Children like 7-year-old Leilah Mizer of Brook Park,Isuzu Auto Parts who last spring was riding in the car with her mom, Crystal Macfarlane when the two began talking about Leilah's September birthday, and what kind of birthday party the youngster wanted."She looked at me and said,canada goose jacket women 'Mom, I don't really need anything,'" recalls Macfarlane. "'For my party why don't we have people bring things that we can donate to someone."Leilah asked party-goers to give to Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. She was familiar with RMH because one of her teachers volunteered there.Wholesale Lingerie Sexy Lingerie"She was very adamant that nobody give her a gift," Mcfarlane said. "The gifts that she got for herself she wouldn't keep. She gave them to Ronald McDonald House."
Nonprofit representatives aren't really sure why there seems to be a rise in the number of children acting out of kindness. It could be that once a child goes to a friend's party where donations instead of gifts are given, the idea catches on and word spreads among peers.Or it could be the save-spend-give method of handling money that more parents are teaching their children, Leek-Nelson said. That is, save some for yourself, spend what you need to and give to a cause that the child feels strongly about.Nike Air MaxSharon Harvey, president and CEO of the Cleveland APL, said many contribution-minded kids are influenced by contribution-minded parents. But not all of them."Sometimes these wonderful children don't need prompting," said Harvey, noting that children over the age of 9 can volunteer at the shelter with a parent."She feels like she has enough stuff," said Margaret Hall. "She even gets mad at her friends if they give her presents. She feels bad for the dogs and cats that don't have a home.Lululemon Women's Pants"
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