Just about every week in our area, someone is holding a fundraiser for someone or something.
It could be a capital improvement project, it could be a school related trip, or it could be to help a neighbor in need. There is seemingly no end to the good causes that cry out for support.
This past Saturday in the Twin Villages alone, folks could opt for a feel good doubleheader, starting out with a silent auction/spaghetti supper at Lincoln Academy for a local family that has it hard, before rolling on over to the Lincoln Theater to support the Youth Promise program via the ever popular “Guys ‘n Gowns” event.
We have long held that it is best to buy local when possible and practical, and more and more in these troubled times we are increasingly convinced that, since we can’t rely on the state or feds to help us, we need to be our own Cavalry and be ready to save ourselves.
To that end we tip our hat to the good people who put benefits like these together. Depending on the cause, it might be just as easy to make the rounds, hat in hand, begging for change.
It is slightly more daunting, but we feel a little more worthwhile to invest the effort in creating an event, an occasion, or a product to sell (even if the product is made of donated goods or services). The fundraisers are actually working for their money and their efforts help all involved.
Money aside, we think events like this go the point many of us hold near and dear around here. We are a community and for all the debating, discussing and plain old cussing we do, when times are tough, we come together.
We may disagree with our neighbors, but community events like these help us find a way to agree when it really matters.
