We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family, friends, and loved ones. Steffi and I always look forward to this time of year to celebrate with our family and eat lots of food. We recognize that we are incredibly lucky and privileged to have family around (at least the ones who live in the U.S) to celebrate.
After Thanksgiving, I got sucked into the Black Friday hysteria. I did it again yesterday on Cyber Monday. I must admit, I can’t resist a good bargain. I love going online to find the best deals, and of course I spend too much money on things that I probably don’t really need, but I convince myself that now is the best time to buy. And so I do.
Well today is Giving Tuesday, the global movement to inspire people to give back and transform their communities and the world. Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as a reaction to the increasing consumerist culture that is taking over our lives. Over the past seven years, Giving Tuesday has inspired hundreds of millions of people all over the world to give and celebrate generosity.
For me, Giving Tuesday serves as a reminder that there are many people who don’t have the same experience as me during the holiday season. As of June 30th 2019, there were 4,584 children in state custody. These children can’t spend time with their families on Thanksgiving. They can’t spend time searching for deals during the Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales.
So today, I hope you will join Giving Tuesday movement and give a little back to the initiatives you care about. We would be delighted for your consideration to support Birthdays For All and enable us to continue our work to improve the lives of the children in foster care in South Carolina by celebrating their birthdays.