For 10 years now Jessie’s bags has been making and giving
bags to breast cancer survivors. We look for volunteers in a variety of
locations.
As our program has become
more mobile we have been spending a lot of time with middle school students. We
enjoy interacting with the public. I especially like creating a spark for
sewing & creating in young people. So I am looking to expand Jessie’s Bags
into a new direction add a new phase. I
have been reaching out to a few people to join us partner with us sponsor us.
We want to develop our mobile community service program with a view towards
kids. We want to continue our work for breast cancer survivors. But add another
dimension, a new Phase. We want to get kids involved in creating bags or other
items using recycled supplies. These created items can be shared with kids who
have cancer.
Jessie’s kids program will help participants apply the
Golden Rule. “All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you
also must likewise do to them.”
(In my Opinion) The world we live in today promotes a focus
on self. In social media there are some pages that all you see are Selfies. Anybody
taking that many photos of themselves cannot possibly see the world around them.
The attitude today is me first, what I want,
what’s in it for me. Maybe it’s learned behavior, learned from the bad behavior
as seen on TV they are following.
We want to help kids learn about real
survival. Not made for TV survival. Many times consideration is not given to
others. Jessie’s generation is one of giving & volunteering I’m not so sure
the next ones understands this concept in the same way. Maybe we can help.
Maybe this program will help a few young people think outside of themselves and
help them work good toward others.
We will see if this Phase
of Jessie’s bags takes off. “Jessie’s
Bags for kids” no… I like “Jes 4 Kids” after all our blog is jesbags…
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