I wrote earlier about Restore’s Big Give, our Christmas Generosity Experiment. The people of Restore did an amazing job. Here’s some of the stories.
- Kevin and Joy Colvin turned their money into $1,135 to a family in need
- Derek and Kali Nelson turned their $1 into $1,500 to purchase Bibles for orphans in Cavillon, Haiti.
- Rob and Jamie Owens and family turned their $20 into $800 to help a family struggling with cancer without medical insurance
- Anna Burnett turned her $20 into $790 to give to foster kids living in Niles Children’s home
- Brandon and Angela Lenniger turned their $25 into $650 to give to children who are hospitalized over Christmas.
- Karen Degreve turned $30 into $540 to buy gifts for children whose parents are incarcerated.
- The Bowman small group turned their money into over $500 to help children in the burn unit of Children’s mercy hospital
- Norma Enloe turned her money into $400 to help a family in need.
- High School boys small group turned $20 into $372 for a family who just lost their mom to cancer.
- Another high school boys small group turned $30 into $250 to buy a water buffalo to combat hunger in a 3rd world country.
- Sammy Young turned $20 into $250 to purchase clothes for Park Hill Clothing Center
- Lindsey Partington turned $20 into $240 to buy gas for people at a gas station.
- Sovereign family turned their money into $200 to help refugee families learn English.
- High School Girls small group turned $10 into $110 to give away wal-mart giftcards to shoppers.
- Alexis Leggett and Katie Strickland turned their money into $80 to buy bagels for staff at St. Lukes hospital.
Restore matched the $4,216 that was in your pockets which equaled $8,432. On the restore’s Big Give Facebook page alone, people nearly doubled that amount and raised $8,357 equalling a total of $16,789.
We kept our commitment and we have chose a Big Give winner. I recorded audio of the spouse of the winner giving his perspective on the impact of the Big Give. Check it out:
Congratulations Deb Boetig…Restore’s 2009 Big Give winner.
