Why Help Others?

Below is what our founder, Susie, shared about the origin of this organization…and the life lessons that brough about our beginnings.

I credit my mom with my love for service and concern for others (Dad, I love you too and credit you with my ability to lead and separate fact from emotion when evaluating situations.).

Growing up we never threw things away, we always gave them away because “there may be someone less fortunate that needs these items”…. she’d say. For years we’d box up outgrown clothing and send it to the nuns who helped distribute items in one of the poorest counties in our state. The clothes she required be washed, tagged with gender and size and folded/packed with care and love to help preserve the dignity of the recipients.

My mom also shared her social strengths and heart with the home bound and elderly in our community by doing Meals on Wheels for years. She always took her time with each client, never rushing, always listening and making them feel loved and seen. She’d help open their containers and cut their food if they needed, sometimes taking 30 minutes or more at one house. Her smile and attention to the human soul in her presence always seemed to lift spirits. (Truth be told, I hated being drug along at the time…but it left a deep mark and taught me to be more selfless.)

She taught me the world is full of people suffering and in need and we should do what we can (no matter how small) to help others. She taught by example. Love can be as small as a genuine smile, a compliment, a listening ear to the stranger in the check out line, a small word of encouragement to a person in passing, cooking a meal for someone or as big as helping building a house for someone.

I hope to amplify and expand on her example and impact by leaving the mark of love all over the world as she diligently taught.

I hope you join me and my team in this quest!

Warmly,

Susie

Founder of Love Simply