Ukubonga Ngokubuyisela Emphakathini
Umoya wokuvolontiya ePittsburgh ezungeze amaholidi kuhle ukubuka. Izikhundla zokuzithandela ukusiza ukusetha, ukukhonza nokuhlanza ukudla kweholide ezindaweni zokuhlala kanye nezindawo zokukhosela kuSuku Lokubonga, empeleni zigcwaliswe ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba. Kukhona ezinye izinsuku eziningi kule nkathi yeholide, noma kunjalo, nezindlela eziningi ezingasiza ngazo labo abadinga isandla esincane sokusiza.
Ukudla Kweholide Kwabantu Abangenamakhaya
Umnyango wezeNhlalakahle eMnyangweni weSolvation Army waseWestern Pennsylvania udinga izisebenzi zokuzithandela ukusiza nge-Thanksgiving kanye nezidlo zeKhisimusi ezixhaswe ngamahhotela wendawo kubantu abadinga futhi abangenamakhaya ezinsukwini zangaphambi nangemva kwe-Thanksgiving noKhisimusi (akekho okwenziwa ngempela kwi-Thanksgiving noma ngoSuku lukaKhisimusi) .
I-Salvation Army iphinde ixhase amadina amane e-county-wide kanye nama-dinners omphakathi ngabanye ezindaweni zokuKhulekela nokuSebenza. Vakashela iwebhusayithi ukuze ubhalise ku-intanethi njengesivolontiya noma ufunde kabanzi.
I-Salvation Army Red Kettles
Ngabe kuphela ihora noma amabili ukuzithandela? I-Salvation Army yaseWestern Pennsylvania ihlale idingwa ngabathengisi bebell ukuze bame ngaphandle kwabathengisi bendawo bese bekhala ngensimbi yokusiza abampofu. I-Salvation Army iphakamisa iningi lemali yayo ngeziKhotho zikaKhisimusi futhi usizo lwakho lungase luhambe isikhathi eside ekwenzeni isikhathi seholide sibe lula kakhulu ezinkulungwaneni zemindeni yangakini.
I-Light of Life Ministries
I-Thanksgiving, i-Christmas Eve kanye nokudla okuhle ngoLwesihlanu kuhanjiswe eMission, futhi izisebenzi zokuzithandela ziletha ukudla okushisayo kwabakhamuzi abayishumi abahlala phezulu kanye nokuphakama okuphansi kweSuku Lokubonga. Amavolontiya adingekayo ukusiza ukubingelela izivakashi, ukukhonza nokuhlanza emva kokudla, nokusiza ngokudiliva.
Izikhundla zokuzithandela zokubonga zigcwalisa ngokushesha kakhulu. Shayela ngo-Septhemba noma ekuqaleni kuka-Okthoba ukusiza ngoSuku Lokubonga. Ungakhohlwa ukuthi abantu badinga usizo nsuku zonke, noma kunjalo! Ukudla kwasekuseni nokudla kwakusihlwa ngeSonto ngoMgqibelo kwabangenamakhaya nabaswelekile ku-Light of Life. Amavolontiya kumele abe neminyaka engu-12 noma ngaphezulu.
Noma ubani oneminyaka engaphansi kwe-18 kumele ahambisane nomuntu omdala. Vavolon online ukuze usize ngomsebenzi wokudla we-Light of Life.
I-Light of Life Ministries ibuye isebenze kanzima ukuguqula lokho okuvame ukuba yisikhathi esiphezulu sonyaka sokuba abangenamakhaya basePittsburgh babe yeholide elijabulisayo. Ungabasiza ukuba basize abaswele ngezipho zakho. Khetha ithegi yesipho (noma eziningana) ngolwazi oluthile lokufisa lomuntu ngamunye, noma unikele ngefomu lamakhadi wesipho noma ukheshi. Babuye badinga iphepha lokugqoka likaKhisimusi nezikhwama ezinkulu zesipho. Bacela ukuthi ungagcini izipho ukuze zivumelane nesipho esifanele nesayizi nomuntu ngamunye ohlwini lwabo.
