Rosehedge Fundraiser Highlights the incredible need of the most vulnerable among us

Last night for Valentines I attended a benefit dinner for Rosehedge. Rosehedge is a non-profit that provides housing and 24 hour care to people living with AIDS who are not able to manage on their own. Rosehedge is a small non-profit, serving just 24 people on average during the year though thier three live-in homes in the Seattle Area.

I was amazed at the passion and humility everyone that is involved with Rosehedge displayed. These are people who could clearly demand higher wages in alternative for-profit ventures, yet are dedicated 100% to this population that is normaly thought of as 'un-touchables' - yes, we do have a few super low 'under-classes' living among us in the USA today, and in a small way, Rosehedge acknowledges, humanizes and physically and mentally helps to heal some of these people who have no-where else to turn, by bringing them off the streets and putting them in safe, warm surroundings with resources and an environment of caring creating ripples of positive impact simply too large to measure.

The Keynote 'MC' for the evening was Dow Constantine, King County Executive. He has 'MC'd' this fundraiser for the past three years, and I could tell that he was completely genuine in his support and he was also part of the humble team that helps Rosehedge move through the world.

Over the course of the evening about $55,000 was raised through silent auction items and through a moving 'raising of the paddles' event during dinner. I am so glad to have been able to participate last night, it was a perfect event to showcase the true meaning of Love, that when we love, we serve. Service to our community, even those that we would probably just as easily ignore, and pretend not to see, is a part of expressing that Love.