Rice and Beans With Friends

One of the goals we have in our Giving Up To Give campaign is to bring groups of people together in their efforts to Give Up--even people who wouldn't otherwise be connected to the Congo or to Giving Back to Africa. Last night in St. Louis, MO that happened! Adriel and Emily Ramirez hosted a rice and beans dinner in their home and invited their friends....
"Some of our friends and community group came together at our house last night to work together to Give Up To Give. We enjoyed an all you can eat rice and bean dinner and donated the money we normally would have spent on our Friday night dinners to Giving Back to Africa. It was the easiest party to host, not worrying about the food, and ended up being super fun with lots of hanging out and game playing after our dinner. After all was said and done, $70 was raised in the Giving Up To Give effort. We're grateful for the opportunity to share this effort with our friends."
Rice and beans may not be your idea of a great party menu, but look what happened here. A simple and inexpensive dinner brought together a group of people who not only enjoyed each other's company, but also gave them space to give in community. Together they thought carefully about the money they spend on food, how they could Give Up in order to help someone else, and they forever connected themselves to positive change in the lives of Congolese children. What seemed like something simple turned into something much bigger than what any of us can do on our own.
Thank you to Emily and Adriel (who aren't even doing this because they are related to us, right?:)), and to your group of friends. We love seeing this movement spread to new places and people.
What about you? Could you host a rice and beans dinner with your friends and join this growing Giving Up To Give community?

Posted with Blogsy