Helping Children on Mother’s Day

Today was mother’s day, and many people presented their mother with flowers, or treated her out to a meal, or found some way to show they love and appreciate her.

It’s sad to know that not everybody can have this opportunity. Children without mothers are reminded of it on this day, and it can make it a difficult day for them.

Yesterday I went to the Wilton Manors “Children in Distress” center, where I worked with volunteers to entertain the children. The theme was a veterinary clinic, where the children could choose a stuffed animal (each one had a small rip in the fabric), and then take it over to a station where they can suture the wound closed, and then bandage it up. They also got the chance to make a collar for it, as well as decorate it with markers. I was working with a friend of mine on two PCs, where he had set up a veterinary game the children could play.

The children enjoyed it, and the volunteers had a blast! We were able to take their minds off their situation, and bring a smile to their faces. A Saturday well spent!