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Kiva Lender Don
Location:
Waxhaw, NC, United States
Occupation:
Self Employed
I loan because:
I have experienced and observed the need for supporting and encouraging those people whose dreams and abilities exceed their immediate resources. Kiva provides an alternative and perhaps only source of financial aid to many borrowers. Here are two quotes that I have used to guide many of my personal actions. I hope they will inspire those of you who read them.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt
... the wisdom of choice: To try and fail is at least to learn; to fail to try is to suffer the inestimable loss of what might have been.
Chester Irving Barnard
About me:
I have been self employed for most of my life. I have engaged in many activities, beginning at age 11 by owning my own livestock and paying my way though college. I have worked in the chemical industry, ironworking, home building, real estate and other businesses.