You've seen people collecting money in intersections, right? What is your typical reaction to that? Do you frantically start digging for spare change? Do you pretend to be distracted by something in your car to avoid the person collecting money? Do you make eye contact with the person and shake your head "no"? Do you continue to carry on a conversation with the person on the other end of your cell phone? Do you look straight ahead to avoid eye contact?
I saw all that today, and then some. My Hike for Discovery team, along with members of Team in Training, stood in a couple of intersections in Westerville doing a "road block" to collect money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
I collected at Main St. and Cleveland Ave. It was a yucky, rainy day and we got soaking wet. There was a period of dry weather, but we ended up calling it quits an hour early because of a torrential downpour. I think we may have received a lot of sympathy donations - for volunteering on a rainy day!
From the scenarios in my first paragraph, I must admit that I was a person who didn't make eye contact with people collecting in the intersection. Oh my goodness I will ALWAYS give something to groups collecting now that I have been on the other end. Please do the same. I appreciated the people who put one or two coins in my bucket just as much as those who dropped in 10 and 20 dollar bills. It all adds up.
I think my cut of my 4 hours of collecting money will be around $240. Not bad for a day's work! I'm getting closer and closer to my $4400 fundraising commitment. Check out my total or make your contribution at www.active.com/donate/hfdcoh/kathy .
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