WFW

[40cakes]

Women for Women International (WFW) helps women in war torn countries rebuild their lives, families, and communities through financial and emotional support. [My Company] works with WFW to help us better understand the diverse situations that women and girls face around the world. We’ve teamed up with WFW for a second year to offer a volunteer opportunity to our employees.

So here's this awesome charity that gives money to women in war-torn countries, and if I sign up to do it, I don't have to pay money myself even, my company will do that part! All I have to do is write a letter to her once a month.

There's my problem. I am all for helping people, but I'm something awful at correspondence. I'm awful at getting back to PEOPLE I KNOW VERY WELL AND LIKE through email, and that's to discuss things of great awesome. I have no idea how to properly carry on a conversation with someone in dire straits. "That sucks that your house blew up. My house feels like a fire, too, that's why I have to keep my Pocky in the fridge!" I am the worst pen pal ever.

But I want to help! I'm just shit at being social! Does anyone do something like this? Advice on how to be a good person?

Comments

[zuppy28.livejournal.com]

I actually did something like this when I was a teenager, and my pen pal really just wanted to talk about everything BUT war and shitty stuff. She wanted to hear about my life, and talk about movies, etc. You could totally do that. And I heard last time that the peeps never wrote back, or they did like 3 months later, so it's not really CORRESPONDENCE. It's just writing a long blog entry to a lady in another country.

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...I could handle that! Seriously, when I used to have pen pals, I think we went back and forth about 3 times before I stopped...AND IT ALWAYS ENDED WITH ME BECAUSE I'M TERRIBLE!!!

But hey, I can do once every three months. And talk about movies!

Seriously.

[zuppy28.livejournal.com]

The gmail link for this one? Inmates need Pen Pals! www.meet-an-inmate.com

[cheekybaby.livejournal.com]

*shaking head* I have the exact same problem, so I'm just gon' sit back and read the answers you get. :)