{"id":6125,"date":"2025-11-27T15:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=6125"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:13:51","slug":"thanksgiving-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/27\/thanksgiving-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving&#8230; For YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This Thanksgiving, I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and it is all thanks to YOU.<\/strong>&nbsp;This year has been incredible because of your generosity and the life-changing impact it created. While we organized the fundraisers,&nbsp;<strong>your contributions fueled everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we didn&#8217;t just donate\u2014<strong>we delivered hope.<\/strong>&nbsp;Because of our joint efforts, you helped:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Support&nbsp;<strong>families of children<\/strong>&nbsp;facing life-threatening illnesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring the&nbsp;<strong>gift of music therapy<\/strong>&nbsp;to children at places like Dell Children&#8217;s Hospital.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustain a retreat center offering&nbsp;<strong>spiritual, educational, and recreational renewal.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide vital support for&nbsp;<strong>adolescents and young adults<\/strong>&nbsp;struggling with addiction, depression, and mental health challenges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharing opportunities to support efforts bringing <strong>Thanksgiving turkey dinners &nbsp;to families <\/strong>who may need a little extra help this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year we raised a total of&nbsp;<strong><mark>$7581<\/mark>!&nbsp;<\/strong><br><strong><em>THANK YOU<\/em> ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>$300 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moranch.org\">Mo Ranch<\/a> in the Texas Hill Country<br>$3001 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelikelukeoftexas.org\">Live Like Luke of Texas<\/a><br>$4030 to <a href=\"https:\/\/texasmusicproject.org\">Texas Music Project<\/a><br>$250 Value &#8211; Silent Auction Donation to <a href=\"https:\/\/themjcfoundation.org\">Michael James Cotton Foundation<\/a><br>Turkey Dinner Donations &#8211; Via <a href=\"https:\/\/bethany-umc.org\/\">Bethany United Methodist Church<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, our photography business has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/kgcommunityinvolvement.php\">supported so many worthy causes<\/a>, <em>making a difference in the lives of many people<\/em> in out community and beyond! 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