Bowling for Big Brothers/Big Sisters

I have been invited by a team at work to raise money for Big Brothers/Big Sisters as a bowler. This should be fun. The object is to raise money to assist a community program.

Since I have never bowled a 300 I will have to raise money the traditional way, by asking, family, friends, fellow bloggers, and anyone I come in contact with for funding.

My eight year old thought he had hit the jackpot when he heard about this project. He has always wanted a Big Brother so bowling to get one, he was all for it. Then he was willing to give some of his own money to get a Big Brother. This is an accomplishment since getting money from this gentlemen is akin to getting blood from a turnip. The nice way to say it is he is very frugal. So his donation is still pending.

Boodles, our beautiful 10 year old has a heart the size of Texas, and I'm not sure Texas is that big, listened to the project. A few minutes later she came walking into my room with 3 dollars. She explained that is all the money she has right now and would like to donate. She mentioned that she would be babysitting and would contribute more later.

Not to be out done Princess Dabba, four and half years old, came walking into my room with $1.00. She wanted to get into the act of contributing. When she had a chance to support her dad and be like her older sister she was thrilled.

Then J Designs, thanks to lovely wife, made a $25 contribution. In 1o minutes I had $29 dollars in contributions. This is going well.

I'm asking for your help. If you are interested in supporting Big Brothers and Big Sisters please e-mail me, wkwiv@aol.com the level of contribution you are willing to make. Over the Internet I will send you a PayPal invoice and/or give you the address to send the check, via snail mail. I will be sure to send you the receipts for your taxes when we get them on Tuesday evening, May 6, from Big Brothers and Big Sisters. No donation is to large or to small. All are welcome.

Your support is appreciated. I will be sure to blog about the results of the bowling and the fund raising. Watch the meter on Busydad Mumbles, my blog site, to follow the progress.

Random Act of Kindness

I was at my local Wal-Mart the other day with two of my four children and a list of items to get. We were on the first item on the list when an elderly couple walked past us. They were looking for something. You could tell by the heads looking up at the aisle signs. You could also tell by the comments from Mrs. to Mr. The discussion about check this area. They were a nice couple and they were getting a bit frustrated.

So, as my wife says, since I have never met a stranger, I asked if I could help. You could see the relief on their faces. They were looking for a simple photo album. Not the expensive, big book kind, just the plastic kind you can put 3x5 in. An Army buddy of his from the War just had surgery and they wanted to send some picture to cheer him up. Who can pass up helping this great couple?

So, my twelve year old and I along with my seven year old son start looking for the item. Then it dawns on us. It would be back at the photo shop at the back of the store. At their advanced age it was going to take these great folks awhile to get back there. We offered to get it for them. I kind of knew the answer before we offered. They would do it. They thanked us for the help and wished us well.

Trying to save them time we headed back to the photo shop. The Wal-Martian in the photo area listened to our story and was glad to participate. We moved down the aisle to continue our shopping, just before the couple arrived they were assisted with the photo album. Random Act of Kindness completed.

Later as we exited the store was saw the old couple again. They were very excited that they were able to find the item and they appreciated the help. They shared with us as we walked out how helpful the photo person was. Wal-Mart even developed an extra set of pictures for them for free!One Random Act of Kindness led to another!