Week 5: Happy Holidays

Jingle bells, jingle bells…yes it’s that time of year again for everyone to be jolly. Over in the batcave, we have been brainstorming ways of keeping the cheer all Junior Olympic season long. Last blog, we asked you to take pictures at your Junior Olympic events, and you responded! Below are some pictures courtesy of Washington and North Carolina and their successful matches.

This week, instead of listing ideas for fundraising, we thought we would share some ways of giving back to your family, friends and community.

Start small.

• Get wrapping. Offer to help wrap gifts for other family members or help your parents decorate the house for the holidays.
• Put on an apron. Join the fun in the kitchen and help bake those delicious treats for family, friends and neighbors.
• Clean up while you unwrap. Offer to collect the used wrapping paper and help clean up while you share this time with your family.

Go big.

• Raid the cupboard. Ask your parents if there are any extra canned goods in the house to donate to local food drives.
• Hit the toy store. Many local toy stores and department stores have bins to collect unopened children’s toys to give to local shelters and families in need. Tap into that piggy bank and ask your parents if you can donate a toy.
• Soup kitchen. Ask your parents if you can volunteer at a soup kitchen and help serve a meal to your local community in need.

On behalf of USA Shooting, we would like wish everyone a safe and merry season. The office will be closed on December 24-25. We will return to the batcave in the new year!

Happy Holidays,

-Batman & Robin

Spokane, WA

North Carolina
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