Random acts of kindness this christmas

Toto

My aunt had severe learning disabilities and lived in a care home for the past 10 years after my nan died. Every year for her birthday and Christmas I would send her up a big box full of presents, she had no one else (other than my brothers and they are useless when it comes to things like that) so if I didn't send her gifts she wouldn't get any. She used to get very excited waiting for it to arrive and I know she used to share things in there with some of her friends.


Sadly my aunt passed away in May very suddenly and unexpectedly. This Christmas I really missed making up her box, for me, doing it each year knowing it brought so much joy to someone made my Christmas, so I decided even though she's gone I would make up her box anyway. I packed a box full of chocolates, sweets and toiletries that I've got on various offers through the year etc and sent it up for all of the residents of her care home to enjoy in her memory. I hope they like it

delain

aileth wrote: »

That depends on what he's bought me for christmas :rotfl::rotfl:

Does he have internet access in his dungeon then?

elsien

Toto wrote: »

I packed a box full of chocolates, sweets and toiletries that I've got on various offers through the year etc and sent it up for all of the residents of her care home to enjoy in her memory. I hope they like it

That's a lovely idea - sometimes when people move on and staff change, there's no-one left who can say "do you remember so-and-so" and although the memories are there, people can't always express them. Your gift, as well as being a nice surprise in itself, will prompt people to reminisce about all their memories of your aunt.

LEJC

Toto wrote: »

Sadly my aunt passed away in May very suddenly and unexpectedly. This Christmas I really missed making up her box, for me, doing it each year knowing it brought so much joy to someone made my Christmas, so I decided even though she's gone I would make up her box anyway. I packed a box full of chocolates, sweets and toiletries that I've got on various offers through the year etc and sent it up for all of the residents of her care home to enjoy in her memory. I hope they like it

I have to confess your post has bought a little tear to my eye...
I lost my mother earlier in the year and some of her bits and bobs that she had in her room at the nursing home such as her portable CD player and CD collection we donated to the residents there....I had a lovely christmas card from the activities lady at the home saying that everyone still enjoys listening to mums music,and they all still remember her fondly especially when they play the wartime music CD
I'm sure your parcel will be very well received...

aileth

delain wrote: »

Does he have internet access in his dungeon then?

Yes, but I use parental locks on everything apart from John Lewis.

FatVonD

This thread and the disagreement about motives reminds me of the episode of Friends where Phoebe is trying to find a truly altruistic thing to do and can't find one

paulineb_2

Ive made a couple of donations to a food bank, one in a supermarket, one donating money, I give the big issue vendor at my local supermarket a quid whenever I see him, usually when I dont have enough cash to buy one, I only carry a debit card most days and a couple of quid. Ive made a couple of donations to charity, made one this morning when I was in aldi and someone was collecting.

I give a small monthy donation to water aid and to the brooke charity. Next year what I would like to do is try and get involved with a charity, possibly befriending an elderly person, my gran died 3 years ago and she had us, but lots of people dont have family.

I organised a charity zumbathon after my gran died and we raised around £2500 for the stroke association, Ive also taught at and gone to fitness events and taken part and donated as a participant as well.

*max*

I have just had my hair cut to donate to the Little Princess Trust, and organised a fundraising for it (got in the paper!). £268 so far! The link is still open, it's my homepage on here.

Not so "random", but thought I'd mention (again!).

Apart from that, I always give my all day bus ticket to someone at the bus stop when I'm done for the day. No reason to let it go to waste.

Tiddlywinks

LEJC wrote: »

I really think that you have it in for this thread...its in my opinion clear that you are uncomfortable with people sharing their acts of kindness with others ....

Gosh...

I am not uncomfortable about people sharing their experiences of random acts of kindness... I just prefer to hear from the 'recipient' rather than the 'giver'.

Adrenalina

Toto wrote: »

My aunt had severe learning disabilities and lived in a care home for the past 10 years after my nan died. Every year for her birthday and Christmas I would send her up a big box full of presents, she had no one else (other than my brothers and they are useless when it comes to things like that) so if I didn't send her gifts she wouldn't get any. She used to get very excited waiting for it to arrive and I know she used to share things in there with some of her friends.


Sadly my aunt passed away in May very suddenly and unexpectedly. This Christmas I really missed making up her box, for me, doing it each year knowing it brought so much joy to someone made my Christmas, so I decided even though she's gone I would make up her box anyway. I packed a box full of chocolates, sweets and toiletries that I've got on various offers through the year etc and sent it up for all of the residents of her care home to enjoy in her memory. I hope they like it

That's beautiful, made me a bit teary. Such a kind and perfect way to remember your family.