50th Birthday For A Cause

--by gmatara63, posted Jan 22, 2015

I will be turning 50 on December 7th but I didn't want this birthday to be about me. I have been given so much and helped so much in my life as a single mother, so I decided to do a "birthday for a cause/birthday wish event".

I asked all my friends and family for support and contributions. We have a women's transitional housing center in our city, with 20 women and 12 kids. In two days, I have received enough to provide new clothes, toys, pajamas and books to all 12 children and I am making a quilt for one of the women there also.

I will be making dinner for all the women and children who live there and taking all the gifts and donations there for them the night I get to do the dinner. I was so nervous when I decided to do this, but my heart is so grateful for all my friends and family who are helping me make my wish come true!!

Giving back to our community and single women and their children means so much to me, especially at Christmas. I am thankful I took the leap of faith to do my 50th birthday for a cause!! My heart is so full of joy!!

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Posted by gmatara63
Jan 22, 2015
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ivana.trif wrote: Great!

pray4peace wrote: Awesome :) being grateful is beautiful!

VENNAH MOGERE wrote: May god bless you for the work you did. Personally am greatful

josburn52 wrote: This is wonderful! One year for my daughter's birthday we did something similar~ i asked her friends to bring school related items to be shared with the homeless shelter for kids. Parents called and asked if they should get my daughter something too for her birthday. I said, no the gift is coming to her party and sharing the other items with those in need. Little did i know my daughter was at school telling her friends a small present for her would be ok too. I think she got some of the happiness though when we dropped off the items and she saw how excited the kids were over markers, backpacks and pencils. It is a birthday she still talks about almost 15 years later.
For my 50th i had gifts to share with my friends.

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