Woo hoo!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to you, we are just over $500 short from our interim goal of raising $7500!   "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~ Margaret Mead Did you realize that we are on the home stretch in terms of the crowdfund?! We have less than 2 weeks left. Deadlines are often what gets people to take action, so I expect we'll keep seeing more momentum. (If you are in the States, my hope is that this will be a welcome distraction to your election.) I made a short video for you! Fyi, momentum continues to grow in the background as well! We are getting more bookings to speak to service clubs, more discussions with companies, and various people are connecting with individual philanthropists. (I'm meeting with a philanthropist tomorrow:). ) - Media  We got some press, including radio and print, which is great! Equally important is contacts were made, which is super helpful. If you got some contact info for local media, please send me the info so I can add it to our list for next time we reach out to them.  Want to help (more)? Your mission choices, if you are willing and able to accept: - Joining in team celebrations! A core GPS value is to celebrate all steps in the right direction. When and if you can, please:  - Comment, like and/or share the posts on this Fundrazr page! (See image below to see what I mean). - When you share to FB, it's great if you can add 1-2 lines about how GPS has helped you, if applicable. - People often need to see something 7 to 11 times before they make a decision. So if you share a few updates like these about recent donations, it helps your friends and family to get their heads around what you are talking about! - It's great to share on LinkedIn and Twitter too!  - Tag others from GPS when you share, so we can be the village supporting a village!! I'd be happy to be tagged every time. Btw, you can share any post, including this one, by looking below the words.  - Challenge for Domestic Violence Awareness month One way to inspire friends and family to donate is to challenge them! October is Domestic Violence Awareness month in Canada, the US, and the UK.  If you have donated, you can go to your post and share your post on social media. Otherwise share any one of the posts below this one with donations. Add a note something like: "I'm challenging you to donate to support Domestic Violence Awareness month. Proceeds will go towards spreading awareness and/or direct help to families affected by interpersonal violence."  FYI, the women's shelter that I stayed in wants me to come in to do a presentation for them. Funds raised from the challenge will be used to support this initiative and others like it. If you know of someone at a women's shelter, I'd love an introduction! I am honored to be able to be uniquely inspiring for people in abusive situations, and because I'm a parenting educator, some shelters may use me as a innocuous way of reaching their potential audience. This is one of many initiatives that is gaining traction. We've also been starting to talk to parent or school councils. If you are inspired to donate (again) like Kelly Walker, you'll be given the chance to email your friends and family directly as part of the donation process. Otherwise you can send our main link (https://fundrazr.com/GPS-2020-2H) in an email. Multiple donations add to the activity on the Fundrazr page, so are super appreciated, even if they are tiny, (which Kelly's wasn't!!).  - Next meeting Thursday Oct 29th at 10 am PT! I was remiss in not starting the last meeting with a short dance party! That is now top of the agenda!   Xoxo