Who Needs Oprah? Get Your Family Involved in Volunteering at Church

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Who Needs Oprah? Family Volunteer Opportunities at Church <br>Oprah's new reality show, The Big Give, has inspired millions of Americans to get involved in helping others. People wonder how to volunteer when they don't have Oprah giving them $50,000 for their project? Most parents want to see their kids involved in volunteering, yet it isn't practical to take a seven-year-old to serve soup at a homeless shelter. The following are two ways families can demonstrate Christian love.<br>National Barefoot Sunday on June 1st is an ideal way for families to help the over 300 million people around the world living without shoes. The process is simple. The act of removing your shoes and leaving them at church is profound.<br>To celebrate National Barefoot Day at your church, simply contact a Soles4Souls representative at Sunday@giveshoes.org. Since National Barefoot Day is June 1st, start advertising the event at your church by early-May. This way everyone can clean out their closets and bring extra shoes on June 1st. On National Barefoot Day, ask children and adults to remove their shoes during the service and leave them at church. Walking barefoot back to the car leaves a lasting impression about the importance of shoes in the lives of people in need. Donating shoes is a practical way to show Christ's love to people living without the basic necessities of life.<br>Recruit volunteers to box the shoes and ship to the closest Soles4Souls warehouse. This non-profit agency will then deliver the shoes to orphanages, schools and disaster areas around the world. This emotional event demonstrates how people of all ages can help others. Your congregation will be a part of Soles4Souls mission of "Changing The World One Pair At A Time". ? www.soles4souls.org<br>Need another idea how to volunteer as a family at church? How about cleaning some baby drool? Granted, this is not the most exciting activity, but it serves a real need. Church nursery's play a vital role in serving young parents wanting to attend a service without a squirming baby. In order to keep a clean, safe nursery environment, toys and other baby equipment need to be cleaned on a regular basis. How about enlisting your family to stay after church and disinfect toys and changing tables? It's a project suitable for pre-schoolers to adults and will give a well-earned break to nursery volunteers looking after the babies. The nursery coordinator will be more than happy to show your family where cleaning supplies are stored and what the cleaning procedure involves. Your family leaves church knowing the extra time they spent in the nursery results in a safe environment for the youngest church members.<br>While Oprah has millions of dollars to give to volunteer projects, your family can demonstrate Christ's love through the simple act of donating shoes or cleaning a changing table. END

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