Every little helps

One of our supermarket chains uses that title as a catchphrase in it's TV adverts and when I visited one of their stores this morning I thought of that and it reminded me of a favourite story of mine which I think I have missed posting on this blog.  So here it is.

One morning, just before dawn, a man was walking on a deserted beach.  At least, he thought it was deserted until he spotted, far in the distance, another man coming towards him.  As the light strengthened and as they approached each other, he noticed something a little odd about the other man's behaviour.  The person approaching him kept bending down, apparently picking something up, and throwing it into the sea.  When they got closer, the first man saw that the stranger was picking up starfish and throwing them into the sea.  He asked why.

'When the sun comes up properly it will dry out these starfish and they will die, so I'm throwing them back into the sea.'

'But there are probably millions of starfish on this beach.  What difference will a few make?'

The stranger looked at the starfish in his hand and threw it into the sea.

'It makes a difference to that one,' he replied.

I would like to ask everyone who drops by this page to help make a difference by making just a small donation to Leo House.  It doesn't need to be a lot of money - £5 or $5 would be great.  Remember, every little helps.

 

Back in 1999, I was the President of Brighton Lions Club when we set up Leo House. Because of my position, I was closely involved with what is now a separate charity.  Do take a look at their web site -

but please come back here and use the widget on the left to make a small donation.  I'll start things of with a tenner and it would be good if we can raise £100.