Give back to the community...

Most business owners that I know support at least a couple charities. Mine include a women's shelter and a high school football team. I wasn't planning on ever posting this, but it's on my heart to put it out there in case there are others who would like to help or to find charities that they would like to help support.

The women's shelter takes in ladies from all sorts of bad situations (abuse, drugs, on the streets and more) and helps them get back on their feet. Some of the ladies' children become straight A (or near straight A) students, and the ladies become self-sufficient and regain their confidence and dignity. They have done all this for years with volunteers of people's time, skills and money. There are many things we take for granted in life that the people being rescued by this operation are just now discovering or haven't had for so long in their lives.

If you would like to help with this shelter, send me an email at dave@websitedave.com and I will get y'all connected.

The other is the football team at the school where I graduated: Avondale High School. Although they were a powerhouse for decades, the past twenty years have been noted by AJC as one of the most poignant "riches-to-rags" stories. I won't go into all the details here (they can be found on their website: www.avondalebluedevils.org) but it was crazy... some of the kids had socks and some kids did not, for example.

The kids have been working really hard and it's just a matter of getting them funded so they can continue to do so. They are off to a 2-0 start this year (first time in ten years) and the rest of the student body is getting energized... Why start with football? Because it impacts so many other people (that's also detailed on their website).

...that's just something that's on my heart to share this morning... doesn't have much to do with websites as much as it does with the entrepreneurial heart.