It is my pleasure to announce that today is the grand opening of Elliot's Ninjas. As you may remember, our son Elliot has been deeply concerned about the homeless men and women that he sees every day on the streets and in the parks of our city. For weeks he has been thinking of ways to help. Recently he discovered that besides building with LEGO, he loves to paint. In fact, he loves to paint ninjas. Yesterday morning, he told me that he wanted to open his own Etsy shop and sell his ninja paintings so that he would have funds to donate to the homeless.
We have chosen two non profit organizations in our area that would benefit from Elliot's mission to give funds and supplies. These are the Pathways Center of Greensboro, a shelter that serves homeless families, and Street Watch. Street Watch is an organization that collects items such as tents, sleeping bags and necessities for those homeless who are waiting for openings in shelters. Elliot will have an opportunity to purchase supplies for Street Watch that will go directly to the camps.
Without further ado,
Here's Elliot's Ninjas!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Elliotsninjas
This is so powerful! Eliott, this was a wonderful idea and I wish you much success with it. You are a fine humanitarian not to mention a great artist. You are proving that one person can make a difference.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. Shady!
DeleteElliot's big heart melts mine. He's amazing, and I've already placed an order!
ReplyDeleteThank you a million billion! Elliot is busted with happiness at your generosity Shelly! This act of kindness encourages him so much.
DeleteWay to go Elliot what a big heart he has you must be so proud of him........
ReplyDeleteThank You Jo-Anne! It really was his idea and that does make me proud.
DeleteWow! Elliot has such a big heart, it's lovely to see! :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Eva, thank you! Elliot sees men and women panhandling on nearly every corner around town. He almost lurches out of his seat belt and tells me to stop and roll down my window so he can give the last dollar he has saved in his wallet. Usually the light changes and I have to keep moving so he has yet to have the experience of giving directly. I've also explained that giving to panhandlers is not exactly the best way to help the homeless. Once, while eating dinner in an outdoor bistro near the Center City Park, he saved his leftover bread and wrapped it in a napkin, because he said he had a feeling that the men we passed on the way were homeless. We also did not allow him to approach these men with his leftovers. But we recognize his desire to help and want to support it.
DeleteGreat mission, Elliot!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the Good Work!
I checked out your store, only two items left! Wow! You are rocking.
Hi Carla, Thank you for visiting Elliot's shop! We are so excited for him to have such a smashing success in the first 24 hours. We're hoping that the energy keeps moving him forward!
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