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Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager
  • 37, Female
  • Indian Trail, North Carolina
  • United States
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I'm sponsoring a family of five for Christmas!

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Why I'm choosing to give:
Giving is a part of my personal philosophy - giving has been the support structure that has helped me through the toughest times in my life. It has given me reason to "feel good" at those times when I'd forgotten what 'good' felt like.
What I'd most like to receive:
inner peace, a greater sense of self worth, the knowledge that I've been a positive influence on my children and others around me!

In a more materialistic sense, I want my own home. My dream house even, with an ocean view, and no landlord. That's the "thing" I want most in this world.
How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
from a post on a national moms group
About me:
Erin Monahan - 29 Gifts Community Manager
I'm mother to five amazing little people, wife to an incredible man, and a techy-nerd. I have spent 10 yrs teaching myself how to build websites and computer graphics; the Universe has spent a lifetime on teaching me how to use my talents in ways that benefit others. Through life's tragic events, I've learned enough to know that living a life of conscientious service is the only way to survive, and the most fulfilling way to thrive. That's why I feel so blessed to have discovered 29 Gifts, and to have been asked to take an active part in helping it grow!

Contact me for questions about how to use our website, if your company would like to sponsor a giveaway on our site or if you have a cause you'd like to nominate as one of our featured causes. I handle all of the day-to-day operations at 29Gifts, so I'm a good first stop for questions of almost any kind.

erin@29gifts.org

On a more personal note, I am a Traveler on a winding path, content in my journey, unconcerned with the destination. Spiritual, not religious. Quirky, but not quite odd. Named for the place I come from, and which I'll likely never see. Trying to change the world one little bit at a time...
I reside in Indian Trail NC, with lots of great kids, an amazing husband, a home based website development/implementation business, and visions of sugarplums dancing in my head.
Website:
http://unioncountync.ning.com
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struggling with being grateful and generous today...

Today, I will receive 4 house guests, my in-laws. They will be here for several days. They live nearly 900 miles away so we rarely get to see them - it's been over 3 years since we last visited them in NY. This is the first time they have ever come to visit us (well, second, but the 1st was 15 years ago, and only for one night), and we're absurdly excited! On the other hand, my mother in law, whom I barely know despite 17 years with Scott, will be in my home 24/7 for the next 6 days, and I'm a l… Continue

Posted on November 23, 2009 at 8:00am — 3 Comments

Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager

still buzzing :)

I am still on a bit of a buzz about giving that bicycle to Ron. Honestly, I've given a lot of things away, done a lot of "good deeds" since I first found 29 Gifts, but none of them have felt quite as right and good as this give. I have a feeling it'll be a long time before I find another gift that will leave me with the effect this one has. I just wish there was some way to make sure that Ron knows that giving that bicycle was such a huge gift TO ME. I have been truly blessed by the experience a… Continue

Posted on November 22, 2009 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

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Bicycle delivery :)

We delivered the bike to Ron, for him to use to get a job, get TO a job, and soon find his way to getting himself off the street. He is truly just a sweet sweet man, and certainly doesn't fit into the confines of what I always think of when I think of a homeless man. He's just a regular guy who lost his home because of the economy, and is working his rear end off trying to get his feet under him. I am lucky to have had the opportunity to help him.

I wanted to take his picture with the bike, but… Continue

Posted on November 21, 2009 at 9:14am — 4 Comments

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So excited I can't WAIT till tomorrow!

OK, so I have this give planned for tomorrow and I wasn't going to post about it until tomorrow but I'm so excited I can't wait!!!

Tonight we went to a candle light memorial service for the homeless who have died in our county in the last 2 years. It was also a blanket drive, so we went to the store and bought 3 blankets (one to be donated by myself, one by Scott, and one by my 6 yr old daughter Terra) and went to historic downtown Monroe to the court yard at the old court house.

I'm going to… Continue

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 7:27pm — 3 Comments

Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager

Today: Giving to my relationship

Scott and I don't get a lot of "quality time" together since I started working nights and my son & his fiance moved back in... so today I had a day off and I took Scott and I out to eat at a (very cool) little cafe we'd never been to for lunch, then across the street we went for dessert and cappuccinos (at another place we'd never been) then we walked around downtown and did some window shopping to get ideas for Christmas (and found a new place to go for awesome stuff!).

It's funny, we've l… Continue

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 10:54am — 3 Comments

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At 4:55pm on November 25, 2009, Elly Rose said…
At 11:29am on November 6, 2009, Maran Banta said…
I am thrilled to be here and I so appreciate all you do.
I'm looking forward to getting to know you and learning how I can be of service.

be well and
Remember, Who You Are Makes A Difference!
Maran
At 10:24am on November 6, 2009, PeppermintPaty said…
Hi Erin, thank you very much for your kind welcome. I'm already enrolled in the Meditation for the Entrepreneurial Spirit sessions and I loved the first one. I'm looking forward to today's session.

I have to tell you that meeting this amazing community has been inspiring and already a gift to myself.

I've been reading your posts and really enjoyed them. All of you at 29 gifts are really inspiring to me.

I hope you have a great weekend, a big hug from Mexico,

Paty
At 2:19pm on November 05, 2009, James Anthony Mc Clements gave Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager a gift…
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Hi thanks for producing such agreat site
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At 3:15pm on November 1, 2009, Lubabat Scotland said…
Hi Erin, something seems to be wrong with the messaging on this site. So I've sent you some emails. Please let me know if you have received them. Thanks. :)

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