Glamour Magazine "Have My Say" Submission - the Karen Gordon and Whole Child International Organization Story

Dear Editor

May I commend you on a real story of triumph and self
sacrifice? I can image there is no greater pain then
to see your marriage end and even worst still if there
is the humiliation of an unfaithful spouse who would
thereafter be so indecent as to flaunt his or hers
marital betrayals publicly with another.

It takes an even strong woman to deal with such a
matter when that pain is played out in the media or
public eye. While I do not pretend to know the
circumstance for which the storyline I am making
comment on brought about the conclusion of Karen
Gordon’s marriage I do commend her on turning to
something greater than herself or her own
understandings to reach out to those unfortunate in a
genuine rather than exploitative for the sole purpose
of media attention manner.

I enjoyed immensely the article you featured Karen
Gordon from lush Hollywood lifestyle to putting her
money and time into the reality of orphanage and
orphan life. It will appear that only the naive belief
that orphans taken from third world countries have
such a great life. Especially, when taken by
celebrities which is sheer nonsense. Like so many
children around the world such children taken also
undergo and endure misery at the hands of even the
most boastful celebrity. Neglect and abuses are not
solely the acts or abuses inflicted by the poor and
non elitism treated of the world.

In this article your representation of just how
beautiful and wonderful even orphanage life can be
with the thoughtful help and resources as was the case
through Karen Gordon's Whole Child International
organization warmed my heart thoroughly. I truly
believe that money sadly breeds in children a sorry
sense of entitlement and arrogance. This can be
especially true of the so called Hollywood children
whose over exposed lives due to parents who
deliberating parade them around for attention to
themselves merit sad results time and time again.
Ultimately, some of the happiest of children and
family life take place something even in the most
modest of financial circumstances.

Like Karen Gordon who is quoted in saying "money
doesn't make me happy,” I too know that authenticity,
truth, and honest win out every time over money for
me. I am a firm believer in keeping children in their
native country and environment rather than removing
them from the countries they most likely will never
again or know. The mother tongue languages that will
ultimately be lost or never spoken and the sense of
belonging that will ultimately lead them back to their
place origins in search of filling that void the comes
with being taking from your natural environment is
inevitable. Such a void no amount of money in the
world ever fills or can replace.

I love that through Karen Gordon's tireless dedication
and hard work these children in the orphanages she
assist never losing their sense of origins, language,
or sense of belonging. In addition to all that her
hard work preserves, Karen also provides these
children and orphanages with the means to stand
proudly and strong. Ultimately, to never need to be
party to some soapbox of what's hot now for media
attention shenanigans or publicist stunt exploitation.

May God truly bless this woman and all she has done.
She turned a most painful ending of a period in her
life into a whole hearted and dignified new beginning
for herself and for millions of orphans through out
the world. Her goal of helping the 8 million orphans
in the world is a goal I am certain she will more than
achieve. Her goals are far more worthy of public
praise and commendable then the collecting of orphans
from third world countries after running of with some
trusting and unsuspecting woman's husband off a film
shoot and wrecking their marriage in the process a
year later, for instance. Complete with alleged
biological claims even before ink to divorce papers
occurred. The disgrace of it all.

For Karen Gordon I wish the best and for her tireless
work I applaud her well and truly.

Music and fashion heavy weights team up for worthy cause

Music and fashion heavy weights team up for a worthy charity cause. Madonna and Gucci have joined forces to raise funds for orphans in Malawi. Madonna just last year set out to adopt a child legally from the impoverished southern African nation. Instead of simply taking a child from the struggling nation she has done so much more for the millions of orphans and people still living in poverty and impoverish lives.

I respect her greatly for the latter. Apparently, any donkey with money can take an African child, but it takes a rightful heart to give a damn about the millions left behind. My hat tips to her for her selfless efforts to provide a better way of life for those in Malawi and also treating them with dignity and re-enforcing their sense of pride as an African people.

Madonna has respectfully kept her adopted African son discreetly from the media circus that is so embraced by lesser celebrities who appear to use the African adoption claim as if some sort of humanitarian act amongst other dismaying claims. She has also both honored and treated with respect the living biological father of the African boy which is to say the least very commendable.

Madonna has come a long way from the days of rebellion and calamity to be in her own right a woman of example and strength. She stands alone proudly as co-founder of the Raising Malawi rather than as part of some over exposed and sadly flaunted Hollywood bs coupling which in itself distracts distastefully from any humanitarian cause if not puts people off all together.

Guy Richie is "REALLY" her man and not party to some sad frantic entrapment of the man as some others have publicly resorted to ridiculously. Madonna and Gucci will host a fund-raising event with dinner, a musical performance and a party on February 6 next year to mark the opening of Gucci's largest store in the world, on New York's Fifth Avenue.

Her co-founded Raising Malawi charity focuses on trying to end the poverty and hardship suffered by Malawi's 1 million orphans, many of whose parents died of AIDS.

"I am grateful that Gucci is joining forces with me to bring attention to a country with millions of children in desperate need of our help," Madonna said in a statement.

"Raising Malawi has already done tremendous work in helping these children. But we have much more to do and this event will surely bring us closer to our goal."

Cambodian Vision in Development

Check out the great works of a charity based in Cambodia I came across several months ago. They used to be affiliated with the actress Angelina Jolie that is until she decided it was humane to negate on financial funding she promised to pay them over a five-year contractual agreement term.

Meanwhile, they are keeping their hopes up of finding new sponsors and financial backing for the tremendously good and productive humanitarian efforts their charity brings to the nation of Cambodia. The director of Cambodian Vision in Development is a wonderful man called Mounh Sarath. He has dedicated himself to the principles of "TRUE" humanitarianism. To take a look at their website to see how you too can be apart of making a bigger difference click the above link or go to www.cambodianvision.com