BIRTHDAY BOXES FOR THE CHILD CRISIS CENTER

Since the children in our group are not old enough to work directly with the children at the Child Crisis Center, they volunteered by collecting items to help the children there have a happy birthday celebration. Children at the Child Crisis Center are celebrating their birthdays in shelters after being removed from situations of abuse or neglect at home. Our group gathered to assemble items we had collected to create “Birthday Boxes,” including such items as party supplies, cake mix, and gifts. The children also helped decorate the boxes with drawings and birthday messages. During our meeting, the moms read some picture books to the children about the joys of sharing and giving to others in need. These books included The Runaway Rice Cake, The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need, The Shaking Bag, and Rosie and the Poor Rabbits.