One Spark Foundation

I'm reaching out to all my One Spark Foundation crew.
We are in need of donations for a family that has been through some traumatic situations recently.
They are good people and work every day. They need our help to get by.
Imagine working full-time, having children, and your pay is the same as your first paycheck. Your second paycheck goes to pay utilities and groceries.
There is not enough funds for these families to get by. I would ask if you have $1.00, please take time to hit the link and donate to assist in helping this family.

If you would like to come by and say hello and leave your donation with us at the office for the family we would be greatful.
725 E. 10th St. N
Wichita, KS 67214

If you can, please donate to:

Spark Giver Give $25 to help families who need help with food, and hygiene.

It will be hot in the coming weeks, and expenses for One Spark continue to go up. If you can, please take time to donate through the Amazon link. They will ship the product directly to our door.

It is going to take all of us to continue to provide food and necessities for our friends in the city.
Your help and donation are never overlooked and are greatly appreciated. If you don't want to go to Amazon, you can donate directly through Zeffy.

Zeffy Donation Link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/new-years-resolution-pledge

Amazon Wish List link:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JF09L8MJKEQT?ref_=wl_share

The concrete shimmered like glass. At 2:00 PM, the city pavement reached 140 degrees, radiating a heavy, breathless heat that trapped everything in its rise.

Marcus sat on his rolled-up sleeping bag outside the grocery store. His entire world was currently reduced to finding a sliver of shade. The brick wall behind him was too hot to lean against. His plastic water bottle sat beside him, the remaining liquid warm and uninviting. In weather like this, the street wasn't just uncomfortable; it was a furnace. Marcus could feel his headache intensifying, a familiar and dangerous warning sign of heat exhaustion.

Passersby hurried past, rushing from their air-conditioned cars into the air-conditioned store. To them, the heat was a thirty-second inconvenience. To Marcus, it was an inescapable weight. He wiped the sweat from his eyes, watching a mother and her young son approach the entrance.

The boy, holding a cold, sweating bottle of sports drink, stopped. He looked at Marcus, then down at his own drink, and back up at his mother. He pulled her sleeve and whispered something. She looked at Marcus, her expression shifting from distraction to sudden realization. She nodded.

A few minutes later, the boy walked over and handed Marcus a freezing cold, sweating bottle of water and a fresh sports drink, straight from the store's cooler.

His mother followed, handing Marcus a broad-brimmed hat and a voucher for a hot-weather shelter downtown. "Stay safe out there," she said softly.

The press of that freezing bottle against Marcus’s overheated palms brought instant, overwhelming relief.

It wasn't just the hydration; it was the sudden, life-saving recognition of his humanity on a day when the elements felt entirely hostile.

Summer heat kills more people every year than blizzards, yet cooling shelters and hydration stations run entirely on community support. A simple donation of water, sun protection, or funding for cooling centers can be the exact line between a medical emergency and survival for someone living on the street today.

Spark Giver Give $25 to help families who need help with food, and hygiene.