Sharing Our Gifts

1. Frances is a nurse. She works in a hospital. One of her hobbies to do in her spare time is to grow and care for plants. Once a month, on one of her days off, she works with elderly people, teaching them how to grow and care for plants at the local senior citizens center.
   
   
2. Joe is single and he works as an accountant. He loves the game of football. Every fall, he volunteers his time to coach a seventh- and eighth-grade football team for the city recreation center. They have practice three evenings a week, and Joe is at all the games on Saturdays.
   
   
3. Julie loves to read. She is retired and has twelve grandchildren. She is very good at telling stories. Twice a week she volunteers for story hour at the library. She tells stories and reads poems to young children. She shares her love of reading with others.
   
   
4. Patrick loved to write stories as he was growing up. He entered many writing contests and won several awards. He is now an editor of a large-city newspaper. He goes to the high school in town--once every two weeks--to talk to students about his job and to teach them skills to improve their writing.
   
   
5. Dan listens to public radio every day. He loves to hear the news and the talk shows that teach about issues and events around the world. He wants to support the programming and hopes that everyone will have the chance to listen to public radio. Every year, he gives money to the local station.