What happens when you donate your stuff? This year during some of weekends, I volunteered at Helping Hands with my mom and our mission was to sort through donations to see which items could be sent to people in need. Countries from the African subcontinent, Syria, and Venezuela were some of the counties that Helping Hands sends to. What is Helping Hands? Helping hands is a non-profit service organization that provides clothes to people in poor countries. They also provide food to people in our community who are refugees or just don’t have enough to feed their families. When I first walked into the place, there were bags and bags of clothes. We sorted the clothes into two categories; usable and throwable. Helping hands requires clothes to be in a good condition, items that do not pass this condition, are thrown away. The experience is very satisfying and at the end when everything is in the right compartment. You feel proud that these clothes are going to a good place and how it will help the individuals. The process took about 3 hours; however, it is very calm and relaxing. I have helped before in other organizations, so it wasn’t as exhausting as my first time and I was used to the process. Helping hands is somewhat like Goodwill but instead of placing our clothes on display and making money, they send it to people in actual need. Their system is very organized and I would definitely recommend this organization to anyone who is looking for volunteering options.
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