Brummet's Conscious Blog

 Halloween !!! If your children go out trick-or-treating this holiday season, please consider stopping in at the senior support centres, senior homes and care centres.  Nurses,  staff and residents absolutely love the uplifting experience and are often prepared to hand out treats. Call first, just to make sure it is an appropriate setting and maybe bring something along with you as a gift to the people there... some flowers, a fruit basket, hand-made cards, bookmarks, a stack of puzzle magazines, etc.  It really brightens resident's life to see all the cute costumes and to interact with the family. Go there with patience in mind, don't rush around and make sure the kids are prepared to be very respectful and quiet too.  This would also be a great activity for teen groups to participate in. * Handing out little gifts to the residents is a great way to encourage social responsibility and charity for youth... these little acts can create a life-time ha...

 -- Quote of the Day  -- “ Providing free books to kids in crisis is now known as the fastest growing crime prevention program available in the US. …Children of incarcerated parents can now get a new book when they come to visit– 60% of incarcerated people are illiterate… and a child of an incarcerated parent has a 6-times greater chance of also being incarcerated. …If you read well, you can get good grades, and there are greater opportunities for you later in life. We are hoping to break the cycle of illiteracy.  …Emergency rooms too – when children receive a book they are not sitting around, looking at the fluorescent lights and wondering what is happening to mom and what is going to happen to them. ”  ~ Paul Gilbertson  Today's quote originates from the Reach a Child Foundation interview that aired back on Feb 24 via the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Click on the hyper-linked show title above to access the archived interview. -- Fool F...