denver volunteer

Making the world a little bit better than I found it as a passion of mine, one that I hope rubs off on my three kids. Sometimes I think it’s working, like when my boys share change from their piggy banks to save snakes (hey, someone’s got to look out for the endangered cobras of the world). Other times, I’m not so sure, like when they proclaim that they’re going to keep the dollar I’ve given them for the church collection plate, and will never, ever, ever give any money away again because they need it all so they can be rich and buy every Lego set ever made. During the school year, we participate in school and church activities to give back, from bringing diapers to a diaper drive to collecting money to support Lutheran World Relief, but it’s hard to fit in more organized family volunteer ...