The Help the Homeless Walkathon was a resounding success! We far exceeded our goal of raising $500 for team Justin Schuck by raising $860 in online and offline donations.

I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for their thoughtful donations, especially Shane King, Marti Cullen, Barbara and Bob Salvucci, Keith Richburg, Carl Tugberk, Ilissa Suss and Marisa Sellinger-Fisher. I also want to thanks Mariana Reynolds and Christina Hee for joining my team and helping me raise money, and Mabel and Michael Reynolds for walking with us on Saturday.

Our beneficiary organization, the Central Union Mission, received hundreds of dollars from various organizations and individuals, but I am pleased to say that team Justin Schuck was the most successful single team. And while that is all fine and dandy, next year I want to raise more than double that amount. They do terrific work with men in DC and provide a safe stable environment that helps the men help themselves with job and skills training among other things. Bottom line: it's a great cause and we are going to raise more money, walk with a larger team and continue doing the work that serves the greater good.

Labels: Charity, Help the Homeless, Justin Schuck, Volunteer