Those of you that are familiar with my column know that I typically write about suspension, handling and braking issues that affect all types of RVs. I’m committed to helping RV owners experience safer and happier driving, and I’m always looking for new ways that I can help. But it’s at this time of year that I think about something else that I’m committed to: helping children around the world that are less fortunate than ourselves.
We often see commercials about helping poor or starving children and wonder what we can do about it, or tell ourselves that we can’t afford to donate money. That is why I’m such a big supporter of Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Christmas Child (OCC). You simply fill a shoe box (or similarly sized box) with toys, hygiene, school supplies (or all of the above), and Samaritan’s Purse will deliver it to a needy child somewhere in the world. They make it very easy with a variety of drop off locations in your area—all you have to do is type in your area code. Samaritan’s Purse provides complete details at their website www.samaritanspurse.org. SuperSteer employees not only contribute their own shoeboxes to the cause, but SuperSteer is an official relay center, and every year we use our trucks to transport thousands of shoeboxes to Roseburg, Oregon where they are picked up for shipment. Once we saw how much good these shoeboxes do for children, we wanted to help in every way possible.
If you would like to help a child in need, please contact Samaritan’s Purse. Collection dates are November 16-23.