Today, class, I'm in Washington, DC ... Although to be precise, I'm in Maryland. We are staying in a hotel that is right on the Potomac River. It's impossible to tell when you arrive or leave a different state around here, but suffice it to say that we are East Coasters, at least for the next few hours. Then we are coming home to Long Beach.
I've just spent four days at a conference supporting World Help. We are directed by World Hwlp to declare to the world that I am "on the Board" of World Help, but the truth is I am on the Advisory Board, which is like a Board of Directors "Lite" position. it's been quite a few days:
1)Kathy and I spent some wonderful time together - Kathy is one of the all-time great travelers ... but I think it speaks volumes about our "regular life" that we both feel like a lot of great fun was being had back at our house in Long Beach. We are definitely not sorry to be returning home today.
2)As if I needed it, I have had once again full confirmation that World Help is the real deal.In an economy where many charities are wondering where their next $10.00 is coming from, World Help grew from $70 million in 2009 to almost $140 million in 2010. Their percentage of "value that actually gets to the field and isn't spent on administration reached a staggering 91%. Wow - that has to be one of the highest percentages in all humanitarian groups on the planet.
3) World Help is developing a division called "CauseLife", and they are currently dedicated to drilling water wells in underdeveloped areas of the world. I am totally excited about this effort, and will be all over it to anyone who knows me, so be ready!! To paraphrase a well known axiom, "Give a man a bottle of water and he drinks off of your kindness for a day ... drill him a well, and he drinks his own water for 20 years, and you can move on and help the next guy!"
Monday, October 18, 2010
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