I gave at the office
Years ago when I was a child, I would canvass door to door with my sister for a charity for cancer research. Many times we would hear, `My husband gave at the office`as a reason for not donating. Whether they had or hadn`t I was never sure, but I know today that offices do fundraise for charities and workers are happy to participate. Recently, with the Haitian earthquake disaster, a friend mentioned that one of the doctor`s at the hospital where she works was asking people to sponsor him in a swim for Haiti. He raised over $1,000. Another office raised almost $1,000 in a fundraising effort they organized. The old adage `every little bit helps`, really does. Imagine how much we could raise if everyone contributed in some small way from door to door, office to office and nation to nation. As a new grandmother to a one year old, it breaks my heart to see the young children left without family and hom...