f you ever feel like one person really can't make a difference in this world then let me give you some inspiration.
Our 1 year old daughter's birthday party was a fundraiser for two local charities:
Crisis Center Of TampaBay
A Kid's Place of Tampa Bay
Together all 150 of our guests raised $1550.
This doesn't include monetary donations made straight to the charities.
We were able to gather the following items for Sexual Assault Victims treated at CCOTB:
75 Toothbrushes, 56 pairs of underwear, 25 body washes, 16 lotions, 27 deodorants, 32 shirts, 133 razors, 68 soaps, 37 toothpastes, 4 bras, 8 sweatpants, 24 pairs flip flops, 2 mouthwashes, 2 sweatshirts, 5 flosses, 3 poofs, and 1 shampoo.
In addition, we were able to gather the following items for Abused, Abandoned and Neglected Children that stay at A Kids Place:
43 Bottles/sippy cups, 8 baby washes, 7 baby lotions, 32 packs of wipes, 13 baby clothes, 48 pairs of socks, 53 bibs, 6 crib sheets, 44 pajamas, 6 animal wash rags, 3 bath toys, 24 underwear, booties, 8 onesees, 12 spiral notebooks of paper, 20 folders, 4 packs of paper, 2 packs of crayons, 60 pencils, 2 huge packs of diapers, rattle, 3 pacifiers, teething ring, 3 blankets, baby powder and a baby gate.
Also, we collected 57 books for the children in family stabilization at CCOTB.
Just think...each of the items above can help one person...if each person was given 1 item above...our little girl through the help of her friends can touch 518 sexual assault victims and 402 children in need.
Small deeds add up to big change.
If this is year one...I cant wait to see what else she does in life.
