The mail was a few hours later than normal but somehow I knew it was coming today. The IRS has officially recognized Gathering Change, Inc., as a 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. This letter represents the culmination of 10 dedicated board members, over 100 volunteers, the support of family, friends, neighbors, numerous schools, businesses, churches and civic organizations in 20 communities who believed in our mission to help our neighbors with their basic needs by collecting spare change.
I have had moments when I have felt exhausted and discouraged but I am reminded that to nurture another human is so much more than giving them something to eat, clothes to wear, fuel assistance and educational opportunities. Everyone needs to know that they are not forgotten and that someone cares.
We are Gathering Change, Inc., and we bring hope to our neighbors in the form of spare change!
Congratulations!
Dorothy Goodwin
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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