World Central Kitchen is one of my favorites too. Jose Andres is a remarkable human being. Also, Jason Carter was a high school friend of mine (he was behind me in school, but better at math, so he helped me through). They have the loveliest family that truly understands the meaning of service. And he is two-for-two for amazing speeches at his grandparents' services.
We do a similar exercise with our kids annually -- they get a certain amount of money to play with, and have to decide how to allocate it. They can pool it for a bigger donation, or pick their own charities. It's been interesting to see what they choose over time, with maturity and changes in interests. Public Radio is high on everyone's list -- our local station. Local support for at-risk teens has been another biggie. Doctors Without Borders and WCK have been international picks. It is such a fun thing to do as a family each year!
That's a wonderful family tradition. I wish we'd been able to jumpstart such a thing. I think I was hobbled by a lifetime of resentment for my dad swooping in and sprinkling his ideas around like confetti, assuming that everyone would drop everything else they were doing to enact them. Instead, I could have just explained to him that he needed to help actually make the thing happen rather than just leaving it to me. [SIGH] Hindsight...
THIS : “However, I also think “the moment” is much larger and longer, the challenge before us much broader, than the horror being visited on L.A. right now. The challenge is to reinvigorate our community bonds wherever we are, so that when trouble comes for us and our neighbors (which it will) we are already deep in the work of caring for each other.” ❤️❤️❤️
World Central Kitchen is one of my favorites too. Jose Andres is a remarkable human being. Also, Jason Carter was a high school friend of mine (he was behind me in school, but better at math, so he helped me through). They have the loveliest family that truly understands the meaning of service. And he is two-for-two for amazing speeches at his grandparents' services.
We do a similar exercise with our kids annually -- they get a certain amount of money to play with, and have to decide how to allocate it. They can pool it for a bigger donation, or pick their own charities. It's been interesting to see what they choose over time, with maturity and changes in interests. Public Radio is high on everyone's list -- our local station. Local support for at-risk teens has been another biggie. Doctors Without Borders and WCK have been international picks. It is such a fun thing to do as a family each year!
That's a wonderful family tradition. I wish we'd been able to jumpstart such a thing. I think I was hobbled by a lifetime of resentment for my dad swooping in and sprinkling his ideas around like confetti, assuming that everyone would drop everything else they were doing to enact them. Instead, I could have just explained to him that he needed to help actually make the thing happen rather than just leaving it to me. [SIGH] Hindsight...
THIS : “However, I also think “the moment” is much larger and longer, the challenge before us much broader, than the horror being visited on L.A. right now. The challenge is to reinvigorate our community bonds wherever we are, so that when trouble comes for us and our neighbors (which it will) we are already deep in the work of caring for each other.” ❤️❤️❤️