The Joy Of Giving

Now that Adopt-A-Family is over I was just thinking about how great it is that our school can do so much for people on Christmas. But then I was wondering how my advisory and so many others in my school got all of that money to pay for those numerous families to have a good Christmas. I remember how our school sold puppy chow like crazy and had bake sales everyday outside of the cafeteria. The thing that I mostly had a problem with was, why people devoted so much time and money to this cause. Is it because they felt good after they were done? Because they got something out of it? or is it our school trying to cover up because we don't want to look like rich and wealthy people that don't help anyone else? I do believe all of these reasons to exist. I think that it's such a huge thing at our school because we don't want to look selfish and because our school is so big, we can get a lot done, and help a lot of people. People wouldn't just give you money if you said you needed it for Adopt-A-Family, that's why you need to sell them something, and then you have more of a chance, and they can walk away happy and proud that they contributed. Meanwhile you can be proud because you made some one's holiday that more enjoyable.