Comments | poor_skills: What do you do when you can't donate?

isis_venomz in poor_skills

What do you do when you can't donate?

Dec 12, 2006 02:20

Today there was a letter in all of the parent's boxes at my daughter's daycare asking for donations so that the employees that work with our children could receive a Christmas bonus ( Read more... )

christmas, charity

Comments 77

pinkrose70 December 12 2006, 02:24:30 UTC

Are you paying for this day care?

isis_venomz December 12 2006, 02:26:18 UTC

"I can't afford anything above and beyond my daycare costs"

Even though I should have said the daycare is a nonprofit organization.

pinkrose70 December 12 2006, 02:46:18 UTC

That's why I asked..if you're already paying..for the daycare costs..I would suggest something simply baked or made.

isis_venomz December 12 2006, 03:10:29 UTC

I'm thinking Bath and Body stuff-that I've made. What do you think?

churlish December 12 2006, 02:27:29 UTC

Can you bake them some cookies?

isis_venomz December 12 2006, 02:33:47 UTC

That's actually a really great idea. I could probably dress up the packaging really nice and give each one of them their own...

lolitallie December 12 2006, 02:28:15 UTC

Food :) (almost) everyone loves cookies, you can bake them with your daughter and give as a gift: two-in-one :)

isis_venomz December 12 2006, 02:33:13 UTC

they can't have my daughter! :)

fadedsecrets December 12 2006, 02:38:37 UTC

LOL
I literally laughed out loud on that one. :D

nenloth December 12 2006, 02:40:45 UTC

HAAA!!

I needed that.

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frankdbunny December 12 2006, 02:32:53 UTC

I second those who say bake something. And if you can't bake, I'm sure you can come up with an equally heartfelt handmade gift.

BTW, is that your daughter in your icon? What a cutie :)

isis_venomz December 12 2006, 03:00:51 UTC

That is her. She's 4 months now. That pic was taken when she was about a week old...lol.

I really need to get updated pics.

aimeegomeow December 12 2006, 02:35:13 UTC

IMO, I think a homemade gift would show your appreciation. If I was an employee I would be touched by your thoughtfulness.

aimeegomeow December 12 2006, 02:36:33 UTC

Oh, and attach a short, sweet hand-written note. :D

kreine December 12 2006, 03:38:49 UTC

I second the note. Sometimes, kind words can really mean more than the gift that comes with!

And daycare employees have to deal with a lot of stressed parents and kids, lol...

autosparta December 13 2006, 04:22:37 UTC

yeah that's what I was going to say too. People appriciate kind words as well. when i was a brownie leader I used to get notes from the parents or xmas cards at that time of year. Sometimes I got little home-made ornaments or candles or something like that.

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