Alice has always supported United Way and has been particularly concerned with results in this economic climate. At least once a week, she asks Beth how the campaign is going and sometimes sends ideas for fundraising.
In January, Alice started saving change to give to UWM. Once a week, she asks Shorti to empty her change purse. When people come to visit her, she asks them for her change. When family friends come over on Sunday evenings for dinner, she asks them for change. She picks it up off the ground, too.
Alice is very proud of how much she has been able to save/collect without any financial hardship whatsoever. She says it is a great lesson in how a family can work together to contribute to United Way with just a (very) little effort.
On Saturday, Alice took her change - which added up to $53 - to the breakfast. She not only donated that money as a tip, but also challenged UWM CEO Mac Bennett to match an additional gift she made of $20.
The breakfast was at Fatz, and we all enjoyed breakfast and the fun! Alice said their coffee was the best she's had in Columbia, so the owner gave her some to take home.Here are some great pictures of the event. Enjoy.
Beth and Alice, the two redheads, dressed in their United Way t-shirts, ready to go!
And even though she is NOT a redhead and was not wearing a United Way shirt, they let MP go, too!
Alice arrives at Fatz.
Breakfast was good, too.
Alice enjoyed the coffee so much the owner gave her a package to take home!
Alice showing United Way CEO Mac Bennett her change. But she wouldn't let him have it until he matched an additional gift she made. She wanted to challenge him again, but decided not to since "he still has a child in college." She said he probably needed his money. (See, he's reaching into his wallet!)
Then Alice got out MORE money...
...and challenged Mike Gray, UWM VP for Resource Development. He matched her, too.
This may LOOK like a can of beans, but it's a safe the girls got Alice for Christmas. You're supposed to put your valuables in it and store it in the pantry, but Alice started collecting her change in it and kept it in her room.
Alice got a VIP tour of the kitchen from the owner, and Richland County's Stephanie Snowden - an S&S friend of Alice's - surprised her with a kiss. Look at the smile on Alice's face!
Alice and Bruce, Fatz owner.
One last money shot! Alice with Mac Bennett, Scott Shockley, General Manager, Lamar Advertising and UWM Co-Chair and Pamela Lackey, President, SC AT&T.