Imali yezingane
Ngaphambili eyaziwa ngokuthi uhlelo lwe-Angel Tree, i-Salvation Army yohlelo lweWestern Pennsylvania's Treasures for Children inikeza amathoyizi ezingaphezu kuka-65,000 izingane, ezingaphezu kuka-25 000 zazo e-Allegheny County. Imindeni ehluphekile icela usizo lokudlala itekisi eSikhungo Sokukhulekela Nendawo Yendawo Yendawo. I-tags yesipho "Amagugu Ezingane" yenzelwe ingane ngayinye ebhalisiwe ngegama, iminyaka nobulili futhi isakazwa emasontweni, amabhizinisi nezinhlangano zenhlalo. Abanikeli bakhetha umaki bese uthenge ithoyizi yengane. Lezi zipho ziqoqiwe zingasuswa ukuze ziqiniseke ukuthi kufanelekile futhi zivikeleke bese zisatshalaliswa yiSalvation Army kubantwana baseWestern Pennsylvania.
I-Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Kungase kungabonakali okuthakazelisayo, kepha i-Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ingasebenzisa ngempela usizo lwakho ngokuhlelwa, ukuhlola nokunikela ngemibhokongo yokudla, ikakhulukazi ukudla okusindiswa ezitolo zeGiant Eagle zokudla. Ungasiza futhi kunoma yiziphi izinhlangano zazo ezingu-350 - ama-pantry yokudla, amakhishi esobho, izindawo zokukhosela - lapho ukudla kusakazwa khona kubantu abasengozini kakhulu endaweni yethu. Ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana namathuba okuzithandela, landa iphakethe levolontiya noma xhumana nabaxhumanisi bokuzithandela.
I-Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis
I-Volunteer ukuhlanganyela kulo mdlalo ojabulisayo ogcwele u-5k run / walk owenziwa eNorth Park ngoMgqibelo, ngoDisemba, 2008. Abalinganiselwa abangaphezu kuka-700 kulindeleke ukuba bajoyine umoya wamaholide bese begijima / bahamba labo abangakwazi. Umncintiswano womndeni uhlanganisa abahlanganyeli ezembatho, ama-clowns, no-Santa Claus.
Ngisho noma ukugijima akuyona into yakho, izisebenzi zokuzithandela zidinga ukusiza emsebenzini wehhovisi kanye nezinye izikhundla!
Amathoyizi weTots
Ungathanda ukuba omunye we-Santa's Elves kulokhu uKhisimusi? Bese ujoyina i-Toys yeTots futhi usize ukusabalalisa amathoyizi ezinkulungwaneni zezingane ezidingayo. I-US Marine Corps ifuna ukuzithandela uSanta Elves ukusiza ukusabalalisa amathoyizi kubazali bezingane ezindaweni eziningana zokusabalalisa ngaphesheya kweWestern Pennsylvania.
Amathoyizi amaTots aqoqa amathoyizi amasha, angenqunywanga emabhokisini eqoqo amiswe amabhizinisi wendawo ukuhlinzeka ngezipho zikaKhisimusi ezinganeni ezidingayo. Umkhankaso wendawo yasePittsburgh, ogijimela ama-Marines ayisishiyagalolunye kuphela, unyaka ngamunye uhambisa amathoyizi angaphezu kuka-300 000 ezinganeni ezingaphezulu kuka-50,000 endaweni enkulu yase-Greater Pittsburgh. Iminikelo yemathoyizi iqoqwa ngoDisemba 24, futhi kunesidingo esikhethekile samathoyizi weqembu le-10-12 yobudala. Landela isixhumanisi ukuze uthole ulwazi lokuxhumana lomxhumanisi wendawo eduze kwakho.
