52 Weeks of Giving: Learning the gift of giving

Program at library teaches kids the value of good deeds

Brittney, right, and her mom, Gwen, attach notes to candy canes for National Candy Cane Day as part of the Statesboro Regional Library's 52 Weeks of Giving program. 52 Weeks of Giving is a weekly service project opportunity for kids and adults of all ages to give back to the community. The candy canes were delivered to postal workers to say "thank you" for working so hard during the recent holidays. - photo by JULIE LAVENDER/Special

W Library 52 weeks — Brittney, right, and her mom, Gwen, attach notes to candy canes for National Candy Cane Day as part of the Statesboro Regional Library's 52 Weeks of Giving program. 52 Weeks of Giving is a weekly service project opportunity for kids and adults of all ages to give back to the community. The candy canes were delivered to postal workers to say "thank you" for working so hard during the recent holidays. - photo by JULIE LAVENDER/Special

Every Friday afternoon at 4, kids and adults of all ages gather at the Statesboro Library for one purpose: to do a good deed. The event is called “52 Weeks of Giving” and has been making a positive impact on the community since its inception in last November. Participants of the program have collected socks for orphans and seniors, made and delivered chili to firefighters, written sympathy notes to the family of Staff Sgt. Chester McBride (a Statesboro native killed in a December suicide bombing in Afghanistan), attached notes to candy canes on National Candy Cane Day and delivered them to post office employees who had worked long hours over the holidays and completed many other service projects for the community.

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