I've been selling my kindergarten resources on Teachers Pay Teachers and Teacher's Notebook for several months now. I've had some success; I don't have huge shops but any means but I've had consistent sales.
I decided that for the month of April I would donate all of my sales to the Relay for Life since April is daffodil month.
I promoted it on my Kindergarten blog but since I still have only a few followers there I decided to promote it on my shops home pages as well.
So I emailed the administrators of the sites to make sure that was permitted (don't want to break any rules!!)
Both sites offered to promote it in their newsletters - that are sent to literally thousands of teachers world wide!! One newsletter came out today and already I've had 8 sales. I know that doesn't sound like a lot but I only average 1-2 a day and it's only 11:30 am AND it's Easter Sunday. This bodes well for the rest of the month.
It gets better though.
The owner of Teacher's Notebook emailed this morning to get the full details for the newsletter. He then offered to waive the fees for April (which means more for me to donate!) AND he and his wife personally made a substantial pledge to my Relay for Life team.
When I get down and feeling like my efforts are futile or that I'm in this alone I look around and see that I am surrounded by good people. Kindness and generosity come not just from those you know - but from the unlikeliest of place - from complete strangers. And it never, ever fails to amaze me. And move me.
Seeing the good in others reminds me that it's out there. And it reminds me that I must try my best to be the good in the world too. I've been given a second chance at life - I can't waste it.
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