Cutting checks for our SPORToften.com customers who process online registration for events may not sound like a very meaningful work task; I can't say that it always is. But, I had an awesome awareness recently that shifted this mundane task into a new category for me. I was clicking away on the data entry for these checks when I came upon the regsitration report for Girls on the Run of the Triangle. This organization is near and dear to my heart (I used to work for GOTR Triangle and I care a lot about the organization).
As I typed in the data, printed the check, signed it and stuffed it in the envelope, I was keenly aware of all the work and effort that went into raising the funds that this check carried. I accutely remembered being on the receiving end of such checks -- waiting for the money from one of our events that I had worked on. I was leading a non-profit on a shoe-string budget so this money usually meant that I could charge ahead with some program expansion that I had been striving for; We could serve more girls with this money.
All this to say, cutting checks has a new meaning. As I perform this task bi-monthly, I am simultameously (mentally) acknowledging the hard work of someone on the other end and grateful for the good they are doing in this world -- grateful that they are in some way promting healthy lifestyles in their community. Happy cashing!
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