On a day like today, September 11th, when thoughts turn to that horrible day of such hate and anger, I’d love to turn my thoughts and attention to the good that is being done in the world. There are so many of us that want to help and want to make a difference in the world but we don’t know where to turn or what to do. Well, last week I met an incredibly inspiring woman named Margaret Trost. She literally brought me to tears with her story and the impact that she has made in this world. After losing her husband to an untimely death, she went on to heal her broken heart through service. It was on this journey that she discovered the dire needs of children in Haiti. When she visited Haiti and asked what she could do to help, she was told that if she could raise money to feed the children ONE meal per WEEK, that would be incredible. Not only did she succeed in doing that but she has developed a program that provides funding for 5,000 meals a week to Haiti’s children, offers educational scholarships, and supports a summer camp in Port-au-Prince.
She has written recently written a book about this remarkable journey called On That Day, Everybody Ate. I highly recommend that you read it. http://www.onthatdayeverybodyate.org/
Margaret will be hosting a reading of this book and talking more about her experience and what we can do to help on Tuesday, September 16th 2008 at 7:00pm at Books Inc in Laurel Village, 3515 California Street San Francisco, CA. I will definitely be there to hear her speak and would love for you all to join me.
To learn more about Margaret and her organization, click here: http://whatiffoundation.org/
