Pitching In!
Posted: June 22nd, 2010 | Author: Ambassador | Filed under: Edmonton-AB, Uncategorized | Tags: Delta Edmonton Centre, Delta Edmonton South, Homeless for a Night, YESS, Youth Emergency Shelter Society |Tents weren’t the only thing that the staff and volunteers from the Delta Edmonton hotels were pitching at the Homeless for a Night event! As I was reviewing my photos from the recent Edmonton event, I came across a great shot that I thought I should share.
The two Delta Edmonton Hotels, the Delta Edmonton Centre Suites and the Delta Edmonton South, did a fantastic job of fundraising for the Homeless for a Night event which we participated in last week. Their overall goal was a hefty $10,000. Since part of the funds for this big donation weren’t collected until the actual YESS event (through the Sanctuary tent and that Stuff the Prius with Pillows raffle draws) the teams did not know if they had reached their goal until the last minute.
After all the funds were counted, it turned out that they were $200 shy of their final goal. Without any hesitation, the Edmonton Delta staff pulled money out of their own pockets and tossed it onto a nearby lawn-chair. Within moments the $200 needed was collected and the $10,000 goal was raised.
Way to go team! I applaud these wonderful folks for taking money out of their own pockets to give back to others! It’s one thing to fund-raise and donate time, but it’s another to simply take a $10 bill out of your own wallet and hand it over to a greater cause! This sincerity impressed itself upon me to such a degree, that I wanted to share it with everyone, in hopes that others will act the same!