The season of giving!

 Through out the year Outback gives, donates and sponsors many people, clubs, and fundraisers.  I will use the "season" to brag.  To donate an item or one's time is a truly a selfless act.  Outback performs selfless acts more times than I can count.  Requests come in from all over the world.  We were asked recently to donate a jacket for a gal that was seriously injured when her horse kicked her in the head.  Another fulfilled request was to donate a jacket to a group of researchers that are having a fund raiser to fund the quest for a cure for cancer.  How do you rationalize who or what to give to.  There are many times that I have to make a decision that is in the best interest of the company.  Don't get me wrong, many times my heart gets the better of me, and the jacket goes to a silent auction in South Dakota to raise money for a handicapped riding club. Many times a note is sent to let us know that the jacket did what it was donated to do, raise money to help with a medical bills, or to pay entry fee's.
Outback Trading Company donates jackets to a center for battered women and children in Philadelphia.  Every year around this time an elder couple graces us, they usually bring trash bags and we stuff them full with jackets for many women and children that are without a warm jacket to wear during winter.  I also must tell you that they bring $100.00 of their own money and we work with them to make their cash stretch as far as is possibly can. When they reach their limit, they smile and we fill their car and off they go to deliver another year of warm jackets to those that are without. Knowing that the jackets are truly going to make a difference in someones life is a great feeling.  If you have not felt this type of elation, I challenge you to find a charity and do what you can to make a difference.
I am pleased that I can brag about what a great company Outback Trading is. More importantly it is an honor to be asked to participate in all the fundraisers and sponsorships, for a group will not include your company unless they feel what you have to offer can benefit their cause.