-
Have Eric Speak To Your Group
Like what you're reading?
Interested in having Eric come and speak to your classroom, school, club, non-profit or company about Giving Time and Volunteering?
Other Ways To Contact Eric
-
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- July 2015
- June 2015
- January 2015
- September 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
Ways To Give Time
- Around the House
- At the Office
- Beaverton Giving Gardens
- Beaverton Together
- Favorites
- In memoriam
- In the community
- In the Neighborhood
- In the world
- Over the Lunch Hour
- Poetry
- Random Thoughts
- Rebuilding Together Washington County
- Thoughts About Giving
- Tigard Good Neighbor Center
- Toastmasters
- Uncategorized
- While Traveling
Meta
Tags
- 9/11
- action
- appreciation
- birthday
- change
- Children
- Christmas
- Community
- compassion
- Connections
- courtesy
- dreams
- education
- emergency preparedness
- failure
- family
- Family Volunteering
- Feedback
- Flowers
- freerice
- friendship
- generosity
- gift of time
- give our time
- give time
- giving
- Giving Our Time
- giving time
- Going Beyond Your Comfort Zone
- good neighbor center
- Goodwill
- gratitude
- Happiness
- helping others
- Helping Out
- Homelessness
- Hunger
- Inspiration
- Kindness
- leadership
- Listening
- litter
- make a difference
- Making A Difference
- memories
- Needs Of Others
- neighbors
- Online Volunteering
- Oregon
- Oregon Food Bank
- patience
- persistence
- postaday2011
- postaday2012
- public speaking
- Random Acts of Kindness
- Reading Aloud To Your Kids
- running
- Saying Yes
- SOLV
- sparked.com
- stories
- success
- Teamworks
- thanks
- Thanksgiving
- Thank You
- Time
- Toastmasters
- Trash
- travel
- volleyball
- Volunteering
- volunteers
- Whitford Middle School
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 6
Gave blood this morning. This was scheduled last week, thus it is different than my other posts for this challenge, as it was planned. Driving over to the blood drive, the thought struck me that there three different types of … Continue reading
Posted in In the community, Thoughts About Giving
2 Comments
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 5
Got the leaf blower and rake out and raked the leaves off the neighbor’s yard. They’ve got young children and hopefully removing some of those rotting leaves helped. (The parents’ work – that is. The children are not rotting)
Posted in In the Neighborhood
Comments Off on Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 5
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 4
Sent my mother and father a thank you card for the Christmas gifts they gave us. The best intentions in the world don’t actually put the letter in the mailbox.
Posted in Around the House
1 Comment
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 3
I gathered up three bags of clothes and winter gear and then my son and I took them down to the Tigard Good Neighbor Center, an emergency shelter for families here in Tigard. Seems like a better place to donate … Continue reading
Posted in Tigard Good Neighbor Center
Comments Off on Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 3
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 2
* After sledding all afternoon, I cooked supper so wifey didn’t have to. (Ok, so it was only pizza and a salad, but I did serve her a piece of pizza and a beer) I haven’t been cooking much the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Comments Off on Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 2
Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 1
(a modest start) *Did all the laundry including sorting the socks. Looking around, there are things that need to be done. In this case, our sock basket had been neglected for several months. If I didn’t do it, my wife … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood
Comments Off on Post-Christmas Resolution, Day 1
The Resolve to Give Challenge
Christmas 2010 came and went like every other Christmas. The malls opened their doors wide; the churches rang with praises, the decorations went up; the kids opened presents; good times were shared round a big dinner. And then it was … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
4 Comments
Give Our Time 