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spotting change & bagging jump ropes

September 12th, 2009 at 03:22 am

Saving log - $0
Spending log - $4.50 coffee, chocolate croissant + $1.75 iced coffee
Found money - $0.10 (under a bench)

Sad, in a sense. I spotted the dime under the bench from the bus, so I got off the bus at the next block and walked over to pick it up. Kind of funny that I can even spot change from the bus - but the bus has to be stopped.

Today I participated in a day of service - I was part of a project helping a non-profit by stuffing a jump rope (in a plastic bag) into another plastic bag and sealing the bag with a label. Repeat 4500 times. The 15 of us made for efficient work - we got done in about 5 hrs. The jump ropes will be given to every kindergarten kid enrolled in the Seattle school district. So if we didn't get the label on perfectly, well, no 5 year old would notice. The non-profit in question is working on lessening childhood obesity.

Posted in Gym, Workplace, Dirty money | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “spotting change & bagging jump ropes”

  1. Paulette Goddard Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 03:36 am 1252726608
    1252726608

    my son, who attended kindergarten at Seattle Public Schools, took jump rope as an afterschool activity from the woman who would be his first grade teacher. I am sure we had Day of Caring stuff happen at our school: I just don't know what. I can tell you my child will is not at risk for obesity: he's probably 25-35 percentile for weight, and needs belts for the pants that fit him.

    I found three cents on a street that his school borders. Whee!

  2. baselle Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 06:53 am 1252738435
    1252738435

    Good to hear from you, Paulette.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 01:45 pm 1252763130
    1252763130

    Nice service project...except for all the plastic bags.

  4. frugaltexan75 Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 07:56 pm 1252785395
    1252785395

    Well, you sure earned that dime. Smile
    That is a really good idea - giving the K's jump ropes.One of the best cardio activities there is.

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