Good Is Everywhere: When a Shopping Trip Becomes Something More
Sometimes, a simple act of kindness can grow into something much bigger.
Recently, a group of 57 VyStar Credit Union human resources employees volunteered with Lutheran Social Services as part of VyStar’s Good is Everywhere volunteer campaign. Nine volunteers joined staff from LSS’ Advocacy, Care & Education (ACE) program for a shopping trip to purchase essential toiletry items for clients in the ACE Jail Link initiative, HIV-positive individuals re-integrating into our community.
The group headed to the Walmart on Philips Highway, just down the street from LSS, and filled their cart with shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet paper, shaving supplies and other personal-care necessities.
These items may seem simple, but they can make a meaningful difference for ACE clients living with HIV who have recently been released from incarceration. Many individuals returning to the community have limited, if any, personal resources and face immediate difficulty obtaining basic necessities.
“Providing toiletry bags filled with essential hygiene items helps our clients transition back into the community with greater dignity, stability and confidence,” said Alane Ertel, director of ACE. “These hygiene supplies help address immediate needs, promote personal health and wellness, support successful community reintegration and reduce barriers that can interfere with accessing medical care, housing, employment and other supportive services.”
While the group was shopping, the Walmart manager, Jim, noticed their matching blue “Do Good” t-shirts, and asked what they were shopping for. When he learned that they were purchasing supplies to create toiletry bags for LSS clients, he wanted to help, too.
He donated a $50 Walmart gift card, allowing the volunteers to purchase even more supplies, to help even more clients. What started as a volunteer shopping trip became an unexpected chain of generosity!
For the ACE clients who receive these toiletry bags, that generosity will become something tangible: the basic supplies they need as they take the next steps toward stability and rebuilding their lives.
Good really is everywhere. Sometimes, it’s in the people who show up to serve. Sometimes, it’s in the person who simply notices. And sometimes, it’s in what happens when the two come together.
필요한 내용을 한눈에 확인할 수 있도록 구성되어 있어서 만족스러웠습니다. 중간에 관련 설명이 자연스럽게 이어져 이해하기 쉬웠고 실질적인 도움이 밤알바 되는 정보였습니다.
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일자리 선택에서 시간과 거리, 급여를 함께 비교하는 것이 중요하다는 점을 다시 생각하게 하는 정보였습니다. 룸알바 정보를 확인하면서 저녁 시간대의 다양한 근무 조건을 살펴볼 수 있어 유용했습니다. 개인 일정에 맞는 근무 시간을 정하고 업무 내용과 출퇴근 조건까지 함께 확인한다면 보다 효율적으로 시간을 활용하면서 자신에게 맞는 근무 환경을 찾을 수 있을 것 같습니다.
몸과 마음을 편안하게 돌보려면 자신의 생활 패턴에 맞는 휴식 방법을 찾는 것이 중요합니다. 서비스는 방문 일정과 관리 유형을 출장마사지 사전에 확인하면 이용 계획을 세우기 수월하며, 필요한 사항도 미리 문의할 수 있습니다.
I loved your perspective on finding joy in everyday moments! It reminds me of playing Moto X3m during my downtime—simple yet fulfilling, often leading to unexpected connections just like those found on a shopping trip.