What Sevenly Means to Us Personally

Personally, I, Emily, can relate to a number of charities that Sevenly has supported and raised money for. I find that I relate most to the National Autism Association charity. During my childhood, my mother worked as a teacher for those effected with Autism, so I spent a lot of time learning about it. I would also attend work functions with her and would interact with the children she worked with. Also, as I grew up I have had the chance to be friends and attend school with many children and young adults with Autism. This makes the charity have emotional relevance to me and I can understand raising awareness and helping families out is important.

While teaching, she was also an aid to students with Down syndrome; this allowed me to also have the chance to interact with those children. The teachers would have trips and days when they would take to the children to the movies and I would tag along. And I am glad that I was given the chance to interact and meet with them. This allows me to understand why it is important to help expecting parents understand Down syndrome and allow for more awareness in the population as well.

I, Dayna, appreciate the fact that Sevenly has donated to the Humane Society of the United 

States multiple times. I support the work the HSUS does, especially with pit bulls. As a pit bull 

owner myself, I am angered when I see the severe discrimination and abuse against that breed. 

The HSUS advocates in favor of pit bulls, working to end that discrimination and abuse by working 

with the national and state governments and legislators. Their message on that issue is that 

discriminating against a breed has been proven ineffective, because breed alone is not what makes 

a dog a danger to others. I love that Sevenly donates tens of thousands of dollars towards this 

cause, and many other causes that the HSUS fights for.

I, Jessi, find everything that sevenly does to be an inspiration. I personally have a hard 

time focusing on just one issue, or just one cause. So, I may not know much about every one of 

them – but I know about each of them a little bit. I also find it nice that I can pick and choose what 

cause I am supporting, and in the process I am also supporting good companies in the process. Out 

of the causes we chose to highlight I find that I align myself most with Mercy Ships. I think what 

they do is far different than any charity I have heard of before, and they help a variety of people 

with a variety of needs. I like that their cause can affect people in various places around the word, 

rather than having a focus on just once specific area. For me supporting a charity that supports a 

very wide variety of people matters most.