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I always wanted to learn how to play the piano, but my parents couldn’t afford lessons. Mercy Foundation matched me with a mentor who listened to what I want and found a teacher willing to teach me for a low cost.

Thank you Mercy Foundation!

As a single mother I struggle to keep up with my daughter's school and activities while holding a full-time job. Mercy Foundation gave me the support I needed to ensure she was making friends and getting active. It is a weight off my shoulders to know someone else is also looking out for her.

-MARY

I have been a Mercy Foundation Volunteer for over five years and it is the most rewarding job in my life. I have worked with kids from all walks of life to help them find activities that help them grow and become part of something.

-MIKE

-JOSH

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that all service is joy.” - Kahlil Gibran
“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” - P.J. O’Rourke
“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give — the ability to influence.” - Shannon L. Alde
“Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.” - Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.” - Gamaliel Bailey
“ Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.” - David Rockefeller
"We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
“The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.” - Mary Ritter Beard