One day...

I'm finally going to be able to say "Hey, I knew that guy BEFORE he was famous!"
You know why? Because my AMAZINGLY talented friend Addam is going to be on The Voice next season. He was INVITED to audition for it at the end of this month. There is no way he won't make it. He is sooo talented and such a sweet genuine guy. I really do hope he goes VERY far in the competition.
Tonight there was a concert at the school to help raise money so that he could fly down to LA for the audition. With all the people that came, he was able to raise $1,100!! And that was with $5 per person to get in plus any donations. It's so exciting to see people come together to support someone. There were people there I would have never expected to come. And it made me feel really good. Especially considering one of them was our  new class vice president. (For his and the president's campaign they actually came to the Drama class and asked us what WE wanted, since the performing arts always gets left out at my school. So it's good to know that they might actually follow through and give our people a little more support after all the support we give to the sports teams.) It's always nice to see people who don't normally go to performances like this, show up.

Just seeing a community in general come together gives you a great feeling.
Last year, a few weeks before school ended, a friend of mine was in a crash with his little sister. She died and he was in a coma for a while. It ended up leaving a pretty hefty medical bill for the family to pay. So about a week after school let out, the Drama department/club at my school put on a Variety Benefit Show. SO MANY people came! We raised over $7,000 for the family! It gives you the coolest feeling in the world when people come up to you and put a $50 bill into your donations bucket, or even $100 check! And seeing people scramble to dig out whatever money they have with them is such an awesome sight. Even when they do only donate 50 cents. It's just nice to see people give and then to see how it helps others.

It's days and nights like these that I'm so proud of the community I live in. Of course there's things that still need to be changed, but it's a start when people are willing to give whatever they have to help someone.
I hope you have a fantastic day/night and touch someone's life. Trust me, you will never feel a better feeling.