Make A Difference

In the United States there is long history of philanthropy and giving.  There are so many ways that each of us can make a difference.  Whether we give of our talents, our time, our money, or our connections, we have the opportunity to change the world.  If you go back into the 1800s you can find the founding of the United Way.  In began in 1887 when a Denver woman, a priest, two ministers and a rabbi recognized the need for cooperative action to address their city’s welfare problems.  More than 125 years later, United Way is still focused on mobilizing the caring power of communities and making a difference in people’s lives.

This need to make a difference in the world has been captured often throughout our history and has inspired generations of America to be part of the solution.  In 1961 young people flocked to the Peace Corps and in 1990 Teach for America launched. In 2007 George Bush’s reference to Points of Light resulted in a non-profit foundation and in 2010, Entrusted Legacy was born.  What all these non-profits have in common is that they provide a platform for people to give back.

Learn about our story and the work that we do.  Please join with Entrusted Legacy and support our efforts to train and develop strong role models and mentors for the more than people who work with youth in afterschool and summer programs.  Check out our website at www.entrustedlegacy.org or by contacting us at support@entrustelegacy.org

Changing Lives

Do you remember the story of Amelia Bedelia?  This beloved character is nothing if she isn’t literal.  When she hears words she understands the literal meaning and then acts on it.  Amelia Bedilia goes to work for the Rogers family and when she arrives Mr. and Mrs. Rogers are out, but they leave he a long list of things to do.  This is a recap of the story from                    "Amelia Bedelia"

Before setting to work, Amelia bakes her employers a lemon meringue pie--she makes good pies. Then she sets to work.

"Change the towels in the bathroom," Mrs. Rogers has written in script. "Those towels are very nice. Why change them?" Amelia asks, but takes a pair of scissors to alter the towels' appearance as she is (kind of) told. Then she sets the towels back on their dowel and moves on down the list. She takes each task literally, from drawing the drapes on a sketchpad, to putting the lights out… out in the yard. When Mrs. Rogers comes home, she is very angry indeed. But naïve, endearing Amelia is proud of her work, holding up her picture of the curtains for Mrs. Rogers to see.” 

While this story is humorous, change seldom is.  Change, whether transitional (step by step) or transformational (creating something new and improved) causes stress. We are creatures of habit.  We tend to do the same things, in the same way, over and over.  You have an opportunity to help Entrusted Legacy an opportunity to make changes in the lives of youth and the role models and mentors that will support them.  It will require that you make some changes, but together, we can make a difference—one life at a time.  Join us in living Gandhi’s admonition to “Be the change you wish to see.” 

Check us out at www.entrustedlegacy.org or by emailing us at support@entrustedlegacy.org