I had a
humbling experience yesterday. I ordered
my lunch and as the clerk was totaling my bill, he asked if I would like to
donate a dollar for some reason. Without
thinking, I said not today and moved forward in the line of cars. In a matter of seconds I realized what I just
did. I said no to a dollar
donation. I have done it countless times
for just about every charity.
My reason, I guess I just didn’t want to part with a dollar. I have been asking as many people as I can over the last weeks to donate one dollar to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in the hopes of raising a million dollars. I have complained that these same people just don’t seem to want to release their grip on a buck. I have expressed disappointment and even felt defeated before I really started. But in that line, waiting for my lunch, that I probably could have skipped, I understood what I and many others have been doing. I have been refusing to donate because it is my dollar and if I just hold on to it for a few more seconds, it might turn into two, or better yet, it will buy me a burrito tomorrow. I pulled up to the window, apologized to the clerk, and gave him a dollar. Someone in the background yelled, “We have another dollar! We are up to 45.” Now, I can’t tell you what I donated to, I really can’t remember. But I will pledge that when I am asked to donate a dollar in the future, I will. I will lead by example.
My reason, I guess I just didn’t want to part with a dollar. I have been asking as many people as I can over the last weeks to donate one dollar to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network in the hopes of raising a million dollars. I have complained that these same people just don’t seem to want to release their grip on a buck. I have expressed disappointment and even felt defeated before I really started. But in that line, waiting for my lunch, that I probably could have skipped, I understood what I and many others have been doing. I have been refusing to donate because it is my dollar and if I just hold on to it for a few more seconds, it might turn into two, or better yet, it will buy me a burrito tomorrow. I pulled up to the window, apologized to the clerk, and gave him a dollar. Someone in the background yelled, “We have another dollar! We are up to 45.” Now, I can’t tell you what I donated to, I really can’t remember. But I will pledge that when I am asked to donate a dollar in the future, I will. I will lead by example.
So I am
humbly asking, if you are reading this, please go to http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/evamckinney/KeeptheMemoryAlive
and donate just a dollar. If you can
spare more, that is just great and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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