Roanoke Children Learn to Give
Posted by Terry White on December 22, 2006
Today’s Roanoke (VA) Times newspaper carries an article on how parents can teach their children to have a giving spirit during the holidays and throughout the year. The following excerpt features children from two families at the Ghent Grace Brethren Church in Roanoke. To read the entire article, click here.
Ten-year-olds Ashmine Minnix and Cary-Grace Clark annually join other members of Roanoke’s Ghent Grace Brethren Church to prepare gift bags and Christmas cards for people who can no longer go to church. They delivered this year’s gifts Sunday, while singing Christmas carols.
“We want to make sure they’re OK, because it’s a nice thing to do,” explained Ashmine, shortly before setting off with the others on her errand.
“It’s a lot of fun,” added Cary-Grace. “Sometimes we get hugs.”
“For us, it’s teaching by example,” said her mom, Sandra Clark, of taking the kids caroling. The Clarks are no strangers to charity work; Clark’s husband, Lee Clark, is development director at the Rescue Mission. “As a family, we do a lot of volunteer work.”
“We want the kids to think about all the people who don’t have families, who are less fortunate,” said another caroler, Tracy Minnix — Ashmine’s mother.
Besides, said Minnix, the kids add a certain something. “We’re not half as cute as they are.”
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