Social Networks Make It Simple (a true story)
We all know how Facebook and Twitter can help us reach out to hundreds if not thousands of people. What’s even more fascinating to me than the wide expanse of the Facebook universe is how it — and other social networks — can become the forum for spontaneous, often quick, exchanges with a friend that result in a tangible good. Here’s a short, true story that demonstrates how, sometimes, just making a brief connection can have a ripple effect. Almost effortlessly, when positive people come together, positive things happen.
Recently, a former classmate from high school (Academy of the Holy Angels!) sent me an extremely thoughtful message via Facebook, mostly focused on my animal advocacy efforts. Toward the end of the message, Toni also inquired about some of my favorite charitable organizations; though short on time, she has been quite generous to animal welfare organizations, and she was eager to donate to another worthy cause I might have in mind. In response, I offered her a few suggestions, including Bideawee, which holds a special place in my heart because it’s the NYC organization through which I adopted my beagle Pushkin. But I also suggested she contact another of our former classmates, Patty, who lives in the New York Tri-State area, like herself. Patty was another “Angel” I’d reconnected with via Facebook; although Patty and I haven’t had much in the way of one-on-one communications, I’d noticed that she was active in local animal-related efforts. Perhaps Patty had a suggestion for a local charitable organization, I wrote in my reply.
Not more than a week or two later, I received another message from Toni, thanking me for my suggestion. In between our exchanges, she had come across the same cat that had given birth to the two kittens she’d taken in a year earlier. She’d contacted Patty, who, in addition to assisting her with the present situation, was going to help Toni deal with a cat colony in her town. One “Angel” had the expertise; the other, a willingness to give her time and provide the financial means. Together, they’re making a difference. Yes!!!
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Great post, SD…I love nothing more than hearing news of my fellow Angels connecting and impacting one another’s lives in a positive way all these years later. And an animal is saved on top of that!
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Love, Suz