Elvis for Orphans

One of my major beliefs is that Giving is part of living a wealthy life. Giving of your time, your money and your self in service to others.

This past Saturday night, I had a chance to give in a pretty fun way. I took part in an “Elvis Pub Crawl for Orphans International”.

Now, you’re probably asking yourself “What the heck does Elvis have to do with Orphans?” Well, the answer is “Nothing”.

But when you have a bunch of guys and girls dressed up like Elvis, going from bar to bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, asking people to donate to Orphans International, you get a lot of attention.

And that’s what we wanted to do – bring attention to the plight of orphans in Sri Lanka, Haiti, Indonesia and other places around the world.

On Saturday, we raised over $1200 in small cash donations. Not bad for a few hours of bar-hopping. We also handed out hundreds of donation cards, so hopefully we’ll get a few more bucks in the mail.

Since it costs $600 per year to feed and care for one orphan, we made sure that at least 2 kids will be taken care of this year. Next year, we’ll raise a whole lot more. Until then, we’ll give our time, money and selves to help orphans throughout the world. And we won’t even have to dress like Elvis.