, Running Press, 2000.

Act Locally!

Doing Good Together
Minneapolis, MN
612-822-6502
doinggoodtogether.org

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