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Success! Zero Ebola Cases In Liberia!

August 29, 2015 By Sharon

Nobody made a greater mistake
than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Edmund Burke

Last year, things looked grim as an Ebola outbreak wreaked havoc on the lives and livelihoods of communities throughout West Africa. At the time, the Change Gangs community voted to give our Emergency Relief Fund to Doctors Without Borders to help with the crisis. We couldn’t do much, but we knew we needed to do something. And we knew the best thing we could do was to support the hard work of dedicated experts with our hard earned money.

I’m relieved to report that the situation in West Africa is improving greatly and proud that we were part of the solution in our own little way.

According to NPR, “For the first time since the virus hit Sierra Leone, the country hasn’t had a single new case in a week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. And over in Guinea and Liberia, the situation is also looking up. This week Guinea reported only three new cases, while Liberia hasn’t had a case in more than a month.”

Thank you to the Change Gangs members, and for anyone else who puts their time and money where their heart is. This world is a better place because of you!

Here’s a picture of a community celebrating the news! Read the full NPR story here:

 A celebration erupts in the streets of the Massessehbeh village on Friday, after President Ernest Bai Koroma officially ended Sierra Leone's largest remaining Ebola quarantine. Sunday Alamba/AP

A celebration erupts in the streets of the Massessehbeh village on Friday, after President Ernest Bai Koroma officially ended Sierra Leone’s largest remaining Ebola quarantine.
Sunday Alamba/AP

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About Sharon

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Throughout my life, I have donated to help animals, the environment, the homeless, the poor, the Food Bank, the Red Cross and more. You name it, and I’ve probably sent them money. Like many others in today’s economy, the few dollars I had left at the end of the month for philanthropy weren’t making a significant difference for the causes I cared most about– until I discovered the power of giving circles.

I'm dedicated to helping people make a big impact on the causes they care about most.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Another Quote

Past the seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them… he cried, “Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?” God said, “I did do something. I made you.” Sufi Teaching

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“What we think or what we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” John Ruskin

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