 Dear Traveler,
Three weeks ago I issued a challenge, and got a great response. Thanks so much to the 1,659 travelers who responded to my Christmas fundraiser for Bread for the World. Together, you contributed $218,000. And with my match, collectively, we raised over $430,000 to help power BFTW's work in explaining to Congress the needs of our nation's poor, homeless, and hungry people. We all want to get our fiscal house in order. And BFTW has been very effective in its advocacy work encouraging our government not to balance the budget by cutting vital services to our nation's most needy.
In addition to my personal challenge, I promised to thank those contributing $100 or more with a special Christmas gift of my European Christmas book, DVD, and CD (or my Complete Collection DVD box set). We've mailed out thank you packages to over 1600 of you.
While this beat last year's campaign by $50,000, we're still about $30,000 short of our 2015 goal of $250,000. But there's good news: There's still time to join us. If you'd like to help, donate by noon on December 18. I'll pop your gifts into the mail within 24 hours. With a little luck, you'll get it before Christmas. To learn more and make a donation, visit our website.
Thanks so much for making this a very expensive Christmas for me. Giving like this, in partnership with caring travelers like you, makes my work even more gratifying than it already is. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to all.
Rick Steves
P.S. My friends at Bread for the World are thrilled! They send their thanks and share their determination to honor your gifts by working hard and smart to transform this contribution into effective action. To learn more about their impressive work, visit www.bread.org. That's the spirit of this season in action. |
