Last night, around 30 folks gathered in the parlor of the education building at First Christian Church of Wilson, NC for our book release party. We had a good time and some great conversation, with the help of Rev. Leigh Finnegan-Hosey as emcee and Rev. Blythe Taylor who led a conversation with me about the new book, Grace is a Pre-Existing Condition.
A portion of the proceeds from book sales at the event were donated to RIP Medical Debt. All in all, last night’s event raised $100 for the organization, which buys medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then abolishes the debt. Added to the more than $350 raised by our pre-order period, we’ve now helped forgive more than $45,000 in medical debt — since the debt can be purchased so cheaply, each $1 donation to RIP Medical Debt can forgive $100 in debt.
You helped do this. Thank you, thank you, thank you.