Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Charity Matters. All anniversaries are something to celebrate but when a dream becomes a reality, it seems like more than an annual recognition. Two years ago, I set out to use my voice to make a difference. To tell the stories of small non-profits and the amazing people behind them.
I had a voice but didn’t know who was there to listen. You were. This second anniversary is as much yours as mine because you are the ones that have read almost 300 posts, you have shared them on Facebook and Twitter and emailed your friends. You stop me on the street and tell me about your favorite cause, which I love to hear. Most importantly you care, share and act.
When I began to write there were a few of you (thanks friends and family) and then there were a few hundred and today there a few thousand. So the love grows, the message spreads and more importantly there is action because of it.
Each of you have so many talents to share with the world. The more stories you read, eventually there is one that spurs you to action. That is the moment I live for. One reader was involved with fashion before being home with her children, a post on Closets for Causes inspired her to use her fashion skills to make a difference for others. Another reader boxed up all his medals to send to Medals 4 Mettle, a non-profit that gives athletes medals to seriously ill patients for inspiration. Those are the moments that show me we are all collectively making a difference, in whatever way we can.
Charity Matters is “a filter for goodness that connects people and causes that matter.” What really matters is that its working and that is because of you. So thank you for two uplifting, inspiring and joyful years. I look forward to making a difference with you and for you for many, many more.
Charity Matters.
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