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Generosity Day

Renaming, Reclaiming February 14th

  

Happy Feb.14th!

 

Happy Tuesday! Happy Valentines Day! Happy Generosity Day!

 

My husband and I don't take Valentines Day too seriously anymore. We have been married for many years and he is a great Valentine all year long. In fact today he sent me a blog that he reads daily, knowing that I would find it interesting and I would like to share it with you.

 

The Sad Irony of Selfishness by Seth Gobin

  

More often than not, the selfish person is insecure, fearful and filled with doubt. The selfishness springs from his belief that this is his only good idea, his last dollar, his one and only chance to avoid failure. "I need this, not you," he says, because he truly believes he's got nothing else going on, no other chance, no hope.

 

The irony, of course, is that selflessness (not selfishness, its opposite) is precisely the posture that leads to more success.

 

The person with the confidence to support others and to share is repaid by getting more in return than his selfish counterpart.

 

The connection economy multiplies the value of what is contributed to it. It's based on abundance, not scarcity, and those that opt out, fall behind.

 

Sharing your money, your ideas, your insights, your confidence... all of these things return to you. Perhaps not in the way you expected, and certainly not with a guarantee, but again and again the miser falls behind.

 

At the bottom of this blog Seth included information about Generosity Day, an experiment started last year by three social entrepreneurs. Their idea was this.

"This year, Valentine's Day, is going to be rebooted as Generosity Day: one day of sharing love with everyone, of being generous to everyone, to see how it feels and to practice saying "Yes." Let's make the day about love, action and human connection--because we can do better than smarmy greeting cards, overpriced roses, and stressed-out couples trying to create romantic meals on the fly."

I LOVE this idea and am making it my challenge for the day, perhaps even the rest of the week!  How about you? Can you say yes and be generous to everyone for the day?

Let's all try it and pay attention to what it feels like to say yes!. Please share your stories of Generosity Day and what it meant to you!

 

Maureen Nelson

Executive Director

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha & Pierce Counties

 

 

 

 

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.  ~John Wooden


 

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion.  ~Dalai Lama

 

SHARE YOUR TALENTS WITH OTHERS

Day of Action 2012

 United Way - Day of Action

 

Tens of thousands of individuals across the

country participated in the fourth annual United

Way Day of Action on June 21, 2011. United Ways

in all 50 states and Puerto Rico mobilized and

inspired volunteers of all ages to channel their

passion and advance the common good.

 

Advancing the common good involves creating

opportunities for a better life for all. When

individuals, organizations, governments and

businesses set aside their special interests and

work together, we can make a difference. Day

of Action provides United Way with the

opportunity to rally  our communities to help build

on strategies to improve education, income and

health. For United Way and the communities we

serve, the longest day of the year is dedicated to

tapping the considerable power of volunteers to

make positive changes across the country. With

more hours of daylight, there is more opportunity

to make a connection in a community, change a

life and contribute to making our country a better

place for all.

 

Who are these volunteers who come out on the

longest day of the year?

  • Students.
  • Retirees.
  • Children.
  • Working people, whose employersencouraged them to be part of Day of Action & to volunteer on other days as well.

 

June 21 is our Day of Action. It is the day we stand

 up for ourselves, our friends, our community, and

our country to pledge to change the course of

our future.

 

If you are interested in participating in your community

call us at 651-388-6309.

Girls on the Run Needs YOU!

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Girls on the Run of Bluff Country is looking for a few more coaches at our Sites in Ellsworth and Red Wing!

The program starts the week of March 5th and runs through May 17th. Girls on the Run 5K is May 19th.
Women and Men 21 years old or above are needed. We are also looking for Junior Coaches (high school age students) to support the sites.

If you are interested in learning more about the program and volunteer opportunities, please contact Martha at 651-528-3166 or www.girlsontherunbc.org                                                                     


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Cannon Falls
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Breakfast Foods

We are in need of breakfast foods because the food bank has not had packable breakfast foods available.

Upcoming Events

 

Cannon Falls


Friday , Feb. 17th

 

Live Music at the Cannon River Winery 

Featuring Darrell Pipo Jr

5 - 8:00 pm 

Free Light Appetizers

Cannon River Winery

421 West Mill St

 

 

Comedy Night at McArthur's  

 

Comedian Bill Bauer

 

8:00 pm

Tickets $10

Call for tickets

507-263-2507

 

Saturday, Feb. 18th

Live Music at the Cannon River Winery 

 

Featuring Andrew Walesch 2 - 5:00 pm

2nd Annual Local Artists Gallery

 

12 local artists displaying and selling their work

12-5:00 pm 

 

Cannon River Winery

421 West Mill St 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake City

 

Saturday, February 18  

Lake City Sportsmen's Club Annual Ice Fishing Contest

           

 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

 Lake Pepin 
Games,  Prizes.
Food served all afternoon

 
$5 donation/admission fee.
To register or for more info. call 651-927-9348

 

 

 Red Wing

 

Saturday Feb. 18th

 

Winter Warm-Up
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Support Small Business Owners and the C.A.R.E. Clinic of Goodhue County on February 18 from 10 AM-4 PM at the American Legion (218 West 4th Street). Enjoy vendors galore. Portions of the proceeds will go to the C.A.R.E. Clinic of Goodhue County. Monetary donations will be accepted for the C.A.R.E. Clinic. For more information, visit Winterwarm-up.eventbrite.co.uk. Enter Promo Code: snow for a printable hourly door prize ticket,.

 

 
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