There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.
Charlotte Bronte
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GAMER DOES GOOD
"I prayed quietly for him that he would listen to the people telling him that this gaming thing he was doing on the side — his real passion — is his life"
It began in 2010, with a quintessential request:
And Mom was ready for it, no matter how weird. Susan Tenenbaum was used to her child’s outside-the-box way of existing in the high-achieving D.C.-area bubble.
“Mom, can we have the house for three days?” Mike Uyama asked. He wanted to hold a marathon gaming session with 20 friends, for charity. She decamped to a bed-and-breakfast.
Now, $35 million later, she’s glad she said yes.
That gathering in Mom’s basement has grown to become a powerhouse of charitable giving in the region.
The gamers’ summer 2021 event raised over $2.9 million for Doctors Without Borders, “making it our largest fundraising event of the year,” said Leila Fuleihan, marketing manager for the international aid organization. “Since 2011, Games Done Quick has raised over $15.7 million” for the group...read
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MY HUSBAND HATES MY FAMILY
Please pray that my husband can learn to be around my family and not make me choose between them or him. That he can learn to deal with his personal anxieties to stop creating division between me and my family.
-Elizabeth
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