This week as I was washing my car, it hit me how many things I take for granted because they are so readily available to me. Because I am lauching my charity organization, iLoveCharity, this Christmas to raise money for clean water for Ethiopia, I'll discuss my thoughts from the persopective of water.
So, I'm washing the car, spreading a thick layer of soapy water onto the dirty paint, and I decide to leave te hose on. At first, it was a unconscious decision. But after realizing the hose was on, I decided I didn't FEEL like turning it off.
Almost immediately after I had decided to waste water, the thing people die from a lack of everyday, I began to think of how I take my clean drinking water, bath water, shampoo water, shower water, and carwash water for granted.
Think about this: even the poorest people in America have access to clean water. But, in developing nations, even if you have a place to call home, there is a good chance you don't have clean water to bathe or cook with.
I didn't go on a guilt trip or anything when I thought of these things. Instead, I decided to change my perspective and stand up even more for the cause of iLoveCharity.
I realized, after I finished washing the car, that the water left in the bucket was not much dirtier than what babies and toddlers have to drink everyday...then face the prospect of death from the filth in the water.
So, this Chrstmas, please join me and iLoveCharity as we raise $5,000 to help bring clean water to Ethiopia. We can't do everything, but we can do something!
I hope you will consider parterning with us to donate @ mycharitywater.org/lovecharity
With Love,
Ashley
ILoveCharity Christmas Concert
12.17.11 @ 6 pm
City of Hope @ The Energy Center, Columbia, Md
So, I'm washing the car, spreading a thick layer of soapy water onto the dirty paint, and I decide to leave te hose on. At first, it was a unconscious decision. But after realizing the hose was on, I decided I didn't FEEL like turning it off.
Almost immediately after I had decided to waste water, the thing people die from a lack of everyday, I began to think of how I take my clean drinking water, bath water, shampoo water, shower water, and carwash water for granted.
Think about this: even the poorest people in America have access to clean water. But, in developing nations, even if you have a place to call home, there is a good chance you don't have clean water to bathe or cook with.
I didn't go on a guilt trip or anything when I thought of these things. Instead, I decided to change my perspective and stand up even more for the cause of iLoveCharity.
I realized, after I finished washing the car, that the water left in the bucket was not much dirtier than what babies and toddlers have to drink everyday...then face the prospect of death from the filth in the water.
So, this Chrstmas, please join me and iLoveCharity as we raise $5,000 to help bring clean water to Ethiopia. We can't do everything, but we can do something!
I hope you will consider parterning with us to donate @ mycharitywater.org/lovecharity
With Love,
Ashley
ILoveCharity Christmas Concert
12.17.11 @ 6 pm
City of Hope @ The Energy Center, Columbia, Md
