Giving Something Back
Community Support
Are you a GIVER? We're learning how to be!
When was the last time you asked for, and sought out some help? Yesterday? Last week? A month ago?
From time to time all of us reach out to others for help. Maybe it was a flat tire on the freeway. Maybe a piece of furniture that was too heavy to lift alone? Or maybe just an extra hand on the door so that you could use both of your own to carry something inside.
Over the years I have needed, and asked for such help. The people who have come to my aide are much too numerous to list. I'm sure I can't even remember them all. But each one helped to make my life just a bit easier and in doing so, they also taught me another lesson in GIVING.
But I want to focus today on GIVING SOMETHING BACK. I believe that we need to make a conscious decision - each day - to give something back. In 2000, there was a great movie released titled "Pay it Forward." A simple story about a profound concept. The idea - we receive more than we give and we get sooner than we need; therefore we should begin to give - even before we have need - and with no thought of a return.
Due to the crazy rush of our lives, we all seem to be too busy to 'get involved' in the needs of others. It is just plain easier to close our eyes and push our way through the crowd around us. But that crowd is full of people who could use a simple kindness. A smile, a hand on the door, an offer to help. Have you received the reward lately of a surprised smile when you have stopped to help? It produces a feeling inside that is just hard to beat!
Penguin Webs gives something back! Sometimes it means donating time and services to community events like the Kansas City Literary Festival. Other times it means spending some extra time with a Client to make sure they understand everything involved in their new web site. Many times it means adding in a few un-billed hours in order to really give a Client what they want - within their budget.
We continue to learn to be givers and are finding that life has a little bit more joy in each day.
At Penguin Webs, we believe in our community! We live and work in the Kansas City metro each and every day and are committed to helping Kansas City grow and develop as a cultural center, unique to the mid-west. We are an Olathe based, full-service web design studio.
Continuing our history of service to the area, Penguin Webs has partnered with and is a proud media sponsor of the 2009 Kansas City Literary Festival for the 3rd consecutive year. We donated our services to design and develop the web site for both the 2007 and 2008 Festivals. The annual Festival brings more than 70 local, national and international authors to the Kansas CIty and more than 20,000 residents participate.
The Festival, to be held May 17th, will again be a featured family event on the Plaza. You can learn more about this wonderful event and find information about next year's Festival by visiting the official web site at www.KansasCityLitFest.org
