Keeping the Faith

So I work at a Neighborhood Walmart located in probably the poorest part of town and currently we are raising money for the Children's Miracle Network (CMN). CMN is a non-profit organization that "raises money for children's hospitals, medical research and community awareness of children's health issues." I know with the economy and all, people do not have much to give. They already have to cut back on other necessities. I do not even try asking the pharmacy customers when they come pick up their medications because most already complain about the medications being $5 when they used to pay $4 (yes I have encountered these before). Or people who are on Soonercare complaining they have a $0.65 copay! So I just gave up asking for donation. The reason why I wrote this post is because a lady at work told me that even though the store is located at the poorest part of town, our Neighborhood Walmart has raised the MOST money for the past two years! Shocker to me. I guess this is why the rich always get richer and the poor becomes poorer. The people with low income always tend to give more because they know someone who needs charity or have been there before so they understand. That is my opinion on that subject. The whole reason why I wrote this is because I do not remember how I gave up so easily when it came to asking for donation. I should give people the opportunity to give and not deny them because of my own (prejudice) thinking. If they say "no" then so be it, on to the next customer! The lesson I learned today is not lose faith so easily because then I might lose out on helping a child in need. So keep the faith people. Until next time.