Giving
Complete Weddings + Events has been in partnership with Global Partners in Hope since 2013 to build clean water wells and health centers that provide basic needs to individuals in developing areas in West Africa. Last year alone, Complete Weddings + Events raised $54,000 with the help of Complete staff, customers, and wedding industry partners. This year, we’re raising the bar with our do good campaign, extending our typical one-month donation period to two months to help us reach our biggest goal yet: $100,000 in one year!
A 2008 study by Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton and colleagues found that giving money to someone else lifted participants’ happiness more that spending it on themselves (despite participants’ prediction that spending on themselves would make them happier).
These good feelings are reflected in our biology. In a 2006 study, found that when people give to charities, it activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure, social connection, and trust, creating a “warm glow” effect. Scientists also believe that altruistic behavior releases endorphins in the brain, producing the positive feeling known as the “helper’s high.”
A Portion of Your Purchase is Donated
During the month of September and October, when you choose Complete Weddings + Events, 3% of your package goes to our Do Good Together 2022 fundraising initiative. Funds raised will go towards building two surgical rooms to benefit mothers and children in Togo, Africa. We thank all our couples and event coordinators for choosing Complete, and helping to make a difference with us!
Fundraising for Surgical Rooms
Having surgical rooms is the number one need requested by the Togo health center staff. Currently, without a surgical center, if an emergency C-section is needed to be performed during childbirth, the mother has to be transported to a hospital miles away risking both the mother and child during the long commute. These rooms would allow for surgical procedures, like C-sections, to be performed by trained on-site doctors. Learn more about these sustainable initiatives from Global Partners in Hope to improve the lives of women and children in West Africa.
Help Us Hit Our Goal
Our goal of $100,000 for the #DoGoodTogether initiative wouldn’t be possible without your support! Whether you’re adding Complete services this fall, helping to share our initative, or share what Complete can offer for those planning a wedding, support is appreciated on all levels! When you book any service this September or October (DJ, photography, videography, uplighting, coordination, or photo booth), a portion of the proceeds will go towards building surgical rooms to save women and children during childbirth.
Let’s Do This!
Ready to reserve services this month to ensure 3% of your purchase is donated to those in need? Contact Complete Weddings + Events to reserve your date for your corporate event, birthday, or wedding DJ, photo booth, photographer, videographer, coordinator, or lighting! For more information or to directly donate to the Do Good Together fundraising campaign, visit GlobalPartnersinHope.com.
Let’s Do Good Together!