A few weeks ago I told you about my experience tutoring at Little Lights in DC. I’d like to share with you a gift that was given to me from one of my students, and let you know how you could help Little Lights raise over $10,000 today.
On the second Wednesday of my 6-week tenure at Little Lights, “Annie” sat down beside me and began pulling pencils and pens from her backpack. Annie is in the sixth grade, wears her hair in two high braids and laughs easily. I had spent my first day tutoring with her and in that short hour, Annie had crawled into a permanent space in my heart.
This, our second day, she warmly greeted me. As she nearly emptied her pack of the tools of her trade, she grinned. Most of her arm was swallowed up by the pack and before she pulled out her last item she said, “This morning I woke up and thought It’s Wednesday. Miss Mary is coming to Little Lights.” I smiled adoringly at her, touched that my presence would be noticed. “And then I remembered that you forgot your glasses last week.” She extracted her arm from her pack and placed a blue hard-sided eyeglass case on the table. “I brought an old pair of my glasses for you to wear if you need them Miss Mary.”
Thank you “Annie” for volunteering to care for me!
TODAY Little Lights is participating in a ONE-DAY “Give to the Max” for DC non-profits. If you would like to help other children like Annie, please consider giving a donation of $10 or more. Thanks! Below is information for Little Lights website.
Link to Little Lights Give to the Max page where everyone makes their donations with a credit or debit card. It features the videos above, pictures, stories and contact information.
- $10,000 prize for small non-profits, which Little Lights qualifies for, with the most individual donors at the end of the day.
- $25,000 grand prize for any of the non-profits participating with the most donors.
- Matching Gift #1: A friend from Little Lights will donate $1,500 if we get 500 donors on Wednesday.
- Matching Gift #2: 17 of our very own students, coming from families that make less than $8,000 a year, have each reserved $1 for a second matching gift. If Little Lights has 1,000 donors by midnight, these amazing students will give $17 on Give to the Max Day! It is absolutely incredible for these students to be so generous with their own money. It’s so encouraging to see their eagerness to get as many people as possible to win.
