I gave $100 to a woman in my community that has experienced a lot of hardship and heartbreak in her life these last few months. She tragically lost her 16 year old daughter a few months ago and not long after that someone burglarized her home. She is a single mother that struggles just to make it day by day. She works part time in a local pub in town and that’s when my husband, […]

My wife and I were talking about where to give the money and we had many thoughts.  We talked about Wal-Mart or a grocery store because folks needed to have food, but decided on something else.  We thought that we would wait at a gas station and give out money a bit at a time.  We went into a Bernalillo gas station and spoke with a clerk and also the manager to let them know […]

I decided I wanted to do something to help the homeless in this city. Instead of giving out the money I decided to I wanted to do something for Project Share, a non-profit organization, that helps feed and clothe the homeless 6 nights a week. I gave them a call and told them a little bit about the gift I was given, and told them I wanted to share it with them. I asked them […]

My contribution from Payday  went to CFC International for the Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous Syndrome.  We have a dear friend, Megan, that suffers from this Syndrome.   She is 20 years old, is 3 foot tall and weighs  about 60 pounds.  She cannot walk, talk  or eat solid food.  She is fed through a feeding tube and is totally reliant on her parents, family and friends for everything. One of the constants with this syndrome is that internally they […]

On Saturday morning | stopped at Giant for coffee. As l was getting my coffee a young man walked up and said hello. He appeared about 18  20 years old, wearing a hoodie and backpack. One of the cashiers yelled out, “Sir, wash your cup before you use it over there! He said, I know, | know…| may be homeless but l’m not stupid”. He had brought his own cup to get hot water. l […]