Great Service Project my son came up with

carolep · #1 (**permalink**) 02-17-2008, 09:10 PM

DS2, is almost 13. The other day when taking flowers to recently buried relatives, he noticed that many/most of the graves were without flowers. He then asked if we'd be able to put flowers on those...there were about 50 in this one section.

Went to a few local stores the other day & found lovely artificial flowers for a decent price...and delivered them on the way home from Church today...what a great idea! And he was so pleased with the way that whole section looked when we were finished! This will probably be a new tradition for us!

tree · #2 (**permalink**) 02-17-2008, 10:36 PM

awesome!!!!!!!!!! what great respect your son has for the people who have passed on. god smiles down on his children when they show love from the heart like that. its nice to hear of some one so young, having such a giving heart. my hat is off to you as a parent,,,GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! tree.

havejoy · #3 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 12:08 PM

I think it's neat that he noticed. I might not have at that age.

Silver Girl · #4 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 12:09 PM

He sounds like a GREAT kid!!

Silver Girl

carolep · #5 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 01:00 PM

He is GREAT (if I do say so myself!)...

We lost my Mom AND Grandma in January, so we've spent some time at the cemetery, and he's very observant...We're so proud of him!

pushka · #6 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 01:09 PM

That's a lovely idea Carolep.

AmyL · #7 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 04:41 PM

What a loving child! That brought a tears to my eyes!

Dinah · #8 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 11:45 AM

Another great idea is to take flowers to the living, who can appreciate them. Elderly folks and others who have to live in hospice care, hospitals, or assisted living will always appreciate those little things. Of course, it might also be nice when dropping off flowers to stay and chat for a little while, since so few people visit them. But yes, if you're looking for a project that doesn't involve actually interacting with anyone, leaving flowers on graves is a great idea.

RachelleDrew · #9 (**permalink**) 03-26-2008, 11:39 AM

That's so sweet!

You know, there was a time when I visited my grandfather's gravesite a lot. I was quite young when I did this, so I couldn't afford to put flowers on his grave. If I had come to his grave and seen flowers there I would have been so grateful.

You've got an awesome boy.