Early this month, The Eagle introduced readers to Angie Gregory, a 29-year-old attorney for Cargill who was part of the audience for the Oprah show’s "Pay It Forward Challenge." The audience members were each given $1,000 to donate to charity, and were asked to shoot a video diary of their good works.
Angie started by hosting a Halloween party for the pediatric ward at Wesley Medical Center. Since then she’s been busy helping Wichitans in some creative ways. Here’s what Angie had to say, in an e-mail she sent this morning:
It has been a crazy few weeks. Other than the Halloween party, with Oprah’s
money I bought a computer and printer for a young single mother who is going
back to school, kids’ bedroom furniture and bedding for a family with two
children, and shoes (6-8 pairs) for a woman who had no shoes other than a pair
of plastic flip-flops.
But, in addition to that, some local businesses donated
items and services: Dugan Family Dentistry donated free dental care to a woman
with an infection in her mouth. Dawson Grimsley (Davis-Moore) donated a car for
a family who needed one! Reddi-Root’r and an anonymous donor paid for a pipe
replacement for a family with no water. Finally, several of the Wal-Marts in
town matched my funds on the items above.
It was
a great experience and the community really helped me find ways to help these
individuals — it was awesome!
money I bought a computer and printer for a young single mother who is going
back to school, kids’ bedroom furniture and bedding for a family with two
children, and shoes (6-8 pairs) for a woman who had no shoes other than a pair
of plastic flip-flops.
But, in addition to that, some local businesses donated
items and services: Dugan Family Dentistry donated free dental care to a woman
with an infection in her mouth. Dawson Grimsley (Davis-Moore) donated a car for
a family who needed one! Reddi-Root’r and an anonymous donor paid for a pipe
replacement for a family with no water. Finally, several of the Wal-Marts in
town matched my funds on the items above.
It was
a great experience and the community really helped me find ways to help these
individuals — it was awesome!
Angie returned to Oprah’s Chicago studio last week to tape a follow-up show, which airs today.
Posted by Jillian Cohan