Thanksgiving: thank three people who serve
At Thanksgiving, each person names someone who serves the town (a teacher, a nurse, a firefighter) and writes them a card that weekend.
- Who
- Families, Kids
- Ages
- All ages
- Time
- About an hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- When
- Fall
- Show up
- At the table, then the mailbox.
How to do it
- Go around the table.
- Write the cards together.
- Deliver or mail them Monday.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Why it matters
Gratitude for civil servants & first respondersReward good citizenshipEncourage community
Related
- Celebrate the town's birthday on Jan. 1
- Holiday cards for nursing-home residents
- July 4: read the Revolutionary War memorial
- All 150 things to do together
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