Today was our annual United Way Campaign kickoff breakfast. As always, it had me thinking about people who need help.
Almost all of us would jump at a deal that lets us pay pennies on the dollar to buy something. If it cost a dollar, and I could buy it for a penny, I would. So would you. Now turn it around -- would you give a penny on a dollar? If you had a dollar, and someone really really needed it, would you give them a penny? How about if you had ten dollars, would you help someone out with a buck? I think most people would say "Yes" to that.
So this is my challenge to all of you. 1%. Pennies on a dollar. If everyone would dig deep, and give a whopping 1% of what they earn, we could make a huge collective impact on hunger, on homelessness, on poverty. That's a fabulous return, for pennies on a dollar.
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I've never done quite that well in my charitable contributions in the past. Last year I did step up my giving quite a bit, then the bottom dropped out of our family economy. Sadly, the United Way is going to get less from me in 2010 than it got in 2009. However, I haven't abandoned giving all together. But, like every other discretionary expense in our lives, charitable giving has taken a cutback as well.
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