The Giving Issue

Here’s a story:

A kid

is walking on a beach.
Hundreds of starfish
have washed up.

The kid

is throwing the starfish
back into the sea.

A man asks what he is doing.

The kid says

he’s throwing the starfish
back into the sea
so they won’t die.

The man says

you can’t possibly save all of them.

The kid

picks one up
and says
“Well, I saved that one.”

Think big,

but
it’s still …
just one person at a time.

This is an old story that asks the question: What can one person do?  The answer: Not much, but it is still something. 

 

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

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Family Fund

Families are homeless
looking for a warm bed,
a safe place to stay.

Families are hungry,

struggling to put meals
on the table.

Abused children

are scared
and hurting.

There are organizations in your community

working hard to ensure that your neighbors
have food, shelter, education.

They need your help.

Contribute. .
You truly can make a difference.

The Orlando Sentinel requests donations to the “Family Fund.” Every donation is matched 50 cents on the dollar by the McCormick Foundation.  All administrative expenses are taken care of by the Orlando Sentinel and the Foundation so that 100% of your contributions can go to the community groups that help people in need.

© 2012 Catherine Giordano

Donate at OrlandoSentinel.com/familyfund

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