© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 20
Knowing how to spend, invest and save your money carefully also includes donating your
time and treasure to make your community a better place. This is called philanthropy.
Kids Collecting Clothing Saves Lives
CALIFORNIA – For some
families, Sundays are spent
collecting, washing and packing
clothes; clothes that can save
lives.
They do this because of two
young sisters in San Ramon,
California.
poor people around the world.
Can you get this shirt into the
donation box?
“I have seen some of the poor
people in India. It is a miserable
state, sometimes with no clothes.
They are
freezing cold,”
explains
Naveli Garg.
Read an article
on this page.
Then answer the
questions below!
Who is this article
about?
What is this article
about?
Naveli and Nitya Garg came up
with an idea of how to help
people facing dire poverty
around the world.
When did this
happen?
When she was six years old,
Naveli asked her mom, “Santa
gives us so much, what does he
want in return?”
Her mom replied, “He wants you
to help the poor.”
Naveli and her sister started a
club called Charity Dresses to
collect clothing and give it to
Since the Garg sisters started
their first Charity Dresses club,
another eight clubs have been
started. If you would like to start
a club in your community, learn
how at www.charitydress.com
This photo is from an
orphanage in India. Naveli
and Nitya visited it in 2012 .
Charity Dresses has sent
clothing there over the years.
Where did it
happen?
Why did they do it?
RHODE ISLAND – When
Nicolas Lowinger was five years
old, he got a new pair of light-up
sneakers. Boy, was he happy!
Look through
your newspaper and
identify a problem
being reported. Does
the article also report
on how people are
working to solve the
problem? Make a
T Chart to show a
community problem
on the left and a
solution on the right.
An example:
Then his mom took him to
volunteer at a local homeless
shelter and he saw children
with shoes that were falling
apart. Some kids didn’t have
shoes at all.
When n he was twelve, Nicholas
ed a non-profit called Gotta
started
Have e Sole. His
nization
organization
collects
cts shoes
and money to
buy shoes.
ar, he
So far,
has donated
more e than
56,300
00
shoes s to kids! !
Sneaker Search
Match each pair of shoes
shoes. C
Can
a n
you find the single shoe that
has no match?
There are now 15 Gotta Have Sole clubs in seven states. To learn more go to www.gottahavesole.org
The vowels are missing from this famous quote about kindness.
Can you replace them all?
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
Kids Can Make a Difference!
Look through the newspaper and identify
a problem in your community. With your
friends, brainstorm ways you could help
solve this problem. Create a plan and see
what you can do!
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
COMMUNITY
TREASURE
DONATING
CHARITY
INVEST
TALENT
SISTER
BETTER
STATES
RHODE
TIME
SOLE
HELP
CLUB
DIRE
P R T R E T T E B C
… giving someone a smile!
T O B R A H I L O R
E S O L E M A M E H
S N E L B A M T E O
E N P V D U S S D D
T O L U N I L U I E
A T I I S I O C R N
T Y T I R A H C E E
S Y D O N A T I N G
This week’s word:
DIRE
The adjective dire means
extremely serious or urgent.
After the earthquake,
there was a dire need
for clean water.
Try to use the word dire in a
sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
Receive or
Give?
Some say it is better
to give than receive.
Do you agree? Why
or why not?