Posted by Lending Club :: November 25, 2009 @ 5:49 pm

We spend a lot of time reminding ourselves (and teaching our children) to say "Thank you!".   More often than not, this comes out of a need to be polite and respectful as the basis for human interactions.    This is fantastic and we should keep it up, but if you are like me, you have probably caught yourself saying "thank you" as a routine,  almost a (good) habit, but not a heartfelt show of gratitude.

That's why this Thanksgiving and Holiday season, we really want to thank our members for creating such a wonderful community that has propelled Lending Club and peer-to-peer lending to what we are today: a thriving financial alternative to the traditional banking industry and the world leading peer lending site.

We are also honored to be sponsoring an amazing event:  TweetsGiving 2009: changing the world through GRATITUDE.

Epic Change launched the original TweetsGiving last year and raised over $10,000 to build a classroom in Arusha, Tanzania.  This year, they are shooting for a groundswell of gratitude to build a technology lab at the same school, and we are more than happy to participate.  You can read more about their story here.

I encourage you to join the TweetsGiving Silicon Valley party tonight at Rosie McCann's Irish Pub in Santana Row, and perhaps you may score a LendingClub t-shirt!  More details about this event here.

Hope to see you there!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
@robgarciasj