This Monday during the Mt. Prospect, Illinois 4th of July parade, instead of watching from the sidelines and catching candy thrown at us by politicians and police officers, my mother, my daughter and I will be walking in the parade and collecting food from the people we pass. We are part of the St. Raymond’s/St. Mark’s “Shopping Cart Brigade.”
My mom and I will be pushing a shopping cart down the street as part of the group, and we’ll be performing simple, choreographed routines with the carts to entertain people. But we’ll also be using the carts to collect canned goods, and my daughter will be among the “runners” who grab cans and cash donations from onlookers. All the food and donations will be delivered to the Mount Prospect Food Pantry after the parade.
This fun idea looked like a great opportunity for me to do something charitable with my daughter, who is seven and loves to help. We’re all looking forward to doing something together that benefits the community.
If you’re in Mt. Prospect, please bring some canned goods and a few bucks to support our local food pantry.
And if you live anywhere else, please borrow this idea for your next hometown parade!
July 8, 2011 at 12:21 pm |
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