Yetzer Ha-Tov Foundation ^®

One man’s trash is another man’s hope

The Cost of a Cup of Coffee

While sitting at a local coffee house one afternoon, I was astounded by how many people came and went. During that one hour I was there, 89 people bought some type of specialty drink. So as I sat there being the ninetieth person sipping her Caramel Macchiato, I got the most scathingly brilliant idea!

 Wouldn't it be grand if each one of us decided to donate the cost of one latte to the charitable organization of their choice? Why?...oh I don't know...maybe because it's the right thing to do...Not every day of course, but let's just say once a year to begin with. Seriously. Why not? I'll even choose Oregon to be my guinea pig since that's where I live.

The Moxie Mocha Math

Adults over 18 in Washington county alone - 407,496 - 10% of that population - 40,749 - Cost of an average latte - $3.75

Now…If that 10% donated the cost of that latte that they so love… The total amount donated once yearly would be…$152,811.00

Not bad is it? What about once per month? $1,986,543.00 

Now, let’s say we donate that latte once per week for one year, we would have raised a grand total of (drum roll please) $7,946,172. Go Washington County! 

Alright the rest of you Oregonians, I hear those wheels turning. I know you don’t want to get shown up by Washington county, so I’ve done the math for you. If just 10% of Oregon’s adult population donated that $3.75 each week for one full year, Oregon will be donating $56,907,747.00. Yeah Oregon!!!!!

Don’t worry all you other 49 states. I know you want to help too. If just 10% of the U.S. population were to help out our government, then at the end of one year, that once a week latte will have raised…$4,446,873,463.00   

That is four BILLION, four hundred forty six MILLION plus dollars! 

Just imagine, with our help, we may actually see the end of this country’s deficit in our lifetime, not just our children’s. No one would ever go hungry; There would be no homeless unless by choice. Maybe we could even find that cure for cancer. Am I dreaming? Maybe. But have we all forgotten the dreams of our youth?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I mean wasn't that the way our forefathers lived? If a neighbor needed help, a neighbor lent a hand.

 

 

According to the laws of aerodynamics, the bumblebee can’t fly either,

but the bumblebee doesn’t know anything about the laws of aerodynamics,

so it goes ahead and flies anyway. ~ Igor Sikorsky ~