Monday, May 10, 2010

Rain or Shine, We Love Franklin!

As most of us know, Middle Tennessee saw historic flooding last week. Philanthropy and several other downtown Franklin businesses saw some flooding in store. We received several feet of water in our basement. Luckily, with the help of the Heritage Foundation, we were able to open our store last Wednesday, and even though we had some loss most of our inventory is kept upstairs. Many residents in our community have lost so much more- their homes, possessions, vehicles... everything. We've heard some sad stories this week... and yet we've been struck by the selflessness these victims have. One family who suffered through the flood AND a house fire were housing and caring for neighbors in their parents home. Wow! Franklin is TRUELY a beautiful community, full of loving, helping hearts. We are reminded of this everyday when our locals grace the store, shopping at Philanthropy so that they can make a difference both globally and locally.

We are excited to announce our Franklin Flood Relief Campaign. We are in the process of having shirts designed and printed up, and 100% of the profits will go right back in to the community, helping flood victims. Please add us on Facebook to receive updates on the shirt, as well as this new campaign.

Thank you for shopping and giving back- so many of our customers have told us they make a point to shop in downtown Franklin to support small business. What a blessing you are!