W. Somerset Maugham warns of choosing personality over character in friendships. I have been perhaps the most fortunate woman in the world to have had the mission of GEMS attract so many people with phenomenal personalities and characters to match.

I will leave you with this quote.

“. . . success is a combination of many things, but a good character is the foundation of the kind of success that will bring you real happiness. Choose your friends wisely-they will make or break you.” — J. Willard Marriott

I’ll start with the reason I created this blog in the first place:
To share the behind-the-scenes of our charity — our mission, our team, our initiatives — and what running a charity (especially a grassroots one) actually looks like.