Tweet of the Week Donation - Week 2

Hey Guys!
Much like Bethany, I pushed off donating my tweet of the week winnings but for a different reason.  Around the time that I was awarded the money to donate to any organization of my choosing, the high school of one of my closest friends experienced a tragic loss:  Senior Sean Urda lost his life in a snow tubing accident after crashing head first into a pole.  The students from Elwood - John H. Glenn High School went through the various stages of grief and emotion that accompany the loss of a peer, but they also teamed up with the family to do something amazing.  Alas, the Sean Urda Memorial Soccer Foundation was born.  Below is the information from the donation page describing the situation and purpose of the scholarship fund:

"On January 26th in his High School Senior year, Sean Urda tragically lost his life in a Snow Tubing accident.  The greatest passions in his life were his family, his friends and soccer- which he looked forward to continuing at college.  To honor his memory and to create a legacy with these passions in mind, we are establishing this scholarship fund.  Each year, at least one deserving High School Senior who shows a passion for their family, their friends and soccer will be awarded a scholarship from this fund in memory of Sean."   http://www.gofundme.com/l01mz8

Throughout this entire course I have been passionate about the internal battle between heart and head and how this affects positive giving.   The decision to give to this scholarship fund is heavily driven by heart, and I therefore wanted to wait a little bit to ensure that this decision to give wasn't impulsive.  Checking the GoFundMe page today, they have raised over 4x their desired goal.  For a school where the graduating class is around 250 students, a small community came together with the goal of healing and growing as a community.  Through this class I have grown to appreciate organizations of all sizes and from all backgrounds, but sometimes the most meaningful giving for me is helping the individual and community that you call home.