Byt: Rich Hansen
To all that care:
Power. The power to hurt, the power to ignore, the power to help. It comes in so many forms and is used in so many ways. Many people don’t even consider how much power they have in most given situations. And, of those people who do, very often they make the choice to use their power to ignore what is happening by not getting involved, by not lending a hand – even when it takes very little effort.
We can often think of those we see with their hand out as being someone deserving of their state, someone who has created their own fate, whether or not that be true. But what if that person was a child holding out a cup, with their one and only hand and asked you for help. It’s obviously no fault of their own – you know that.
Now. You have the power to help. Would you give a dollar, ten dollars, fifty, five hundred? Now think for a moment, you know these children are out there. Do you really need to be standing in front of them to help, to use your power?
ALTSO is a non-profit organization that has provided free prosthetic limbs and corrective surgery to more than 13,500 children in developing countries who lost their limbs in traumatic accidents or suffer from congenital limb disabilities.
There are so many of us with lists and lists of LinkedIn contacts, Facebook friends, Twitter accounts, et al. Will you donate? Will you help to do some real good and forward this to all? We ask for referrals all the time, do we not? Isn’t this a more noble endeavor? Come support us.
The New York event is at Capitale, 130 Bowery, New York on Thursday October 15th, 7 PM to Midnight. Tax deductible tickets cost $275 Click here to register
The Chicago event is at City Winery Chicago, 1200 West Randolph on Thursday Oct 22nd, 6 PM to 11 PM. Tax deductible tickets cost $200 Click here to register
Can’t make it? For a donation of any size go to: www.Altso.org/donate
And to give you some idea how amazingly far your donations go:
$25 – provides clubfoot brace, $100 – provides leg braces, $250 – provides prosthetic limb, $500 provides corrective surgery. We treated almost 2000 children last year. How many will we help this year? Take a moment and help. Don’t wait until later. You have the power. Use it wisely.
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