For those of you who have known us and traveled this journey with us, you might be surprised to know that it has been one year since Nikki and I began our quest for $10 bills for Ron’s birthday present.  (I’m SURE you all have June 15th circled on your calendar with the words “Ron’s Birthday” written in big red letters.)

Because of your support and encouragement we continued the spirit of $10/20 and were able to meet immediate needs, well…immediately.  When talking about our project I often tell people, “we receive so much more than we have ever given.” Your donations of coats kept people warm last winter.  Your donations of cash have bought clothing, paid small utility bills and “finished up” rent and mortgage payments,  bought life-saving medication, bottled water, and food.   Because of these small acts of kindness people have had appropriate clothing for job interviews, they’ve been able to keep their families in their homes, have received life-saving (yes, really) medications.  These are the things that are seen.   What you don’t see are the smiles of humanity as someone receives a warm coat or a bottle of water,  or the tears of gratitude when a young father knows his wife and small children will be able to meet the rent and not be in a shelter.  These are the real people who have had their lives impacted because of a small act of kindness.  The contributions you have made to $10/20 have probably been forgotten by you, but the gift of your generosity lingers in the spirit of the person who received it.

And now, you can deduct that small (or large) gift of kindness from your taxes.  Could it get any better?

The $10/20 Project is alive because of your support and encouragement.  We are here because you are here.   Sincerely, we thank you.