Unca Darrell

NOVEMBER 28 / Today's good work: Goodfellows

ON THE 97th anniversary of the Houston Chronicle's first formal Goodfellows Christmas appeal, let's join the newspaper in buying presents for children in low-income families.

Here's an excerpt from the 1912 frontpage story that announced the formation of the organization:

NOVEMBER 21 / Consider CERI for your Thankgiving gift

 

MY NEXT-DOOR neighbor Dearing L. Garner runs Children's Emergency Relief International. If you give him a few bucks . . .

NOVEMBER 14 / How to help the Fort Hood families

 

 

 

THE FORT HOOD Web site names four charities to help families of the shooting victims.

My contribution will go to . . .

NOVEMBER 3 / A friend in need

 
   

BORDER COLLIES: "We're No. 1! We're No. 1!"

No. 1 on the canine intelligence scale, that is. 

Labs, poodles, retrievers, and shepherds also . . .

OCTOBER 24 / The Salvation Army of Greater Houston

 

 

YOU ALREADY know about the good works of the Salvation Army of Greater Houston. Today's a good day to cut'em a check to help out. Then hug your kids and your sweetie and do something that's fun.

OCTOBER 10 / The Salvation Army of Greater Houston

 

THAT'S A GOOD candidate for our good work of the week. People are in need. The annual Thanksgiving meal at the Harbor Light Mission is just around the corner. Then it'll be Christmas.

Here's the Salvation Army's mission statement:

OCTOBER 3 / Time for a good work

 

GIVE a few bucks to the Sam Houston Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

It'll help the boys, and you'll feel ever so much more trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.

Then hug your spouse and kids and do something fun.

SEPTEMBER 12 / Star of Hope

 

TODAY's good work is Houston's Star of Hope Mission, a "Christ-centered community dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless men, women and their children." 

Last week the Chronicle chronicled Tomeka McCain, a first-time homeless mother who found refuge at Star of Hope. Read it and weep.

Meanwhile, as needs increase during the recession, donations to homeless shelters and other similar charities are down nationwide.  

SEPTEMBER 5 / Yellowstone Academy

 

OKAY, IT's a holiday weekend, but what better time to celebrate your own good forture by sharing a part of it with those in need? And there are few better ways . . .

AUGUST 29 / Our good work this week: Sudan

THIS WEEK, let's all send a a few bucks to Aid Sudan to support the good work of my friend, Kerrie Snow, R.N. 

She is the director of health in the organization's Uganda office. (Setting up the office in Sudan would have been, well, impossible.)    

Click here to support her online, or send a check to Post Office Box 770693, Houston, Texas 77215-0693.