Have you ever walked down a street and seem a helpless child who is straving and asking for some spare change? Have you ever been in the subway and seem a homeless man sleeping on a bench? What was your thought? Or have you ever had a friend who was so close to you but she had an abusive husband at home and you didn't know how to help her? Is she still alive? Poverty and abuse are all round us, every day, everywhere!
I personally have seen all of the above and said what can I do to help. No I can't save the world but I can let others like myself know what we can do to help. I am starting this website as a non-profit site to help give a smile back to as many people as possible. I plan to set goals for 5 different charities we are starting and hopefully successful at. Ok you say why? I say because people do care about others and if we can make a difference to just one person, one child, one abused wife, just one family then we have succeeded.
Here are the five goals that we have set forth to conquer-
1 Shoes for school--- We are trying to help atleast 500 children throughout the US with a new pair of shoes that fit. 500 kids x $20.00 each = our goal of $10,000.00.
2 Turkey feast---Here is were hungry for one day coems to an end.. We are trying to reach out to atleast 250 families with a turkey or ham dinner with all the fixin's. 250 famlies x $35.00 = our goal of $8,750.00.
3 A gift under the tree--- Help bring a simple christmas back to our world.. 1 out of every 10 children don't have a christmas due to be poor. So our goal here is to help 50 families in 50 states which means 2500 families x $50.00 per family = our goal of $125,000.00. But that is not just money, send a new gift lke a doll, cars,purses, make-up, a board game, dvd's, cd's or a stuffed animal. Anything new that a child would like.
4 New Year's Children Style---This is the biggest and best. We are working towards helping 50 to 100 families of children with a deadly illness to give them a New Years they all will never forget. Most families can't afford to take there kids any where because of medical expenses. So we are raising money to give each family a 2 day vacation to see the most famous mouse. We are working to get a one day pass on New Years Eve to Magic Kingdom, hotel stay and a fabulous meal with one of the cast members. Our goal to be met to be able to do this is $35,000.00 to $50,000.00. And out of everything we do we are hoping that this be the most successful....
5 No more abuse---This is were we are going to put a nationwide campaign to help families of abuse start over again. If this means helping with a new home, someone to talk to, helping start over with job searches, helping get families on a good track to safety and happiness. We know of 129 case just in one state that need help so our goal here is to put money in an account so that we can help woman and men who are brave enough to ask for it. We set the goal at $100,000.00 a year. If you think about that broke down that is about $275.00 which seems to be alot but we can achieve anything we put our mind to.
Lets think about this question?
If your had a family member who was ill and you didn't know how long they would be here wouldn't you want to do something with them so they would have a happy memory?
Turkey smells good, but not everyone has that.
Were you ever picked on as a child because you had old shoes or clothing that was to small because your parents could not afford new things?
What if your sister was being abused, what would you do to stop it?
Here are just a few questions that we ask, because we are working towards a cause to help all of these questions be resolved....
Thank You for stopping bye and I hope you are able to contribute to this cause because it is very important not only to me but to everyone working with me. It is an effort of many and hopefully we can add you in our family too. Please don't forget to sign the guest book and let people know what kind of help you gave....
For information on how to send funds, gifts, auction iteams or just want to ask a question or join my team, contact me at
lsanderson33@yahoo.com
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