Sometimes it takes a disaster to get communities working together. A resident of our small, rural community came in today and said that she is putting out a challenge to our community to raise $38,000 for Hurricane Katrina Relief. That's $10 per resident. She's placing cans at various locations in the community so people can drop off their donations.
We were talking and I mentioned that I had clothes and a sofa set that I wasn't using and would like to donate them, but relief organizations only want money. Then, the idea blossomed to a Community-Wide Garage Sale for Katrina Relief that will happen on Saturday, October 8th.
When concern for our fellow man overwhelm us, we feel compelled to help, and sometimes we need to be creative in our assistance. Who knows how this will grow. In the end, I pray that we can help others, and in the process help ourselves to realize that if we only get together, we can do so much more.
Imagine what our community would be like if we would unite, instead of being "untied." Imagine what our country and world would be like if we were more united instead of untied, not just in times of disaster and need, but also in times of prosperity, how much more we could become if we only worked together.
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