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ABOUT US
Who
are we? We are you, you are us. We are an ever expanding group,
driven by the common bond of community and desire to ease the suffering
of our common community, our common family. We are doctors and patients,
jockeys and couch potatoes, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers.
We are teachers and students, and we are all students and all teachers.
We are all races, all religions. We are friends, family, community,
giving the gift of loving-kindness, compassion, and aid to friends,
family, and community in their time of need.
We
are you and you are us. We are the ones who benefit from the giving.
We, who help by giving what we can, receive the greatest gift from
the ones who allow us into their community, culture, and lives.
We
are you and you are us, an ever expanding circle of giving,
each doing just what we can, each giving just a little, the
many can do so much.
We
are the single mom of three who lost her house and all her
belongings in a storm, and the team of builders who reach
out to help rebuild her home. We are the ten year old boy
who needs a wheelchair and the hospital that donates one.
We
are you and you are us, we are the ones in need and the ones
in a position to give just what we can to help our fellow
community, family, mankind.
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Genuine
compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations,
but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another
person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes
for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on
that basis we develop genuine concern for his or her problem.
- The Dali Lama
The
Giving Circle, Inc., incorporated in March 2006, is a Saratoga-based
nonprofit organization founded by 2006 Jefferson Award Honoree Mark
Bertrand, and jockeys Aaron Gryder and Shane Sellers. The mission
of The Giving Circle, Inc. is matching communities in need with
those who can provide resources.
The
Giving Circle, Inc. is
a
501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your donations are tax-deductible.
The
Giving Circle, Inc.
Operations:
Currently:
• Operation: Waveland, MS
Recently:
• Operation: A Cajun Christmas
• Operation: Sidney, NY
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