Generosity

We all have the opportunity to be generous. These opportunities come to us now again. And in those moments, we have a choice.

We may view these fluttering opportunities as mosquitoes, come to take from us and leave behind their mark. We may have found our favorite method of swatting them away. We keep our composure about us while delicately waving a hand to shoo them off.

Or we may view these opportunities to give as butterflies. Butterflies are not intrusive. They are lovely, and always gone too soon. We stand still, unsure exactly how to behave. We wish we could hold them, enjoying the sweet feeling they give us forever, but they are usually beyond our grasp. Maybe next time...

I prefer to think of these fly-by opportunities as honey bees. Bees mean business. They are unwelcome by those who don't understand their purpose, as children who only know but one thing: Bees sting. But a farmer will welcome the bee. A gardener will take great joy in the visit of a bee. The bee comes to take nectar. In so doing, it creates a connection from flower to flower, multiplying them and making them fruitful.

Tanya Zaleski Photocreations has been raising funds for the Canadian MPS Society this past year. Through the sale of fine art prints and note-card sets, over $300 have been raised. It is now time to bring this fundraiser to a close, and I'd like to see all the note-cards sold.

I'm therefore conducting an auction on Facebook. With 5 sets left, it would be wonderful to reach the $400 mark. These cards were originally selling for $18. Starting tomorrow morning, you can exercise your generosity and bid on the remaining cards.

And I thank you in advance for taking this opportunity to be generous for what it really is.

An update: Matteo

A happy New Year to you all!

I thought I'd start 2011 off by providing everyone with an update about Matteo. If you are not up to date, please have a look at an earlier post to get all caught up.



Sweet Matteo was featured on the cover of The Connection, the Canadian MPS Society's quarterly newsletter. The cheerful yellow party hat is a total giveaway to the fact that he celebrated his first birthday. Way to go, Matteo!



Inside, insight into how Matteo's family and community have gotten involved in raising funds for research into the treatment and eventual cure of Mucopolysaccharide (MPS1). First, the story of Matteo's cousin's soccer team. Say's Matteo's mom:

My niece’s soccer team held a fundraiser earlier this year.The girls will donate $500 from this fundraiser to the Canadian MPS Society and have promised to donate 10% of all future fundraiser proceeds to the Canadian MPS Society as well.

Below that, the MPS Society of Canada features Tanya Zaleski Photocreations' fundraising efforts. (Click on image to enlarge.)



So for all you interested, there are 12 limited edition prints remaining. As well, after a reorder, there are 5 notecard sets left, as explained below:



So as we all wish our friends and family, peace, prosperity, and health for the upcoming year, let's act on our wishes and dedicate to seeing more health for the future. Please consider helping make this fundraising effort a huge success. You can also make a donation online directly to the MPS Society of Canada. Matteo, his family, and I thank you.