Over the summer, Nicole, Jackie, Rosemary, and Carol sold their old toys in a garage sale and donated the money they made to Meals on Wheels. The idea was to empty out their attic and get rid of old toys, but of course, most importantly, to help out the community.

Most of the people that came were very generous, and when they told them what they were doing with the money, they were happy to donate. Not only did they learn the value of helping out the community, they also met new people, caught up with old friends, and encouraged their neighbors to do the same.

To advertise for the garage sale, they had signs in the neighborhood and, once in a while, walked around with a sign.

When people asked them for the price, they said, “Donate whatever you want to Meals On Wheels.”

When people asked, “What is Meals On Wheels,” they said, “Meals On Wheels is a program that brings food to people that can’t go to the grocery store or cook their own meals because they are sick.”

They had a decorated box in the front for the money  -  the big items were priced with cans. For example, a huge doll house was on sale for 10 cans. Some people paid by cans; some people paid by money. At the end, the total amount added up to $170.

They gathered together and went to CVS Pharmacy to buy cans for the people who needed most. There was a stunning offer that showed if they bought 50 tuna fish cans, they could get it for only $40, meaning there would be 10 extra cans.

When they finished shopping and went to the cash register, the kind man heard their story about the fund-raiser and gave them an extra $5, making $170.

Their favorite part afterwards was stacking the shelves.

(This fund-raiser was organized by Carol and Nicole Sadek, Jackie and Rose Mary Hanna. Nicole spent an afternoon at Moultrie News as a job shadow. She attends School of The Arts and is in sixth grade. She and the other fund-raising participants contributed to this article.)