Uhlelo lwe-HSCC lokudlala iholide
I-Human Services Centre Corporation isebenza nezinhlaka ezingaphezu kuka-50 kanye nezinkampani kuzo zonke i-PA-ntshonalanga ye-PA ukwenza amaholide aqhamuka izingane ezingaphezu kuka-5,000 ezihlala kulo lonke elaseMon Valley esifundeni sase-Allegheny County. Amavolontiya adingeka ukunikela ngezipho nokuziphatha "Angel Trees" emahhovisi abo, kanye nokusiza ukuqoqa, ukuhlunga nokuthatha amathoyizi. Lena ithuba elihle lephrojekthi yenkonzo yomphakathi weqembu. Yonke iminyaka yamukelekile.
Hlethela injabulo emindenini yendawo yasePittsburgh kulokhu uKhisimusi ngokunikela ngezipho ngokusebenzisa enye yalezi zipho ezinhle zeholide.
Ihambisa iziguli
Kusukela ngo-1984, Ukunikezelwa kweziguli kuye kwavuthwa izipho nokuvakashela iziguli ezingaba ngu-200 000 ezibhedlela nasezikhungweni zokuhlengikala ezisuka e-Erie, PA kuya eMorgantown, WV. Amavolontiya atholakala ngezindlunkulu ezibhekene neziguli azokufanisa nesiguli noma indawo oyithandayo. Uma ungabonisi okuthandayo, khona-ke uzobe uhambelana nesiguli esingaxhunywanga noma indawo. Uma usithenge isipho sakho, khona-ke uthola ukuthi uqobo lwakho ulethe okwamanje isiguli sakho! Uma ungathanda ukubamba iqhaza, kodwa umatasa kakhulu, ungakhetha ukufaka imali esikhundleni sakho, lapho kwenzeka khona i-Presents for Voluntary Patients izothenga, ukugoqa nokuletha isipho sakho kumguli.
Isitifiketi Sokuhlinzeka Ngesidlangalaleni Sabantu
Izingane ezingaphezu kuka-300 nabantu abadala endaweni yasePittsburgh bayazuza kulokhu kushayela isipho seholide. I-CHS ifuna iminikelo yamakhadi wesipho, izipho kanye nokunikezwa kwemali futhi inikeza amathuba amaningi kubantu, imindeni namaqembu okubandakanyeka, kufaka phakathi konke ngokunikela ngebhasikidi yokudla noma ukwamukela umndeni noma umuntu ngamunye.
Isikhwama se-Goodfellows Toy
I-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette I-Goodfellows Holiday Toy Fund yasungulwa ngo-1947 ngenjongo eyodwa elula - ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umntwana uthola ithoyizi yamaholide. Bamukela iminikelo yemali kuphela, esekela uhlelo lweMarine Corps Toys lweTots (echazwe ngenhla). Yini ehle kakhulu mayelana nalesi sikhwama se-toy toy kukhona izindaba eziqondene nemindeni eyabelwe ku-Post-Gazette phakathi kwe-Thanksgiving neKhisimusi, kanye nezinhlu ezishicilelwe zabantu ngabanye namaqembu abanikele ku-Goodfellows.
I-Holiday Menorah Mitzvah
Siza Isikhungo Somphakathi SamaJuda eNingizimu Hills senza iholidi lomntwana likhanyise, lijabule futhi liphinde libe nethemba ngokunikela isipho esisha nesingenasikhathi esifanele futhi sibeke ebhokisini elikhethiwe endaweni yokubambela. Izipho zizokwamukelwa ngoNovemba 30 futhi zizothathwa ku-Squirrel Hill Food Pantry (uhlelo lwe-Jewish Family & Children's Services) ngoDisemba 1 ngesikhathi sokusabalalisa kwe-Chanukah. Izinto eziphakanyisiwe zezinto: Amathoyizi, izingubo, Amabhuku, amaDolls, Izinto zezobuciko, i-Electronics encane, ama-Rattles. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi: Ann Haalman, (412) 278-1975, ext. 204.
