Alright boys; shit’s about to get real! The soap is ready and will be listed soon. Charity is all squared away and I’m excited to let you know about it. I spent lot of time looking at charities because that is what this is all about. First priority was that the vast majority of the money goes to the people in need. Sadly, many big charities don’t work that way. I also wanted to find a charity where we could really make a tangible impact. Then it needed to be a cause we all believe in. One of the only things you guys were clear about is most wanted to help kids.
This cause is something near and dear to my heart. Helping the helpless, to me is one of the most noble things we can do in this life. I’ll spare you the details for now but I was a was one of those kids that had it rough. I grew up thinking that was normal. I didn’t know until I was in my thirties that what I experienced is not normal and that’s not how it’s supposed to be. Many of the kids we’ll be able to help are in the most unimaginably awful, hopeless situations. They have nothing. No family. No home. No
The organization is the My Stuff Bags Foundation. They give a duffle full of age and gender specific comfort and fun to kids who are horribly abused, abandoned, neglected, and otherwise without a home or parents. I’m going to share a little about the organization. Skip this next bit if you don’t want to know about the ugly things that go on.
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“Living in a home filled with violence is traumatizing for everyone and children are especially confused and afraid, The normalcy of the items in their My Stuff Bag have been a grounding force for the children…. Many of our children have grown up in a home where kindness is a rarity, receiving these My Stuff Bags is a rare moment of compassion and caring.”
Chanel Smith, Director of Domestic Violence and Vulnerable Populations, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Public Safety, Los Angeles, CA
“The children witnessed their father killing their mother and were immediately taken into protective custody by Child Protective Services.The children were not able to return to their home to gather any personal belongings before moving in with their adult sister. The Bags ended up being critical to these children because they were not able to go home to get any of their personal items because the house was an active crime scene.”
Ginger Robins, Chief Executive Officer, SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc., Marietta, GA
We have the opportunity to do something special and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be able to put this together. Your money is going to buy you a high quality, handmade, kickass bar of soap but it is also going to help a kid in an awful situation.
Thank you.