Dearest Give Amore Supporters,
I’m excited to share with you that God is providing for us in so many new and exciting ways! A season of change is upon us and it’s been fun to see support and encouragement when we needed it most! THANK YOU!!! I also wanted to share a sweet recap from an exciting opportunity that Give Amore was blessed to be a part of-our local high school’s service day! Read this month’s article for more about this specific opportunity but this sweet recap that one of the students wrote warms my heart! I learned so much from these young world changers! First off, they are social media pros and they offered perspective into how we can better communicate and engage their generation with what we are doing! I hope you enjoy this recap from one of the students…
Christa Horst, Give Amore Founding Director
My name is Dominic Gearing and I am a sophomore at Dripping Springs High School. When I first found out about service day I wasn't really too excited about it. I thought, while it was a good concept, it really did not help anybody and just would end up being a bunch of kids messing with shovels outside for a couple of hours. This all changed when I got assigned for a special service day group. My business teacher took over a dozen students to help a non-profit, Give Amore, with their business and marketing. This to me was much more interesting and I saw the opportunity to use my skills to really help someone.
Give Amore, I learned, was a small non-profit dedicated to helping people in Kenya. They secure sponsorships of children so that they can receive their education and be taken in by families. They then become a blessing to that household and village by getting the whole family food provisions monthly, instead of being the economic burden they would normally be. They also recently have built over 20 clean water wells for many villages throughout Kenya. This was intriguing to me, not only because of how much good they do but also because of how small, focused, and dedicated this non-profit is.
I was excited to use my talents to help them in any way possible. When we arrived, we were put into 3 groups. I was assigned to help update and edit their website, while the other groups designed t-shirts and worked on social media marketing for the business. Over a short 3.5 hours, we accomplished what would have taken months without the extra hands, and learned a lot about the project. I think overall it was a very successful day and was much more productive and meaningful than I would have imagined. I enjoyed it so much I would like to continue working with Give Amore to help the children and the Kenyan community who need it so much. It is a great organization with a great service and mission and I can’t thank them enough for giving us the opportunity to participate and help.
