Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A little big impact

I have a story to share about one little boy's immense compassion and ability to make a difference.  For the past 4 years, he has been raising awareness and funding to improve the lives of HALO children in need.  This weekend, Spencer hosted a Halloween party to continue this mission. This is an excerpt from an email his mom sent to HALO:

"...the children had a suggested $5.00 donation to attend.  They had a scavenger hunt where they got a certain number of points for different things that they found.  One of the items was a donation for HALO where they got 3 points for every dollar they received.  Spencer's team got $31 and some change donated!  One house gave him a $20.  Anyway, with the "admittance fee" and scavenger hunt they earned $101.04. We had a lot of fun tonight and the kids were made aware of HALO and orphans.  One of the boys said, "There really isn't such a thing as orphans!"  So, I took him to the website to look.  He took the website home and said that he was going to show his mom.  It was neat to see the kids become aware of something new that is outside of their comfort zone."

Spencer's idea raised awareness, involvement, and support for children in need.  It also sparked an idea for all of HALO... why not offer this opportunity to all of our supporters?  As we approach the Season of Giving, you too can add a little HALO flavor to your office, home, school, or church Holiday Party, giving a brighter future to a child in need.  Please consider making HALO part of your Holiday spirit.

Click here to read more about how you can make a little big impact.  Thanks for the idea, Spencer.

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