Giving Tuesday | How I Give Back

November 28, 2017

Happy Giving Tuesday everyone! I love that this is a special day on the calendar now. In my business and personal life I try to give back to my community regularly throughout the year. I do this in a few different ways.

  • 5% of every wedding I am hired for is donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. This group supports Alzheimer’s research and aids caregivers with programs and support networks. I like to think that as I document new memories for couples I am helping to preserve the memories and stories of the older generation we look to for our history.
  • I volunteer my photography services to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Napa and other events for the Napa/Sonoma group throughout the year.
  • I donated bedding, pet food, and other household items to fire victims this fall to help people begin to start over after such a devastating loss.
  • I try to buy local, from small businesses and artisans as much as possible for gifts and personal purchases.

I love being a part of the Napa and Sonoma Alzheimer’s community. They are a wonderful group of people and everyone at the walk is so full of hope, excited to be there supporting each other. Donating my time and money to causes close to my heart makes me feel like my work and life are being spent on something greater than myself. I like to think that I am leaving the tiniest impact on the world around me. Hopefully this impact begins to grow as I find new ways to serve others in need.

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