Monday, April 29, 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2008. Mattie was in kindergarten, and I got to visit the classroom that day. I took a photo of Mattie showing me his writer's workshop story. Basically Mattie was learning to write letters and words and string them together to tell a story. To inspire his story creations, his teacher asked for Mattie to bring in five photos of things, places, or people he wanted to write about. Mattie typically liked to bring in photos taken from nature. So this was Mattie's attempt to illustrate his story, with letters and words underneath it! Though Mattie was a good story teller, writer's workshop wasn't one of his favorite class exercises. 


Quote of the day: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. ~ Buddha


During the Foundation's Walk season, I feel like the jack of all trades. I have to coordinate the actual event and people, deal with permits and city requirements, all Walk materials, and not to mention fundraising! This year is our 10th anniversary and as such I am determined to raise $100,000! The Walk is an enormous effort and my joke is to host a non-walk walk! Funny, no? 

I track our fundraising thermometer closely each day. On April 22, it read $55,900 out of $100,000. 

Then on April 23, we had a very generous donor contribute $15,000, and up popped our thermometer to $71,494. 

As of today, we reached 76% of our goal, or $75,768. We are on our way, but do not think that means I am sitting back thinking that this will just happen! Instead, now we will be sending out messages through emails, newsletters, and social media to encourage people to attend the Walk, and if not, consider making a donation or participating in our raffle. Every dollar counts! To learn more go to: www.mmcfwalk.com