End of Year Recap

Let's see what I've accomplished this year:

Here is my list so far:

1. 8 gift boxes to armed forces members
2. 0 trees
3. 49 toothbrushes to homeless shelter
4. 1 bags of dog food to shelter
5. 1 coats to homeless shelter
6. 34 books to a school or shelter
7. visit 2 shut-ins
8. 8 stuffed socks to homeless
9. 0 bags of cat food to shelter
10. 2 bags of cat litter to shelter
11. 16 pairs of shoes to a homeless shelter
12. 0 prepared food dishes to homeless shelter
13. 4 boxes of bandages to homeless shelter
14. 2 towels to animal shelter
15. 0 hours of volunteering at animal shelter
16. 2 toys to battered women’s shelter
17. 7 bags of rice to food bank
18. 2 bags of beans to food bank
19. 2 tarps to homeless for sleeping mats
20. 1 blankets to homeless
21. 60 razors to a homeless shelter - done!
22. 10 quilts to charity (baby, lap, twin, etc)
23. 6 tote bags to charity
24. 5 jars of peanut butter with bread to homeless on weekends
25. 8 pillow cases to homeless/women's shelter
26. 9 bottles of shampoo to homeless/women's shelter
27. 5 books left in random places for anyone who wants to read a book
28. 1 vases of flowers to residents of care homes
29. 1 sweaters to a homeless shelter
30. 60 hours of volunteer ushering at local center for the performing arts - Done!
31. 2 snacks to emergency workers (ie firemen, highway patrol)
32. 0 prom dresses to local high school (given free to high school girls)
33. 7 bags of potatoes to homeless shelter/food pantry
34. 0 packages of feminine hygiene products to a homeless shelter
35. 7 pounds of garden vegetables to shelter
36. 1 bottles of electrolytes to a shelter
37. 0 boxes of laundry detergent to a shelter
38. 1 bottles of cooking oil to a shelter
39. 59 bags of masa to a food bank
40. 2 lbs of lentils to a food bank
41. 0 lbs of chickpeas to a food bank
42. 7 loaves of bread to a food bank/shelter
43. 11 hours of volunteering at local museum
44. 8 cans of vegetables to a food bank
45. 0 bags of salad to a food bank
46. 2 pounds of oatmeal to a food bank

Looks like I have a long way to go. I do have some masa to take to a food bank. I have very little money at this time and most of these things require money. I have been watching for bargains, but not seeing a lot. The shoes were a real bargain and I am hoping to find more deals like this.

There are still several years before my "deadline", so I am going to keep working at this. Even if I don't reach the total goal, I will have done something to make the world a better place. And that is something worthwhile.