{"id":4615,"date":"2014-04-01T22:11:58","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T05:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2014-04-01T22:11:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T05:11:58","slug":"local-couple-launches-charitable-direct-giving-service-from-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4615","title":{"rendered":"Local Couple Launches Charitable Direct Giving Service from Garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"garage<\/a>With so many inspirational stories (and a recent car commercial) dealing with successful enterprises beginning in garages, Tom and Rose Halsor decided to roll the dice and give it a shot themselves. Last fall, with little more than a can-do attitude and a desire to help those less fortunate, the resourceful couple launched a direct-giving charity out of the garage of their Stapleton residence.\n\n\u201cThe great thing about this form of giving is the fact that there\u2019s no middle man,\u201d says Tom, who also works as a financial planner. \u201cAll we have to do is leave the garage door open for fifteen or twenty minutes and take Brody and Gus (the couple\u2019s prize Weimaranar pups) for a walk around Central Park, and everything is picked up quietly and efficiently. Then, we assume, the products get right to those who need them. We use ADP\u2019s, or \u2018Anonymous Distribution Partners,\u2019 for all of our pickups and deliveries. There are none of the costs or hassles involved in the traditional modes of transport or distribution that you\u2019d normally have to deal with. And the best thing is, the ADP\u2019s work for free. They usually drive slowly into the alley in beat-up pickup trucks to load up our possessions, and surprisingly, the neighbors and police don\u2019t even seem to notice them.\u201d\nAmong the myriad of primary-need durable goods provided by the Halsors, the most sought-after items thus far have been high-end bicycles, power tools, camping equipment, winter sports gear, car tires, strollers, and anything else that isn\u2019t nailed down.\n\u201cWe don\u2019t even have to open the garage all the way,\u201d adds Rose. \u201cSo if there\u2019s rain or snow, we don\u2019t have to worry about our garage walls or floor getting wet or dirty. The ADP\u2019s will slide right under the door even if we just leave it cracked open a few feet and take everything we own.\u201d\nThe Halsors are currently seeing massive financial losses through the endeavor, but they remain unfazed. \u201cWe didn\u2019t get into this thing to break even,\u201d muses Tom. \u201cIt\u2019s a nonprofit. Do what you love, and the money will come, right?\u201d\nAdds Rose, \u201chonestly, any time I see an economically disadvantaged individual riding a $2500 Specialized Carbon Downhill mountain bike down the street, my heart nearly bursts with the joy of giving. I did that. That came from my garage. I played a positive role in somebody\u2019s life. You just can\u2019t put a price tag on that.\u201d\nNot content to remain with the status quo, this entrepreneurial whiz-couple plans an expansion into lawn furnishings, grills, and sprinkler system copper piping by year-end.\n\u201cGrow the business,\u201d Tom says with a wide smile, \u201cthat is our mantra.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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