How You Can Create Your Own Charity
Wouldn’t you like to start your own charity, one that would be totally efficient, effective and dedicated to the cause that concerns you most?Well, a pair of psychologists in White Plains, N.Y. did just that. They are Jane and David Eger, a middle-age married couple. And along the way, they came up with some lessons that might be valuable to others who wish to launch charities too.
The story begins five years ago when David Eger was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder that often leads to trembling, stiffened joints, stumbling gait and slowness of movement, among other problems.
Almost immediately, he resolved to do something special to fight the disease, which afflicts about one million Americans and five million others the world over.
After much contemplation, the Egers, who are music lovers, decided to stage a concert in 2003 that would draw upon their wide circle of friends and colleagues, and raise funds for the crusade against Parkinson’s. But they went about it in a very thoughtful way.
Ozzy on July 10th, 2009 7:43 pm
this is actually very helpful my name is Ozzy and im 18 year old female from toronto and im sick and tired of seeing all this poverty wether its in toronto or in africa or other counrtys i really want to do somthing and stop waiting for the government to keep his promise but i dont exactly know where to start so please can you help me because i want to be able to raise enough money to build more houses in poorer counrtys and build more shelters in the citys and i want to raise enough money so that i can help children go to school and get an education and for them to have the childhood they deserve. Im not rich and i dont know weather ill have food on my table till the end of the year the important thing to me is that other children and people around the world dont have to worrie about dieing the next day instead of food and i want to help these people that are less fortunite then i am because no one helped me and my mom through are expierences but i dont want these people to think that everyone is like that i want to make a change i dont care how long it takes as long as i noe i have made a change in some one else’s life im perfectly happy about it. thank you and please write me back.
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