Five Ways to Give Back to Your Community
Giving back to your community provides an opportunity to enrich your life and those around you. It's a great way to connect with people and ideas that positively impact your life and others. Helping our community is a core belief of ours, so we came up with five ways that you can positively affect your community.
Shop Local and Small Business
If you're looking for gifts this holiday season, try shopping locally or buying from a small business. The impact on our community is vast when we support local and small businesses. It improves the local economy by cycling money back into your community and reduces the carbon footprint. By supporting small, local businesses, you're helping real, genuine people in your community that passionately and wholeheartedly believe in the business they're running.
Volunteer Your Time
Our time is a great asset we can use to give back to our community. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, a local non-profit, schools, or shelters, as those organizations rarely have all the help they need and usually have a tight budget. They could use as many hands on deck as possible to continue providing much-needed community services.
Donate Money or Goods
Donating can take many forms and could include:
Giving food to a food bank.
Providing clothing or bedding to a shelter.
Donating money to a non-profit of your choice.
Donating is a selfless act and has significant positive effects on the community. Giving back to those in need feels good and is helpful for those who otherwise would go without necessary goods.
Support Local Farmers
When you shop at a Farmer's market, you are building a relationship with farmers in your community who are providing for you as well as their families. Plus, locally grown food tastes better, has more nutrients, and has spent less time in transit or sitting around. You can also rest assured that your local farmer maintains their land properly and doesn't use too many chemicals or fertilizers that could negatively impact the crop.
Learn How to Recycle Properly
On a much larger scale, we can always get better at improving our carbon footprint and taking the extra steps to try to preserve the environment. There are so many benefits to recycling properly. Less waste goes to landfills, helps keep wildlife safe, and even creates well-paying jobs.
