Walking the Walk

It's easy enough "talk the talk" but I am very grateful to have an office manager who also knows how to "walk the walk". Edie Haslauer is away from us for a month while she distributes bedkits to children in Kenya.

Edie is the kind of person who doesn't say much about her personal values - she just shows them by example in the way she lives. At a recent staff meeting she told us that she would be away for a month and detailed who would be taking over her role in training sessions and staff meetings. Today I got an email from one of our admin staff that let me know more about what she is doing, and here it is:

Sleeping Children Around the World (http://www.scaw.org/) is an organization that gives 100% of every donation to children in need. Here are some details from their website:

"Sleeping Children Around the World [SCAW] donations provide bedkits to children of any race and/or religion who will benefit the most; typically being located in underdeveloped and developing countries.

"Each $35 donation (Canadian funds) provides a bedkit that consists of a mat or mattress, pillow, sheet, blanket, mosquito net (if applicable), clothes outfit, towel and school supplies. Bedkit contents vary from country to country depending upon local needs.

"Since its founding by Murray and Margaret Dryden in 1970, SCAW has provided bedkits for over 900,000 children in 32 countries. In 2009 the one millionth child will receive a bedkit."

You can find a blog maintained by Edie and other members of "Team Kenya" at -

http://scawlivereports.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

Feel free to check out the site and send the team some encouragement for the wonderful work they are doing.