The Barber Family

Birthdays are special. Apparently, not every one feels you should just kick back and celebrate your arrival on the planet overdosing on gluttonous activities. Some family members think it is a good idea to challenge yourself on your birthday.

As a family, we committed to challenge ourselves to give 50 hours of community service.
Here is how we accomplished our family challenge of 50 hours of community service in 5 weeks:

I co-op 3 hours a week, plus drive for field trips
Bill coaches 7 year old soccer every week
As a family we volunteered at Wheeler Farm. We helped unload a semi-full of pumpkins, as well as conducting a survey for the Farm .
Collectively we all stuffed and addressed envelopes for Wasatch Community Garden, an organization that helps low income families learn how to grow healthy food.
William volunteered at a Food Pantry, putting cans into boxes and creating Halloween goody bags for children.
The kids loved helping and said they felt really good afterward. This challenge is one that will turn into a tradition!