Tonight's picture was taken on February 27, 2008. That day Mattie's kindergarten class went to Martha's Table, to prepare sandwiches for the homeless members of our community. After all the sandwich assembly was done, Mattie and his friends took it upon themselves to clean up. Mattie and his closest buddies, Charlotte and Campbell, were sweeping away. I thought this was such a great sight, I took photos!
Quote of the day: You miss 100% of the chances you don’t take. ~ Wayne Gretzky
Tonight's quote resonates with me given what I have been working on all day. It is after 10pm, and I am still glued to the computer. What have I been doing? I have been looking for companies that donate to non-profits. Both financially and in kind contributions. It isn't as easy as you would think to apply for some of these opportunities and it is even harder to be selected as a recipient.
The bigger companies won't even look at us unless we have an audited financial statement. Which is created by independent auditors who would attest to our financial statement's fairness and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. Given our size and what we have been raising recently per year, we have moved to having a financial review by our CPA. But a financial audit is a big undertaking that is matched with an equally large price tag! A fee we can't justify spending right now.
But as Gretzky's quote points out, I really won't know what we qualify for, unless I apply. So I have been busy typing away all day. Mind you I have a migraine, going on over 7 days now, and looking at the computer doesn't help. Therefore, I am signing off for tonight!
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