Chapter 10: Give Crumbs

[Founder (Greg Unruh)]

This will be a short post, but a fun one. I just took my family on vacation through South Dakota and Wyoming. Of course my wife and son are both involved with GiveWithoutGiving.org, and both have their own GIVE page. My son (12-years old) told me if I gave him a stack of "GIVE Crumbs" (business cards), he would leave a trail of them at each place we visit. I thought his enthusiasm was great, so I of course supplied him with as many "GIVE Crumbs" as he needed. I often say that GIVE is a grass-roots campaign to help build awareness and visibility for worthwhile causes; my son was a great example! Who knows if anyone will pick up a "GIVE Crumb" and register for a free GIVE page, but I thought it was a nice story. We would eat at a restaurant, and he would leave one on the table or at the register. We would go to a grocery store, and he would leave one on the public bulletin board. Although he is my son, it was a lot of fun to see a 12-year old glob on the idea and share such enthusiasm about it!

If you haven't done so already, maybe you should print off some "GIVE Crumbs" to hand out as you make your travels :)

[Susan Tomelleri]

Hi Greg! I know I need to get FIRE involved here. Maybe in the Fall you can come to a meeting a give a little presentation ??

Funny when I logged on I saw a picture of Bret Craven. Small world... he and I grew up in towns close to one another (Lawson/Excelsior Springs) and would sometimes run in the same circles. Do you work with him? Tell him I said hello!

Susan Tomelleri