Colorado Springs New Homes: Empty Stocking Fund
 It's no secret that I'm a big fan of
good news here at Colorado Springs New Homes. Whether dealing with real
estate or not, good news is always refreshing and needed, especially in
today's market and with today's generally severe news media. I
especially find value in good community news, as it usually involved
people coming together to help others. Well, a story in today's Gazette gave me another reason to be proud of living in Colorado Springs, and I think it will make you feel the same way!
The 2007 Gazette-El Pomar
Empty Stocking Fund, which ended Friday (Jan. 18), "raised a record
$1.147 million during December and January, blowing past its $1 million
goal."
Read that again: people contributed $147,000 beyond the anticipated goal -- WOW!
Here's what Gazette Charities manager Amanda Mountain had to say about
the donations: "In what many see as a challenging economy, the only
constant is
that through the generosity of neighbors helping neighbors, our
community can be a place of hope and promise for everyone."
I feel like Amanda verbalized what I've been trying to say for a while
now at Colorado Springs New Homes: the situation is only as bad as your
outlook. Here we have major news sources reporting daily on the
slumping real estate market and how long it will take for it to turn
around; we know the economy isn't at its best, and we know many people
in our city are struggling. These are all facts. And we can let them
bring us down or we can do something about them, and today's story is a
reminder that people in our city can -- and do -- care very much about
the well-being of others despite all the negative news affecting us
each day.
Because our city chose a positive outlook and donated generously, 14
nonprofit agencies will receive money raised through the Empty Stocking
Fund, including American Red Cross, Children/Chins Up Center,
Ecumenical Social Ministries and Westside CARES.
Brian Wilson
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