January 27: Seventeen days left!
Hey y'all! This one's going to be super short. Did a five mile run this morning, the pushups/situps and -- of course -- 16 miles of bike riding (work commute).
The new total is now up to $1898 from 66 donors! Closing in on that new $2000 goal! Thanks SO much to Mandana Namdar, Jami Haines, Kelly Stillufsen, Molly Ruben-Long and Pamela Cox for their contributions today to our joint donation!!
I was talking to a friend today who has been following the training/fundraising and said, at first, she was surprised by how many people have contributed. Next, she said she started trying to figure out why. Her best guess was that the biggest motivator has been the idea that -- when someone can only give $10 -- that person might not give it to a cause they care about because a) It feels unsubstantial, or b) It takes some time to make the donation. She said that in the case of this joint donation, it's easy to feel like they're $10 is being contributed as a piece of something more substantial.
I don't know if that's the case or not, but whatever the reason, I'm happy it's happening!
Her description did remind me of the quote I used in my title line, by Ryunosuke Satoro: "Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean." :-)
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