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The Greater Hartford YMCA is conducting its
annual fundraiser known as the Strong Kids Campaign.
This year's theme is:
Making a Difference
Below is a story that reflects this theme as well as pictures
from our Strong Kids Campaign Kickoff that was
held at the branch on Thursday, Jan. 10.
The Starfish Story
While walking
along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down,
picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer,
he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, picking up starfish one by
one and tossing each one gently back into the water.
The old man
smiled, and said, “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the
ocean?”
To this, the
young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw
them in, they’ll die.”
Upon hearing
this, the elderly observer commented, “But young man, do you not realize that there
are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile?
You can’t possibly make a difference!”
The young man
listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it back
into the ocean past the breaking waves and said, “It made a difference for that
one.”
~ Loren Eiseley
If you would like to give, please call 289-6612.
Your gift is one that will help children
and families in East Hartford.
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