Teach Soap

Sunday is the day that my wife & I visit the convalescent home near us. We usually take soap as gifts for the nurses and workers there while visiting some residents. Seniors are very dear to me and hold a wealth of knowledge if people would actually take the time to stop to listen to them. I call them cotton-tops which is an endearing term (although some of us don't think so).

We had a craft show Sunday morning and finished before heading to the convalescent home. Our soap company is set up as a 5013C (non profit) because we donate 100% of sales revenue. We purchase the supplies and make the soap. After sales, we deduct the booth fee and the rest goes to 1 of 3 different charities. We sold less than $150 worth of soap that day which is terrible. We were very disgusted.

Our last stop in the convalescent home is the Hospice ward….which is very difficult but also the most rewarding. One of the nurses we gave soap to asked us what we do with our "leftover soaps." We usually do what most of you do. We give them to friends, coworkers, relatives, etc. She suggested donating them to Hospice. It's a very simple way to put a smile, however slight, on someone's face. It's tax deductable and I guarantee it would make you feel great. You have my personal guarantee it will brighten your day. They'll even come to your place and pick it up. It couldn't be easier. Trust me, it's worth it. I'm guessing that the root word for Hospice is Hospitable. They have my respect.

Good for you! I give away my soap odd and ends to the local women's shelter.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

What a grand idea! You guys are OK. I'm going to join in and make soap for hospice use. Thanks for the idea...

You're right, it's a fantastic idea. I have several bars left over from my most recent CP batch that I'll donate.

If you were all here I would give each of you a hug! I worked for 15 years as a hospice nurse and it was the best job I ever had! I had a patient who we were helping to shop at a city wide all day rummage sale. I asked her what would someone shop for when they were nearing the end of their life? She replied "lotions, soaps, candles, music - those things you could use right up to the time of death" (not to mention she got to see all of her friends; small town). To this day I am still in awe at the insight my patients gave me. HUGS, HUGS, HUGS!

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Susie
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