IT’S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE

It’s Better to Give than to Receive was written to be read at a Katrina Relief fund raiser I sponsored for the San Francisco Republican Party. I was proud that I raised $1,230 for the American Red Cross. The SFRP added a check for $1,000. Additional checks for $1,500 were sent to other charities, resulting in a total of $3,730 sent by the SFGOP for Katrina Relief.

IT’S BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE

I was taught as a child, and I still do believe
That it’s far better to give than to receive
I thank God just for being among the living
And not doing the receiving but doing the giving
Though it’s not taught in every school
We still should follow the Old Golden Rule
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Is as American as the Red, White and Blue
We were all sick and sad and more than just queasy
As we watched what was happening in the Big Easy
We simply don’t know ‘ere we draw our next breath
If some tragedy won’t happen right here in SF
As we escaped the devastation
We must assist in the restoration
So if you want to be a Golden Rule keeper
Then you ought to dig deep and then dig deeper
‘Cause you just don’t know ‘ere you reach your end
If you might find yourself on the receiving end
And then we will all truly believe
That it’s far better to give than to receive

By Sue Raymer Woods, September 28, 2005