Basket Buddy
Every January, those members who choose to participate, are assigned a basket buddy.
A coordinator handles the assignments. Basket Buddys are somewhat like a secret santa, except you have them for a whole year. You do not know who has you as a basket buddy until December. Three or four times a year, you bring something nice for your basket buddy. There is a form that will tell you when her birthday is, what color(s) she likes, her favorite author, etc.
Basket Buddys are suppose to be kept a secret until Christmas - so don't blab!
Members have gone to great lengths to stay hidden from their buddy. We hold a big dress-up-and-go-out-to-eat Christmas Party in December where Basket Buddys are revealed!
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Basket of Kindness
At Christmas time - the guild sponsors the making and handing out of a nice christmassy basket stuffed with things a shut-in or senior could use. Puzzles, kleenex, coffe mugs with tea, footies, whatever! There are photos of them on our community outreach page.
One or two volunteers are in charge of designing the basket,organizing the pattern, cutting 20 kits, and handing out of the baskets (usually in sept or oct) to be made by guild members, collecting them at the November meeting, and then stuffing and handing them out. Guild members suggest people to give them to and that list can be comprised of the elderly, but is not necessarily an old person. They can go to anyone who just needs a little extra lift at the holidays. I can share with you that being in charge of the Baskets of Kindness is a VERY rewarding experience that will REALLY put you in the touch with the spirit of giving at Christmas.
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Acts of Good Will - Good Will List
A list of volunteers is assembled anually consisting of people who are willing to do an act of kindness when called upon. The act is for any of our members who are ill, in the hospital, experiencing a death in the family, or other sad life event. Peg Weston calls the next person on the list and they do something nice for the receiver of the act. A batch of brownies, flowers, a card and some soft words, anything the volunteer feels is appropriate for the occasion. The act doesn't have to be expensive, but the volunteer decides what it should be and pays for any expenses.
In this way the guild is sending a message of caring without depleting our coffers or any ONE individual's bank account.
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