Family fun fund

My daughter and I combined our envelopes and had $30 to share. We decided to give it to someone at the school where I work because I teach at a Title I school, meaning the majority of students live at or below the poverty level…

Humble need

I saw a woman with an apparently handicapped man on an electric cart on the corner of Colfax and Simms. They had a sign that said “Homeless, please help.” I rolled down the passenger side window, and the woman approached my car…

Still more cardboard signs

For 15 years, I worked at St. Barnabas’ Church in Denver. After driving over the 6th Ave. viaduct I often noticed someone standing on a street corner with a sign: “Help, any amount helps” or “I Am Human 2.” The second sign caught my imagination. Ultimately, I met Emily…

PoetForward

I’m walking through a parking lot when a young man approaches me and says he doesn’t like to beg on street corners with a cardboard sign; instead, he sells poetry. So I tell him I’ll buy, and this is what he gives me…

Love around the world

I chose to give my LoveForward contribution to a Green Mountain High School student whose goal is to take a class trip to Europe. Her family would have had difficulty paying the full cost of the trip and she is working hard to earn money. Every bit counts.

-Sally Gullstrom

Subway and self-reflection

As I entered a Subway store on Colfax, I noticed some personal belongings sitting outside the door. I walked to the line to order and there, sitting on top of the table next to the order station, was a fellow with a sun-hardened face with outlines of sunglasses clearly visible…

Pause and reflect

I added $20 to my mystery envelope and passed it along, to include another person in the chain. I chose a person for whom money is tight and who would value the chance to give away the money…

Team effort

While driving home to have lunch and do some work from home, I saw a man at the corner of Florida and Sheridan with a sign that read, “Please Help. Homeless and Hungry.” Unfortunately, I often find myself without cash, in the wrong lane, in a hurry, or skeptical about how the money might be used…

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