Wednesday, October 27, 2010

"It’s Not How Much You Make, It’s How Much You Give" ~John Chow


This is the best summation as to the feelings that I had when starting Wrap Up Toledo in 1993.  I was never in the position to make a difference to others via my checkbook, but I knew that I had the capacity to make a difference to others.  This life lesson was taught unknowingly to me by my parents who raised a large family and still found ways to support those less fortunate in our community.  So imagine of how proud I am to have passed the torch without knowing it to my children and their friends. 

From Wrap Up Toledo to Wrap Up America.  I could have never envisioned that my "little philanthropy project in Toledo, Ohio" would turn into a "National Movement!"  So......................."What is your next step forward?"

~Harlan Joelson
Founder of Wrap Up Toledo