Izipho Zezingane Zabazali Abaphunjelwe
I-Lydia's Place esigabeni esiphezulu sasePittsburgh idinga izisebenzi zokuzithandela ukuba zinikeze amathoyizi nezipho ezinganeni zabazali ababoshiwe kule nkathi. Ukuze uthole uhlu lwezipho, xhumana noJean Harvey ngo-412-391-1013.
Uhlelo Lokuhlelwa KweziKhisimusi lwe-East End Service
Unyaka ngamunye, i-East End Cooperative Ministry iqoqa futhi isakaze izipho zabathengi abangaphezu kwezingu-700 ze-EECM nemindeni yabo - kodwa abakwazi ukuyenza yedwa! Abantu, amaqembu, namabandla bamenywa ukuba banikeze izipho zomuntu ngamunye noma umndeni kanye / noma umvolontiya ukusiza ngokuhlunga nokusabalalisa izipho. I-EECM iphinde isebenze uhlelo lwe-Gift of Hope unyaka wonke ongenza umnikelo ukusiza labo abalambileyo, indawo yokukhosela abangenamakhaya futhi basekele intsha ngokuhlonipha umuntu okhethekile.
Uhlelo lwe-HSCC lokudlala iholide
I-Human Services Centre Corporation isebenza nezinhlaka ezingaphezu kuka-50 kanye nezinkampani kuzo zonke i-PA-ntshonalanga ye-PA ukwenza amaholide aqhamuka izingane ezingaphezu kuka-5,000 ezihlala kulo lonke elaseMon Valley esifundeni sase-Allegheny County. Amavolontiya adingeka ukunikela izipho nokuziphatha "Angel Trees" emahhovisi abo. Iminikelo ekhokhelwa intela kwiHlelo Lokudlala Iholide ingenziwa ikhokhwe eHSCC Holiday Toy Program futhi ithunyelwe ku-519 Penn Avenue, eTurtle Creek, PA 15145.
I-Toy Toy Drawing Project
Ivolontiya ukugoqa nokubeka amathekisthi e-Bradley toy drive kwesinye sezikhathi eziningi zokufaka izipho zesipho. Lezi zipho zizoya ezinganeni ezingaba ngu-250 nentsha kuhlelo lweBradley.
Isipho Sesikhwama se-Holiday Square Phonsa i-SIDS
I-SID ye-PA / Cribs for Kids ifuna izisebenzi zokuzithandela zeholide zithathe amashifu angu-4 noma angu-8 esiteshini sayo sokupaka isipho se-Station Square. Ukuqeqesha kuzonikezwa. Akukho mali kumakhasimende, kodwa iminikelo yamukelwa.
Ungaphinde unikeze isikhathi sakho, ithalenta futhi ubeke izimali ngezindlela eziningi endaweni yasePittsburgh. I-Pittsburgh Cares, inhlangano enikeza indlela "yokusebenzisana" yokuzithandela, isebenza nezinhlangano ezihlukahlukene ezingenzi inzuzo namacembu omphakathi ukunikeza amaphrojekthi wokuzithandela athakazelisayo nokuvuzayo. Lezi zinhlelo zitholakala ezindaweni ezifana nokusiza izingane, ukuhlinzekela ubudlelwane nezakhamuzi eziphakeme, ukuthuthukisa imvelo, ukuhlinzeka ngokuhlonipha indawo yokuhlala nasezibhedlela, ukusebenza nabantu abakhubazekile, ukwakha ukuziqhenya komphakathi, ukondla abalambile, ukudweba kanye nokwakha izindlu nokunakekela izilwane. Leli qembu elimangalisayo lisiza ukwandisa umoya wamaholide wokunikeza zonke izinsuku zonyaka ePittsburgh. Ukuzithandela kwakungeke kube yimuphi okulula!