12 Jun Momma Needs a New Pair of Shoes
I’m no Imelda Marcos. I don’t have 3000 pairs of shoes. And, I definitley don’t have a shoe musuem. But, I do have one fewer pair of shoes this week; thus, momma’s need for a new pair of shoes.It all started out rather innocently. I went over to my brother and sister-in-law’s home Sunday night to catch an episode of The Secret Millionaire (ABC, Sundays at 8:00). It’s a fascinating show where millionaries go incognito into an impoverished community and agree to donate money to the causes they see that are truly making an impact. Of course, as the Executive Director of the Community Foundation, the concept of this show intrigues me. We work with non-profits in Grant County all the time. We see true servant leaders giving their all to make a difference. This is what happened on Sunday night as I watched The Secret Millionaire. The co-founders of Anytime Fitness went to Oklahoma City where they visited the Oklahoma City Youth Wrestling Foundation and Llimbs for Life.While at the Wrestling Foundation they learned that the organization not only helps the local children with fitness, but also provides free tutoring. It’s during a tutoring session in reading that they...