It’s pretty easy to support a foster kid. They’ve got stories. Children, without these fascinating, tragic stories, invoke sympathy and, hopefully, support. I did an online fundraising last year to help the kids I represent. I set it up online, told the story of what I did for work and how these kids are so deserving, and asked all my friends and family to help support the cause by donating as much as they could to my online fundraising for foster kids. Specifically, my online fundraising was geared toward renovating and revitalizing the children’s waiting room at the courthouse to make it more fun for the kids.
But I’m in the thick of it and so my online fundraising was a pretty simple thing for me to think of and execute.
Kayla is not. She’s just a sixteen-year-old kid with a big heart, and she's doing an amazing online fundraising for foster kids, too: http://www.crowdrise.com/Grant16Wishes/fundraiser/KaylaLaBar
I love to tell stories about great causes and a really inspiring online fundraising. This one is especially incredible. Kayla started an online fundraising called “Grant 16 Wishes.”
Kayla is turning sixteen this year and she’s giving up her birthday party, her cake, presents and her entire sweet sixteen for foster kids. Grant 16 Wishes, by Kayla is an online fundraising where she’s hoping to raise as much money as possible to be able to give toys to sixteen kids in foster care – one for each year of her young life. Her online fundraising tells the story about why she’s giving up her birthday. She says that the “only present suitable this year is the joy of giving.” Kayla wants “to give, not get” for her birthday and through her online fundraising, she’s making a pretty huge impact. At just 16, Kayla already seems to understand the idea that foster kids are supported by the state, but that usually just covers their basic needs and it doesn’t usually cover the things that these kids want, things they can have just for fun, just because, just because they wished for it. That’s the spirit behind Kayla’s online fundraising and we’ve got to support her.
Kayla’s cause and her online fundraising are so phenomenal. She’s only a kid, and already at the age of sixteen, Kayla’s sacrificing her party for other deserving children, making a big birthday wish to see foster kids get the toys they want through her online fundraising. I hope that Kayla’s going to get all sixteen. And, I’m guessing that when she turns seventeen and on, she’s going to be even more spectacular.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
The One?
My best friend is single and looking, and after last night’s date, she said that this guy might be a keeper. She raved over how he was great looking, smart, sweet, opens doors, is serious when you’re supposed to be and silly when you’re not. He’s active, loves his family, and he’s charitable. Yes, charitable. She actually said that. That was never on my list. Every girl has a list, right? The list that changes over the years. The one you write, write in your head, toss, rewrite, and keep in your back pocket. I know you’ve got one. Still searching, she a matchmaker lady told her that her list was too long. She knew it. She would throw out witty and trade it for silly. He didn’t have to be book smart if he was smart-smart. But, to her surprise, the matchmaking lady only let her have two things on the list. Since she was definitely keeping chemistry, she only got one more… and the matchmaker said it was Charity. She gave her chemistry and charity. Charity? Seriously?
She said that if he’s the guy you want to kiss and he donates money to charity, does a charity run, does online fundraising, anything for charity, then everything else on all those lists will definitely be there. Here’s what the matchmaker lady said… If he’s giving money to charity, he probably has a stable job. If he supports his favorite nonprofit, does marathon fundraising, or does online fundraising for psoriasis because his sister has it, then he definitely loves his family. It means he’s sweet. He’s got something meaningful to say over dinner. He’s interested in something bigger than himself.
Now this girl gives money to charity every year. She’s done her own
online fundraising too. She’s even thinking about running a half marathon and turning it up and doing online fundraising for her run and her favorite cause. She cares about charity. She cares about people who do charity walks, charity runs, online fundraising, and she supports them when she can. But is the matchmaker right? If she gets a list of two, is this making the cut? And, does she have do more online fundraising to make the sparks fly?
She said that if he’s the guy you want to kiss and he donates money to charity, does a charity run, does online fundraising, anything for charity, then everything else on all those lists will definitely be there. Here’s what the matchmaker lady said… If he’s giving money to charity, he probably has a stable job. If he supports his favorite nonprofit, does marathon fundraising, or does online fundraising for psoriasis because his sister has it, then he definitely loves his family. It means he’s sweet. He’s got something meaningful to say over dinner. He’s interested in something bigger than himself.
Now this girl gives money to charity every year. She’s done her own
online fundraising too. She’s even thinking about running a half marathon and turning it up and doing online fundraising for her run and her favorite cause. She cares about charity. She cares about people who do charity walks, charity runs, online fundraising, and she supports them when she can. But is the matchmaker right? If she gets a list of two, is this making the cut? And, does she have do more online fundraising to make the sparks fly?
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