Donate $10 & win a dinner w/ Paul and Torrey in L.A. Click on picture to donate.
Paul Wesley And Torrey DeVitto’s Newest Volunteers At Global Roots.
Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto, two rising stars in Hollywood, are the newest volunteers at Global Roots. Paul and Torrey met Global Roots founder Rick Montgomery when they were traveling in Italy and a friendship was immediately forged.
“I am very impressed by Paul and Torrey,” Rick wrote after meeting them in Gubbio, Umbria. “Most young stars care only about the advancement of their careers. I knew right away that Paul and Torrey are different. It doesn’t surprise me at all that they found each other in Hollywood and that the message of Global Roots is one that resonates with them. They are just the kind of high-powered, deeply spirited young people we need to spread the Global Roots message”.
Here is Paul’s reply:
Every day, I have to remind myself that I was born into a seemingly arbitrary circumstance which has allowed me to live a happy, healthy, and abundant life. But I’d be completely and utterly ignorant if I were unaware of how lucky I am. And how very different it all could have been. Every single second of every day, an innocent child is born into a given circumstance that does not grant them the same opportunities many of us have been luckily afforded.
To those children, a life of famine and poverty is nothing but the norm. It is our duty to always remember this. And most importantly, to do everything we possibly can to help those who are in need. I’ve been looking for an opportunity to become more charitable in a focused and organized effort, and I organically and fortuitously stumbled upon “Global Roots”. I am very proud to be a part of this program and my sincere hope is that more people will too.
Torrey’s comment:
“There is so much that we take for granted in life. We get so caught up in petty stuff that we get blinded, unable to see what is going on around us. Unaware of all the suffering going on in the world. There are millions of children who don’t even have the means to be fed every day. Working with Global Roots allows me and enables me to lend my hand to help be a part of ending that reality for as many children as possible. Being a part of something so pure is truly an honor.”
Donate $10 and win a dinner with Paul and Torrey in Los Angeles
Win a seat for $10
Send a $10 check to Global Roots (address below) and your name will be put into the hat that Torrey will draw from on November 5th. The event will be videoed and the winner will be posted on this page!
Global Roots
PO Box 28416
Portland, OR 97228
Or, to submit donations online with Paypal.
If you make a $100 tax-free donation to Global Roots your name will not only be put into the hat, you will also become a full member of Paul and Torrey’s Corner. Your name will be listed on this website and you will receive occasional newsletters and emails from Paul and Torrey’s corner.
The second seat is a little more expensive
The largest donation received by November 4th will also win a seat next to Paul and Torrey. All donations above $100 will be listed on this page so that you can track the winner. If you are under 18, we encourage you to take your parents to the Global Roots website, tell them about what we do and ask them to make a tax-free donation. Be sure to explain that 92% of all donations in 2010 were spent on projects not administration (such as executive salaries, lawyer fees, promotional events and advertising). Also, be sure to mention that Global Roots is a legal 501c3 nonprofit which means their donation can be written off on taxes!
The Global Roots Service Corps
If you are a fan of Paul and Torrey’s you might want to consider traveling on a Global Roots service trip to Africa next summer. Paul and Torrey will be there!
No money, no problem: launch your own fundraiser!
If you are attending high school or college it might be possible for you to launch a fundraiser at your school. We have already done this at high schools and universities across the country and you would travel for free if your fundraising campaign is successful. We will give you all of the tools you will need to convince your school and student body to sponsor a children’s garden of their own! Please email us for more info: info@globalroots.org
Global Roots Service Trip Grants
If you are not in a position to fundraise but you really want to take part in a Global Roots Service Trip, we are setting up a fund that will help enterprising but economically disadvantaged young people to travel for free. Please write info@globalroots.org for more info.
I was so touched that Paul and Torrey were a part of something so important that I couldn’t help but be a part of it and donate. I have found that many of the actors of TVD have charities that they support and I follow those charities on Twitter. I really feel like I’m a part of something special and if I hadn’t have come in contact with TVD and thought anything about Paul Wesley, I may have overlooked his personal interests and missed my chance to give to programs that need my and others help.
Paul and Torrey, YOU ROCK!!!!