by Susan Price, Development Manager
Thank you for your generosity! We couldn’t have done it without you!
Dear Daily Actor,
Because of you, we met our $75,000 matching grant! Amidst increasing crises with the fires, it was heartening to reconnect with many of you as you stepped up to support our new youth leadership program and vital work responding the climate crisis.
You and our community rose to the moment: donors like Jonathan and Brenda increased their annual donation significantly, new donors like Kenna and Susan stepped up to make a first gift, existing supporters like David and Kevin increased their monthly pledges, people who normally give later in the year like Maria and Judy donated now, supporters who have not contributed in many years like Andy and Julia came out of the proverbial woodwork. Your generosity literally fuels this work! Thank you.
But we’re not there yet! With crises still pervading our news, and smoke still in the air, it is more critical than ever to support Daily Acts. The money we just raised helped close the distance to our overall funding gap. If you were unable to make a gift during this matching period, please join us at our annual Ripple the World fundraiser and celebration happening virtually on October 1st from 7:00pm – 8:00pm.
While there is always more to be done, it is equally important to pause and celebrate our shared wins. Celebrate the good news as it gives you the strength to face the challenges ahead. One of my favorite poems is “The Good News” by Thich Nhat Hanh (see bottom for full poem), in which he tells us:
“The good news is published by us.
We have a special edition every moment, and we need you to read it.
The good news is that you are alive…”
The good news is YOU, daily actors. Thank you for your dedication to healing our communities, our planet and our connections to each other. Celebrate the good news, daily actors, as we face these challenges together, and tackle this work with joy in our hearts. Thank you.
Take heart, take part,
Susan Price
Development Manager
“The Good News” by Thich Nhat Hanh
They don’t publish
the good news.
The good news is published
by us.
We have a special edition every moment,
and we need you to read it.
The good news is that you are alive,
and the linden tree is still there,
standing firm in the harsh Winter.
The good news is that you have wonderful eyes
to touch the blue sky.
The good news is that your child is there before you,
and your arms are available:
hugging is possible.
They only print what is wrong.
Look at each of our special editions.
We always offer the things that are not wrong.
We want you to benefit from them
and help protect them.
The dandelion is there by the sidewalk,
smiling its wondrous smile,
singing the song of eternity.
Listen! You have ears that can hear it.
Bow your head.
Listen to it.
Leave behind the world of sorrow
and preoccupation
and get free.
The latest good news
is that you can do it.
– Thich Nhat Hanh