Post by jmsgardens on Feb 15, 2014 21:30:53 GMT
This week, we ran a sale. Everything in our store was only $1, and $0.75 of every $1 we made was donated to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We received such a big response that we started thinking heavily about this.
Starting in 1 week, we will select a different foundation every week. At the end of the week, we will donate 25% of our sales, and 50% of all commissions on our affiliate products, to the chosen foundation.
This idea really came about when we wrote our blog, "Pay it Forward". There are so many wonderful foundations out there. So many volunteers and other workers put their lives to helping others, so why not us?
Here's a little story from our owner, Jason Meyer.
"Two years ago, my fiancee and I moved into our first home that we owned. She was pregnant with my first daughter, Lauryn. A month after we moved in, the entire community was flooded by a massive storm. At 5:00 AM, water was covering the road. At 7:00 AM, water had rose to our yard, which is 8 feet above the road. By 10:30 AM, water had touched the top of the homes across the street that were not on raised land, and had reached the floor level of our home. We did not have it as bad as others did - our home was salvageable. While we were literally stranded in 8 feet of water with no way to leave, as the water was surrounding our community, and most vehicles were also underwater - volunteer fire fighters began to show up in boats to take us to safety. During the month after the flood, the Red Cross, FEMA, and other local foundations were going through our community almost 24/7, bringing us water, food, medical supplies, and anything else we needed. There was no electricity, no water, nothing. Thankfully, it was during the summer. I thought to myself how all of these people were working jobs, just like we all do, getting a salary, but they actually helped people first hand. This made me want to do the same."
If anyone has any ideas for a foundation we should check out to make donations, please let us know.
Starting in 1 week, we will select a different foundation every week. At the end of the week, we will donate 25% of our sales, and 50% of all commissions on our affiliate products, to the chosen foundation.
This idea really came about when we wrote our blog, "Pay it Forward". There are so many wonderful foundations out there. So many volunteers and other workers put their lives to helping others, so why not us?
Here's a little story from our owner, Jason Meyer.
"Two years ago, my fiancee and I moved into our first home that we owned. She was pregnant with my first daughter, Lauryn. A month after we moved in, the entire community was flooded by a massive storm. At 5:00 AM, water was covering the road. At 7:00 AM, water had rose to our yard, which is 8 feet above the road. By 10:30 AM, water had touched the top of the homes across the street that were not on raised land, and had reached the floor level of our home. We did not have it as bad as others did - our home was salvageable. While we were literally stranded in 8 feet of water with no way to leave, as the water was surrounding our community, and most vehicles were also underwater - volunteer fire fighters began to show up in boats to take us to safety. During the month after the flood, the Red Cross, FEMA, and other local foundations were going through our community almost 24/7, bringing us water, food, medical supplies, and anything else we needed. There was no electricity, no water, nothing. Thankfully, it was during the summer. I thought to myself how all of these people were working jobs, just like we all do, getting a salary, but they actually helped people first hand. This made me want to do the same."
If anyone has any ideas for a foundation we should check out to make donations, please let us know.
