Along with the rising cost of gasoline, insurance, groceries, water, gas and electricity, and taxes, I have noticed the increase in ticket costs to attend fundraisers for local nonprofits.
While I’d like to support community groups, I can’t afford the $150, $250 or $400 price to get in – and that’s for one person. So I have to find more modest, personal ways to help others one-by-one.
There is a young man who works at a local financial institution I do business with. He is very friendly, polite and willing to make conversation. Inquisitive teacher that I am, I asked him where he grew up and where he went to school. Turns out he is from the Cloverdale area and has completed two years of college…