{"id":3492,"date":"2012-09-20T11:14:12","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T15:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=3492"},"modified":"2014-12-10T17:23:47","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T22:23:47","slug":"mudlove-bracelets-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/mudlove-bracelets-make-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"mudlove bracelets make a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this year Steve & I read a powerful book by Richard Stearns, president of World Vision<\/a> titled Hole in our Gospel<\/a>.\u00a0 After soaking in his story & incredible experiences it’s hard not to be challenged by his call to action.\u00a0 Of course it’s easy to get charged up and write a check to make a difference, but the hard part is continuing to live with intention.<\/p>\n

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One way I try to keep things in perspective is by wearing this handmade bracelet by a very cool company called Mudlove<\/a>.\u00a0 I chose this word to remind me that I’m anchored to part of a much larger story.\u00a0 The cool thing about Mudlove is they have loads of words to choose from & can create custom bracelets too.\u00a0 Plus they donate a percentage of their sales to help bring clean water to the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n

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This inspired me to bring these bracelets<\/a> to catching fireflies and donate 100% of the profits from them to charity water<\/a>.\u00a0 This organization is amazing on so many levels (love their birthday pledge<\/a> campaign) and the founder’s story is definitely worth a read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So far we’ve sold 210 of these bracelets which means we’ve given charity water $840 so 42 more people can have access to clean water!<\/p>\n

I must admit when I first came up with this plan, I felt it wasn’t that big of a deal… just another ‘buy this for charity<\/em>‘ promotion…. another drop in the bucket.\u00a0 But as I’m writing this today I’m reminded that drops add up and before you know it the pail is full and ready to be a blessing to someone who is thirsty.<\/p>\n

You can purchase select Mudlove bracelets online<\/a> and find even more styles at our Berkley & Rochester locations.<\/p>\n

Thank you for partnering with us to make days brighter for people far beyond our store doors.<\/p>\n