 When it comes to giving, never stop. We're changing the giving game and taking a loss. This loss is your gain. Here's the skinny: On Giving Tuesday (November 28, 2017) See Beautiful will donate 100% OF SALES to our Giving Initiative: Girls Grow. Yes, you read that correctly: We're donating 100% of sales. Not 100% of profits or 100% up to a certain number. We're going all in. Yes, this means we'll take a loss in sales this day, but is it really a loss if Girls Grow gains? This is a loss we're willing to call a win - for you, for people who will receive See Beautiful items from you this holiday season, and for all the girls who will go through Girls Grow's program to empower them as leaders in their community. How special will owning an ethically-made item from See Beautiful be when you know we gave it all away to do the most good we could? Every cent goes to a beautiful cause. Your shopping list just became a way to give. So, add it to your calendar. Spend to give. Visit us next Tuesday and love on Girls Grow with every item you will give (or own). P.S. Feel free to spread the news and show us what you bought (read: GAVE) with the image below and the hashtag: #IGaveAll  Get to know the cause: Girls Grow
Something (s) New!On November 28th, 2017, 100% of every sale will be donated to Girls Grow     
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We recently received the most beautiful, thoughtful thank you card and gift from our friends at Just One Africa. Now, this is not the first thank you card we have received, and we are grateful for each and every one! But in this season of Thanksgiving, it was a perfectly-timed reminder of the importance of saying thank you. Your acts of kindness and thanks do not go unnoticed. We cherish them!  So, in case we haven’t said it enough lately, THANK YOU, See Beautiful family. Thank you for all that you do and give. Thank you for being the beautiful-creating, love-giving, thanks-giving, shiner of brightness that you are. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi This quote exemplifies the See Beautiful community, especially our non-profit friends whose work is a labor of love. Thank you for inspiring us to do what we do, as you all make the lives of those around you just a little (or a lot) better. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! AuthorJannan Poppen Giving to others helps us feel more connected and compassionate toward one another. But, it’s a big world out there, and we cannot personally interact with everyone who needs more compassion. So, how can we continue to increase and cultivate compassion in ourselves and others, especially to those that we do not meet in person? With a foundation in the Buddhist tradition, Loving Kindness Meditation is a practice to harness feelings of pure unconditional love toward ourselves first, and then toward others. Have you tried this practice? Here is the abbreviated version, adapted from The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society: Get comfortable. Take a few deep breaths. Focus on the area surrounding your heart, while continuing to breathe and saying or thinking the following traditional words, or words that most resonate with you. “May I be free from inner and outer harm and danger. May I be safe and protected. May I be free of mental suffering or distress. May I be happy. May I be free of physical pain and suffering. May I be healthy and strong. May I be able to live in this world happily, peacefully, joyfully, with ease.”  Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash As you continue the practice, replace the word “I” with the name of someone who you love, then with someone who is more difficult for you to love, and then to “all beings.” Hold the image of that person or beings in your mind as you are practicing this act of compassion. Practice daily or whenever you feel the need or desire.
Reference: http://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/tree/loving-kindness Here are a few more stories of See Beautiful Milestone Grant’s impact. We are humbled by the kind words and thankfulness shared by our friends at these organizations. But, the truth is, we are so grateful for them! Love Not Lost See Beautiful's support has continued to help us grow our photographer program so we can serve more people. Without the support of our community and incredible organizations like See Beautiful, we would not be able to carry out our mission to photograph people facing a terminal diagnosis to preserve memories and support people in grief. Thank you See Beautiful - you have helped us show up for people and love them better. Your gift makes a difference! helloHope We are using the grant for spreading hope through stories on our website. Last month we were able to publish this story of a little boy who was given a 5% chance to live and who is now cancer free and growing stronger each day. The next story that we used the grant for will be published next month! :) Little Lambs of Foundation We are truly so grateful to See Beautiful for everything they have done to help these precious children in foster care and escaping domestic violence. Because of the milestone grant we were able to purchase 200 backpacks (each child representing a child) to fill with supplies for when the children are transitioning into foster care and emergency shelters. Thank you for all you do to help people all over the world!  AuthorJannan Poppen, Giving Coordinator At See Beautiful, it probably goes without saying that we are inspired by all the beautiful you create everyday. But, we’ll say it again anyway. YOU inspire us. Teachers, students, non-profit dreamers and doers, people making a difference, you inspire us everyday. That’s why the Milestone Grant applicants and recipients truly ignited our passion and reminded us why we do what we do. We hoped that the funding would go toward creating a lasting impact of beautiful, and the outcome has far exceeded what we imagined. Stories about how the grant support has encouraged or helped individuals and organizations have started coming our way, and we are overjoyed to start sharing those with you, a few at a time. Every story is different, and these first two stories are told in numbers. Hope Shines The camp was a HUGE success, and I can't imagine us not being able to have this program. It has such an impact on the children and the volunteers that come with us to be camp counselors. Here is a nice breakdown by the numbers for camp this year! Number of campers: 36 Months of planning: 7 months Lessons taught: 6 (Science of flight, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Malaria Prevention, Oral Hygiene, Leadership through Rugby and Cricket) Volunteers: 8 (4 first timers!) Knowledge improvement from pre-camp to post-camp: 11% Hours of Travel: 32 hours! Hope Shines Staff: 15 Medical Staff: 1 US based doctor, 1 Registered Nurse Health check ups: On 36 children (Fluoride treatments, HIV and Malaria prevention, Height, Weight, Vision (4 kids identified for glasses), Blood Pressure, malaria frequency in the last year for all kids and shoe sizes). Meals cooked and served: 180 nutritionally balanced meals prepared and served! (50 KG rice, 50 KG beef, 30 KG fish, 10 KG eggplant, 5 KG green beans, 5 KG beans, 60 KG potatoes, 50 KG carrots, 5 KG garlic, 8 KG onions, 20 liters oil, 10 KG tomatoes, 10 KG green peppers! Water: 100 Liters of filtered water consumed! Supplies: 13 - fifty pound suitcases FULL of camp supplies Partner Organizations (for supplies, curriculum, sponsorship): 6 Professional Athlete Mentors: 6 Hours of teaching and mentorship: 100 Number of (happy) tears from children (and staff and volunteers) impacted by an amazing camp experience: Countless! Love Beyond Walls 1) The Documentary launches in less than a month, and we have had 7 screenings. We’ve also had over 200 people walk through the workbook that the grant funded. 2) We were offered an airing spot on AIB from November-January (the reach is 2 million people) so after people watch, they will be instructed to walk through workbook. 3) We are going to use the film to start another film in 2018. Wow! Thank you Hope Shines and Love Beyond Walls. You’re giving us all the feels. Stay tuned for more stories to come... AuthorJannan Poppen, Giving Coordinator |
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