Saturday, January 16, 2010

Volunteering Fun at the Food Co-op

I took Emily with me for a fun day of volunteering at our local food co-op! The co-op features lots of fabulous local, organic food: cereals, pastas, meats, cheeses, eggs, milk, etc. She was very excited to be able to help out. We both put on our aprons and got to work -- we were kept very busy!

There was lots of measuring, labeling, putting price tags on items....


...ringing up customers...


...stocking the shelves....


...and sweeping the floors!

At the end of the day, Emily exclaimed, "What a fun day!". I think she will be sleeping well tonight.

12 comments:

Mark said...

Dear Valerie,

How about getting Emily to sweep OUR floors? Honestly!

Love,
Mark

maryanne @ mama smiles said...

Sounds like fun!

Sherry said...

Looks like shes having a blast!

Christy Killoran said...

That is a great experience. Looks like she had a great time.

Catherine Anne said...

Love all your ideas

Debby@Just Breathe said...

So cute, looks like she REALLY liked it. Sweet dreams....

Natalie PlanetSmarty said...

Mark's comment made me giggle. Emily is quite a little helper, and I just love the picture when she is helping the customers.

Ticia said...

What a fun and wonderful learning experience. I'm looking forward to the kids being slightly older and being ready to volunteer.

Petula said...

She seems so sweet and easy going... do the pictures represent how she is all the time? I like so much to see you guys doing stuff like that. It's wonderful how she's learning to care for others, save money, creating and being artistic. So fabulous.

Have a great week.

Stephanie Griffith said...

She looks like a very enthusiastic helper!

Kirsten said...

Oh, so fun!!! What a great experience!

Valerie @ Inner Child Fun said...

@ Petula -- That is exactly what I love about bringing Emily with me for volunteer work! I think she is learning such valuable life-lessons, and it keeps her quite busy too. Plus, it's great for the community! It's a win-win!

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