Giving Back

Stephen and I have been lucky enough to have ad successful businesses leading to a comfortable lifestyle. We have a strong need to ‘give back’ to those less fortunate. The Council on Philanthropy in Kansas City taught us that you should ‘send the elevator back down.’ Although we were active on nonprofit boards while employed full-time, we now have the flexibility to spend more time engaged in charitable endeavors.

We have found that the Destin Charity Wine Auction is an organization that raises money for multiple charities that benefit children in need. By focusing our time, talent and resources behind this one nonprofit, we can leverage our impact. Last weekend was our wine auction that raised over $850K. Our silence on the blog was testimony to the work effort required to make this a successful event. Although exhausted, we feel we tried to make a difference. Where can you give back?