A few months ago, the Education Committee of Hampshire Bird Club requested donations to support its work in the community. I donated the puffin carving (in my October 2014 posts) to be raffled with 100% of the proceeds going to the committee. Club members purchased over $200 worth of tickets. Heidi, the woman who won the raffle, was ecstatic because she'd recently visited a puffin colony was really wanted one to come live at her home.
Heidi won, the club won. I hope people who donated to the raffle by purchasing tickets have a sense of winning by giving.
I won too. The way people thanked me for my donation made me feel like I'd given a million dollars. The first night of the raffle people asked what kinds of birds I carve so I displayed a half-dozen or so at the following two meetings where tickets were sold. Lots of people inspected the carvings and most were smiling the whole time. Several commented with amazement on the amount of detail in each carving or the soft appearance of the birds. I did not expect any of it.
I was probably the biggest winner of all!
Heidi won, the club won. I hope people who donated to the raffle by purchasing tickets have a sense of winning by giving.
I won too. The way people thanked me for my donation made me feel like I'd given a million dollars. The first night of the raffle people asked what kinds of birds I carve so I displayed a half-dozen or so at the following two meetings where tickets were sold. Lots of people inspected the carvings and most were smiling the whole time. Several commented with amazement on the amount of detail in each carving or the soft appearance of the birds. I did not expect any of it.
I was probably the biggest winner of all!