Diversity Event! :]

On October 4th I attended a Diversity Event led by Aldo Magazzeni.  I didn't know what this even was going to be about but after attended it I'm glad I did.  Aldo explained to us and told us about his nonprofit organization that he started called "Traveling Mercies."  His work has included the installation of a well in Eldoret, Kenya; water systems, day care centers and safe shelters for women and children in the Herat Province of Afganistan; and the installation of water catchments for the school buildings at the Tashirat Orphanage in Tepoztlan, Mexico.  Aldo's love of community service really guided him and led him in the right direction to start his non profit organization and truly push for what he believes in.  Aldo told us during his presentation that he once sold his BMW to raise money to build a water system.  That really shows, once again, how dedicated and determined he is about what he does.  Aldo said quote, "...to do something is to do it clearly and whole-heartedly."  He is the type of person that wishes to help people and hopes that people will see how far he came along to do what he did to help people who need it around the world.  Aldo also said that when he goes to the places and villages he helps out, it reminds him of home and where he was born which was in Italy.  He says that he asks people what they need and he gets it for them.  That is what our world should be like and I was very amazed and excited to hear that Aldo was stepping outside of the box and he was actually doing what so many people could and should be doing.  My favorite quote from his even was, "I am who I am today, because of the people that changed my life with experiences."