Comments on: From the home office… http://blog.bridgetobiloxi.org/archives/21 The official blog of Gulf Coast Works Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rpasley http://blog.bridgetobiloxi.org/archives/21#comment-9 rpasley Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:16:59 +0000 http://blog.bridgetobiloxi.org/archives/21#comment-9 I couldn't agree more, Tracey...I feel it's so important for both the giver and the receiver of gifts of this nature to experience the effects directly. By helping as givers, we become the receivers of genuine, humble, and actual gratitude of strangers who hug us, bless us, love us for whatever we do and offer, and that's a very powerful motivator for continued giving. I'm sorry to hear that your trip has been dashed, and hope you can maybe participate at a later point... In the meantime, regarding future fundraising, we've gotten a nice commitment from Tricon church that will help Bridge to Biloxi continue its efforts after this project is done. I couldn’t agree more, Tracey…I feel it’s so important for both the giver and the receiver of gifts of this nature to experience the effects directly. By helping as givers, we become the receivers of genuine, humble, and actual gratitude of strangers who hug us, bless us, love us for whatever we do and offer, and that’s a very powerful motivator for continued giving.

I’m sorry to hear that your trip has been dashed, and hope you can maybe participate at a later point…

In the meantime, regarding future fundraising, we’ve gotten a nice commitment from Tricon church that will help Bridge to Biloxi continue its efforts after this project is done.

]]> By: Tracey Hurd http://blog.bridgetobiloxi.org/archives/21#comment-8 Tracey Hurd Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:04:51 +0000 http://blog.bridgetobiloxi.org/archives/21#comment-8 My daughter Keey and I were scheduled to go down to work this weekend (10/27-) but a prolonged illness prohibited us from following through on our plans. The tangible, concrete nature of rebuilding a home for a family speaks so deeply us. It feels like an authentic way to partner with families whose lives have been so effected by Hurricane Katrina-- This is what we do for our neighbor when their home is in disarray or destroyed-- we help rebuild. It's about sharing that connection- that we all need/value a safe solid home for our families. Although I don't know what it is like from a management perspective, I think the rebuilding of homes for families-- one at at time-- is a very good, concrete paradigm to funnel our energies, money and time. This first effort was launched with a minimum of "splash" about raising money. I think the story of the work and its mutual impact will provide a foundation for funding a next endeavor. And I know many that would like to be a part of that. My thanks to all of you who have made this vision of interfaith work, partnering with Biloxi, a reality. My daughter Keey and I were scheduled to go down to work this weekend (10/27-) but a prolonged illness prohibited us from following through on our plans.

The tangible, concrete nature of rebuilding a home for a family speaks so deeply us. It feels like an authentic way to partner with families whose lives have been so effected by Hurricane Katrina– This is what we do for our neighbor when their home is in disarray or destroyed– we help rebuild. It’s about sharing that connection- that we all need/value a safe solid home for our families.

Although I don’t know what it is like from a management perspective, I think the rebuilding of homes for families– one at at time– is a very good, concrete paradigm to funnel our energies, money and time. This first effort was launched with a minimum of “splash” about raising money. I think the story of the work and its mutual impact will provide a foundation for funding a next endeavor. And I know many that would like to be a part of that.

My thanks to all of you who have made this vision of interfaith work, partnering with Biloxi, a reality.

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