Our garage sale was a hit and I mentioned how we could not have been ready without the help of our team volunteers. What I neglected to mention was that we would not have been fiscally successful if it had not been for our donors. When we put those flyers out asking for donations, we were hoping to reach an audience that was willing to not just donate, but to help us succeed our goal, and in turn donate that money to Susan G. Komen to benefit breast cancer awareness, research for a cure, provide medical necessity to those who need it.
We did that. We had an outpouring of donations from our neighbors within our community. For every donation we received, we met a person affected by breast cancer. They told us their reason for giving and usually it was that someone they loved had passed away from cancer, is a survivor, or was still fighting a good fight. They were gracious and touched that we would be trying to reach our own community. In addition to donating, nearly each one of them showed up to the garage sale and bought something in order to help the cause.
The truth is there would not have been a garage sale if it wasn’t for the contributions of our neighbors, our community, who have been touched by cancer in some form or another. So, thank you. Thank you for being supportive, strong and for caring about making a difference, not just in our lives, but the lives of those within our community who may be affected down the road.
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