Okay, So It Is Time To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

One of the regrets that I have had as a social worker, is that for the first 15 or so years of my career, I had to account for every penny to survive. As the latter years have progressed, I have had more discretion with my finances, but have always been conservative. With the increased flexibility of my finances, I have been able to make charitable contributions that years ago, I wished I could make, but was too financially strapped to be able to do.  The life of a social worker.

One of the gifts that I have felt I have in the last few years is to have some discretionary funds so I can donate to various charities. There are five charities to which I donate monthly.  This is very private, so I will not name them, nor the amounts.  I would not mention this at all, but I want to make a point.

When certain circumstances come along, I supplement my charitable giving by donating to help with these special circumstances.  I send memorial gifts when someone has died. I send a one time gift when there is an unusual incident that I want to provide support to and to which I want to contribute.

I have very few regular blog readers.  I do not know why I am being read in Russia, Germany, Ireland, or China, to mention a few.  I suspect these are automaton readings, scanning for political, ideological or maybe religious or radical sentiments. 

I do not know who you are, or even if you are real persons versus electronic coding entities.  If you are real persons, I will challenge you now to put your money where your mouth is. Donate to help the people who have suffered because of the Boston Marathon Bombings.  Donate to help the people in West, Texas who have suffered due to the explosion of the fertilizer plant in their community.

I know that the few people in my personal circle who read my blog already contribute to charitable causes, either with time, talent or treasures.   So, if there is anyone who I do not know personally who is reading this, I will challenge you to contribute to a charity with your time, talent, or treasure, if you are not already doing so.