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From August 14, 2006:
Back in October (I think), KC Strate of Bach ECI (Brazoria County Association for Citizens with Handicaps/Early Childhood Intervention) had come by the Friday Morning Breakfast, so for coming by the breakfast I stopped by there to donate some MikeyWear and get more info for a post I wrote on 11-14-2005, and she had sent a thank you card with a hand written note, with a photo of one of the children that were being helped there with Santa...
Now I haven't sold that much MikeyWear yet to be able to make many contributions to the folks I have promised a portion of the off the top profits to and those contributions have been small, but the last time I sent checks to those I had promised to for he sales of the "Jesus Loves Me" t-shirts, without really thinking about it I decided to send an amount equal to what I sent to the others to Bach ECI, and received a thank you card with a hand written note with a photo of one of the children they are helping there...
Twice since then I've been with folks who were having a fundraiser and were trying to decide who they should contribute the money they raised to, and the 1st organization that popped in my head was, yep, you guessed it, Bach ECI...
And I thought it was because she had come by the Friday morning breakfast...
So about a week after last month began I did an inventory of the MikeyWear I have in stock and there were some that were slightly damaged (had a stain or two), so when deciding who to donate them to, well, there's no need to guess who popped in my head anymore...
Then on the way to donate the slightly damaged MikeyWear to Bach ECI I stopped by the post office to check the mail, most of the time I just check to see if there's anything that needs immediate attention (like a request for a Bingo Cage Kit) and throw the rest back in till it starts filling up and this was one of the times I grabbed them all...
Now as anyone that donates to organizations knows, for the week after the 1st of the month, most all of the organizations you donate to mail you a request for more money, some with a return envelope and some without, and that doesn't really matter, because I never can find the return envelopes when I'm sending contributions and use my own anyway, so when taking the mail to the car after pulling it all out of the mailbox I realized why BACH ECI is always the 1st place that always pops in my head when I'm thinking about what non profit organizations to make a contribution to...
It's time to take a break from this to copy and paste what I wrote about BACH ECI last year, so folks don't have to try to maneuver that far back in the archives to read it...
"Research shows that growth and development are most rapid in the early years of life. The earlier problems are identified, the greater the chance of eliminating or minimizing them. Early intervention responds to the critical needs of children and families in Brazoria County by Promoting development and learning, Identifying and providing early intervention and treatment, Providing support to families, Coordinating services, Decreasing need for costly special programs..."
Also to note: BACH ECI is a United Way Agency, so if you are contributing to the United Way through your work, you can designate all of your United Way donations to go to BACH ECI or any other United Way Agency that you choose...
After picking up the "Jesus Loves Me" infant t-shirts on Friday afternoon, I went by BACH ECI to donate some to them, was able to see their new expanded facility, and I can assure you that they will be making even more of a difference in this community, take care and God Bless.....Mikey
OK, guess it was after I got the new t-shirts and not right after I met KC, but I'm going to try to go to bed before midnight and don't want to have to finish this after getting up, so that's going to go without an edit...
So when I went by there today to get KC's permission to share her secret with you (which she obviously did, because you are reading this, of course!) and asked her if I could, she said "which one?" Then she offered me a cup of coffee and gave it to me in an Early Childhood Prevention mug and she told me to keep it, then when we sat down to chat for a few she pulled out chips and offered me a bag...
And during our conversation she asked me to be their back-up Santa for the Christmas Party there in case their main Santa was ill, don't think she asks everyone that, though...
Think it's going to be some time till I think of another organization to donate to 1st when I'm making contributions...
Hmmm, wonder just how many secrets KC does have...
Take care, God Bless, and g'night.....Mikey
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