Our sustaining challenge
Just last week as I was delivering lunches to the library I got into a conversation with a guy named Rick. Rick was asking me where the lunches came from and who makes them. So I told him about AfterHours, and gathering at the bar, and all the people who make lunches. He was intrigued and said, "I go to church on Sunday depending on where I'm camping. People are always a little weirded out by me at a regular church. But it sounds like I'd fit right in at AfterHours." I told him that when everyone at church is weird it's hard to stick out as weird. He laughed and took down info on our next few gatherings and said he'd try to make it.
Whether he makes it to the bar or not, this is the kind of connection AfterHours is all about. Rick heard about people who care about him, he got a water AfterHours provided, and a lunch lovingly made for him. I'm looking forward to seeing him again at the library or out on the streets.
Along with delivering lunches and water downtown to our friends living outside, AfterHours is also putting a premium on finding new monthly recurring donations to support our work showing love to people just like Rick.
Since last month we’ve increased our monthly recurring donations from 19 to 21! It's a start!
if you've made a donation in the past we absolutely love you for it. You're a huge part of what makes AfterHours go. We could not do what we do without you.
AfterHours isn't looking to be the biggest richest nonprofit out there; we're looking to be in this for the long haul, and sustaining monthly gifts are how we'll do it. If you've supported us in the past, my challenge to you today is to consider what it would take for you to split your amazing yearly gift into a sustaining monthly gift. If you've never made a gift or haven't done so this year, what kind of recurring gift makes sense for you?
