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The connection
with Pay It Forward is a windy road...... I was at the gym one day
and Oprah was on the overhead tv. It was the show that featured
the folks from The Kingdom Assignment and I was so impressed that
I bought their book. I learned that what inspired them was the movie,
Pay It Forward and knew I needed to see that! And so, my partner
and I rented the movie and our fledgling organization, The Seed
Fund, changed direction that night. We knew that our donating money
to good grassroots causes was not enough. We knew that we could
tap into the good will of others and use our resources to get others
to also participate in making the world just a little better. We
knew our resources were just the tip of the iceberg in this land
of such great excess.
Our mission
includes the following statements:
"We work
to help individuals and businesses channel their excess goods and
surplus inventory and to get these resources to deserving recipients,
offering a perfect alternative to the landfill.
We propose
that we are all stewards of the resources that we are given and
we have a responsibility to use these gifts for the benefit of others."
And so, The
Seed Fund is now in full bloom, young to be sure, but strong and,
truly, there is no limit to what we all can accomplish.
Susan McMillan
Becky Roberts
www.seedfund.org
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