Doorknock 2010: Five reasons to sign up
7th April 2010 by Julia Hosking
What the Doorknock means to me...
As a kid, the Red Shield Appeal for me was following my dad around as we knocked on people’s doors.
But now, as I begin to do the door knock as an individual, it has more significance to me then it did before. I see the appeal as my opportunity to give my support and time to some of the Army’s many programs that I can’t support directly.
Its only three hours of my time … and I’m supporting programs that change many people’s lives.
- Blake Cugley, Menai
1. It works all the right muscles
Red Shield Appeal Doorknocking requires walking. Walking equals exercise. And who doesn't need exercise??
2. You can trash talk
After collecting, you head back to the counting house to see how much money you've collected. Then you can brag to your friends about how you raised more than they did.
Other things you can do at the counting house are:
- Dig into a sausage sizzle, slurp up a cup of homemade Grandma soup, devour some Sara Lee chocolate cake, or munch on some other nicely-supplied goodies
- Pick up a free Big Mac voucher and your thank you certificate (great for the resume)
3. Because people are cool
Red Shield Appeal doorknock collecting allows you to chat, and chat, and chat!
- With your friends, who you'll be out collecting alongside
- With the people who answer the doors: be the friendly Salvo face asking for donations and have a chat with them about their day, about the beautiful (or miserable) weather.
- With everyone back at the counting house
4. Because they're worth it
Do you know where the money The Salvation Army collects from the Red Shield Appeal goes? It helps the homeless, the drug addicted, the unemployed, the abused, the people struggling to pay their bills, the elderly, those who lost their homes due to natural disaster ... That's right, by giving up a few hours you help all of those people plus many more!
5. Because you can
Seriously, it boils down to this: The world will change for the better when all the people who CAN do something DO do something! Proverbs 3:27 puts it this way: "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act." (NLT)
save. grow. serve.
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