A dollar here...a dollar there

Recently, the GF Team decided that we would pool our personal funds and give a donation to Mustard Seed Communities. It was up to each of us to give what we could/wanted to based on our individual budgets and circumstances. No-one could give "too little" - all contributions were welcome. As Office Manager, I timed collection for payday. Women's Leadership Initiative and
United Way have a great programme with NCB Foundation where they match contributions to Mustard Seed Communities! So we sent our cheque to WLI and immediately our contribution was doubled!

We were offered profuse thanks from WLI's Pat Ramsay (and here I had been thinking it was not a lot of money!). When I told her that the Team had contributed individually, Pat said "Imagine if every office did that......".

That IS something to think about..... It underscored that every little bit counts, so a dollar here and a dollar there will add up to something substantial for the needy.

I challenge each office to try this and give to ANY charity or school - don't wait for your organisation to draw a cheque to support corporate social responsibility (I wholeheartedly support this too). You ARE your organisation, so pool with your peers $50/$100/$200/$1000....whatever you can afford. Together Everyone Achieves More.

And, our team felt SO good having given and knowing that our contribution was so appreciated.