Today I attended the Moyer Foundation Annual Giving Luncheon with my wife, and the entire Nology Media team. We took up a table of 10.  While it seemed like big deal to need an entire table, we were merely a fraction of the 1,000 guests in attendance. 

The Moyer Foundation has been a client of ours for a few months, and I grow more amazed by the work they do every day we do work for them. While Mr. Moyer no longer pitches for the Seattle Mariners, he and his wife have stayed committed to keeping their foundation in Seattle. Ten years ago they created a foundation, as they stated, with no real mission, and no real idea of what they wanted to do for the community. But they soon realized their place in philanthropy was helping children in distress. 

I’ve seen the Foundation’s overview video several times in the course of our work, and I try to hold it together each time. Today, presented it on four massive screens, was no different. When a child has lost a parent, or a child has been affected by some kind of parental addiction, they’re forever changed. They can easily be left behind. Because of the programs the Moyer Foundation funds and supports, kids can learn they are not alone. They can share grief, anger, hurt, in a safe, open environment.  They can begin to heal.

My wife and I are often asked to be involved in this charity or that, but the work the Moyer Foundation does has real impact. You see it in the expressions on the faces of the children the Foundation reaches.  You can hear it in their voices. Driven by the passion of the people who founded and run the Foundation.

If you’re looking for a cause to support, consider learning more about the work Moyer Foundation does, or make a donation to help a child in distress.