Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2006. Mattie was four years old and was visiting the Reston Zoo. One of the things Mattie loved to do at that zoo was to feed the goats. There were so many wonderful hands on activities for Mattie at the zoo, that it kept him engaged, active, and interested.
Quote of the day: Few actions of consequence in the world have been accomplished without passion. ~ Jerold Panas
Every year around this time, I start getting tired. One maybe asking why? After all I have done this event for 9 years! Sure it does help that I have a system in place from year to year but that is where it ends. Because the coordination of vendors, interfacing with donors, finding volunteers, organizing a raffle, and the simple logistics of the Walk add up to a job for ten people. So far, we have received 225 individual donations toward the Walk. Each one of these donors needs a letter of acknowledgment. Add to that over 40 community members who have donated goods in kind to us, and that is more processing of paperwork.
I dig out daily from event registrations and donations. So much so, that I can't get to the actual set up logistics for the Walk. I am hoping tomorrow is another day and with that I can focus and address this important task! Of course with that said, if I wasn't kept busy with all of this administrative work, it would mean that we had no donations and event participation coming in. Which we need in order to meet our financial goal!
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