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September 15, 2005
September Project 2005 Recap
Tuesday night I had my 2nd annual charity event. Alot has changed since the first year's project (the name of the movement, the website) but the core of the idea remains; to encourage people to look at an issue in their community and, instead of saying, "someone should do something about that", they think instead, "How can I fix this?". It's a big job to make a difference, and it's easy to feel like the little dutch boy plugging his finger into one of a 1000 holes in a dam. I prefer instead to think of philanthopic involvement as more of a snowflake rolling down a large mountain, with momentum and magnetism adding mass with every step.
Tuesday night's event went well. People's eagerness to contribute in whatever ways they can inspires me still to keep up with this. White Rabbit not only donated the space for free, but also provided a lovely selection of hors d'ouevres and crudites for the event. Wine stewards from Fun With Wine donated their time as well. Artist Julia Briggs donated her gorgeous painting to the cause.
I really enjoyed seeing friends I hadn't seen for awhile too. So I have to say the event was a great success. I also received contributions online via paypal from people who wanted to come but couldn't. Speaking of which, it's not too late to support the September Project's 2005 Charity. You can make a donation by going to the September Project Charity page. If you donate at least $50 I'll send you a gift bag which includes, among other things, a really cool Do-It-Yourself mosaic hurricane lamp kit.
I want to thank everybody who came out and supported September Project as well as those who contributed from afar in cash, goods or services. And stay tuned, I've already come up with a killer idea for next year. Besides, that little dutchboy could grow up to be an engineer and build a better dam in the first place.
Posted by mermu at September 15, 2005 03:44 PM
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