Good Morning,
One of the organizations I work with performs an annual charitable service to our community. Each year a different charity is chosen as well as what to give. This year, money was raised for a local health facility. This facility often raises millions of dollars from donors around from the world. Our organization’s donation was just under $1000. We did not expect to get hoopla, news conferences or anything of the sort, rather we helped just for the sake of helping, because we care.
The donations were given back in early December 2008, and at this time, have yet to be deposited. The donations included personal checks from several members as well as a check from the organization. When investigated, we received a response that they would look into the matter since nearly two months had passed. The response we received floored us. The envelope with our donations was locked in a drawer of an employee who was now out on maternity leave. The new person we were working with said they would take care of the issue, and here it is two weeks later and still no deposited checks.
Our board was livid on how this health facility seemed to have little or no care for our donation. Worse yet, we wonder how many other donations are sitting there, not being used for their intended purpose.
We have since decided to no longer support this health organization, seeing how ungrateful they have been.
This ungratefulness made me think about other times in life where others have been ungrateful for the favors we have done for them, or the gifts we have given to them. I learned a long time ago, that you should think twice or more before turning down a gift from someone. Giving is such a powerful act that shutting it down by not accepting can be very painful, both in humiliation and in other ways.
Turning down the generosity of others can be very painful, and that is because of how good it feels to give. Helping others is such a powerful feeling that many folks focus their lives on helping others to keep that high going for as long as possible. Imagine the feeling of being shut down, having the door slammed in your face when you are trying to give to another (not trying to sell anything).
Devastating is one word for it.
Please remember it is okay to allow others to give to you, and think twice before turning someone else’s help down. In other words, allow others to help you from time to time. Even us self sufficient folks can use a hand every now and then. Really.
Our organization will support a smaller charity next year, and I am certain that they will be more grateful (or will at least acknowledge our gift by depositing the checks and using the money to actually help someone).
Enjoy!
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