Why are you Giving Up To Give?
We admired the communal aspect of the project - it's one thing to privately give, and another to put together a huge project like this that brings together many families and individuals.
Do you have a personal connection to the Congo?
We have laptops and cellphones. And connections to the Browns, and other friends who are personally connected to the Congo.
What are you Giving Up?
We decided to give up bottled water for the month of January and drink tap water instead. To make it "easy" to be healthier, we'd gotten into a bad habit of spending a lot of money on bottled water (to replace pop cans). So it's an opportunity to retrain ourselves as well as give to a good cause. It hasn't been too hard to avoid bottled water while I grocery shop, but it's a lot harder to avoid buying just one bottle at the movie theater or mall - but worth it! Even if it's a long trek down a shady hallway to find the drinking fountain.
What would you say to encourage others to join Giving Up To Give?
It's so easy to do, and feels so great to be a part of this community of people - to know that you're not the only one giving up to give - that other families all over are thinking of ways to do the same thing - it connects us. And it's such a small thing for us to give up - and to give to people who have such a greater need.
Do you have a personal connection to the Congo?
We have laptops and cellphones. And connections to the Browns, and other friends who are personally connected to the Congo.
What are you Giving Up?
We decided to give up bottled water for the month of January and drink tap water instead. To make it "easy" to be healthier, we'd gotten into a bad habit of spending a lot of money on bottled water (to replace pop cans). So it's an opportunity to retrain ourselves as well as give to a good cause. It hasn't been too hard to avoid bottled water while I grocery shop, but it's a lot harder to avoid buying just one bottle at the movie theater or mall - but worth it! Even if it's a long trek down a shady hallway to find the drinking fountain.
What would you say to encourage others to join Giving Up To Give?
It's so easy to do, and feels so great to be a part of this community of people - to know that you're not the only one giving up to give - that other families all over are thinking of ways to do the same thing - it connects us. And it's such a small thing for us to give up - and to give to people who have such a greater need.
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