Got another $60 plus offers of more hats yesterday. Money and donations keep coming even thou I am not asking anyone. Somehow not sure how exactly but without even asking for one dollar I ended up getting $1545 CAD in donated cash (over the last 2 trips).
Why? How? Not exactly sure but it has happened. It is connected to the underlying goodness of people. When they see they can help and the money will make a difference they try. This is also about the very positive effect documentary photography can have on peoples lives.
The donation Summary:
October 2015 - Donation totalling $480 from 3 different individuals ($200, $180 and $100)
March 2016 - Donations totalling $1065 from multiple sources.
- $555 from the work fund-raiser, an additional $10 last night.
- $300 from a family who I work with, they also donated in October.
- $150 from 4 boys of a family next to my friends (complete strangers to me)
- $50 from another one of the individuals who donated in October.
I got all that money while never once asking for any! Sort of shocking.
Why? How? Not exactly sure but it has happened. It is connected to the underlying goodness of people. When they see they can help and the money will make a difference they try. This is also about the very positive effect documentary photography can have on peoples lives.
The donation Summary:
October 2015 - Donation totalling $480 from 3 different individuals ($200, $180 and $100)
March 2016 - Donations totalling $1065 from multiple sources.
- $555 from the work fund-raiser, an additional $10 last night.
- $300 from a family who I work with, they also donated in October.
- $150 from 4 boys of a family next to my friends (complete strangers to me)
- $50 from another one of the individuals who donated in October.
I got all that money while never once asking for any! Sort of shocking.
