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Day 19: Donate Blood

Right now there are men, women, and children in hospital rooms in need of your blood, your plasma, your platelets.  They have serious illnesses, are awaiting blood transfusions, and preparing for surgery.  You could be the individual who saves these lives.  All you have to do is give up some time and donate.  Tonight I… Continue reading Day 19: Donate Blood

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Day 18: Take Time To Read

Making an investment in children is one of the best investment's you can make.  The payoff, for you as an individual, is great regardless of the size of the investment. Today, we made a small investment in a group of children at Adams Elementary.  I visited Mrs. Craig's class this afternoon to read them a… Continue reading Day 18: Take Time To Read

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Day 7: Food Donation

It is hard to believe that the first week of our 25 Days of Giving has come to an end.  It has been a great week of giving, helping others, learning lessons, and self-fulfillment.  It has also been nice to see that people from all over the country have accepted the challenge to make this… Continue reading Day 7: Food Donation

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Day 6: Game Donation

Do you like to play games?  Do you have a favorite board game?  Connect Four, Monopoly, and Battleship have been a few of my favorites since childhood.  Board games have played a huge role in my life over the years. As a child, my family sat down and played games at reunions, family events, and… Continue reading Day 6: Game Donation

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Be Thankful and Give

Thanksgiving.  A day that we all give thanks for the blessings and the people in our life.  It is also a day that many people, families, take time to serve meals for those less fortunate in our community.  For most, this is the one time during the year that they stop and give to those… Continue reading Be Thankful and Give

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Community Collaboration and a Baby Shower

Collaboration by definition is working together to achieve a goal.  In business and in the nonprofit world it is multiple organizations partnering to realize shared goals.  But does collaboration really exist?  Can people really put their own agendas, their beliefs, to the side in an effort to work together?  We constantly hear politicians talk about… Continue reading Community Collaboration and a Baby Shower

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Supporting Children of Sexual Abuse

"Child abuse is a problem that no one really talks about.  Abuse and neglect is the number one cause of injury to children in our country.  More children die of abuse or neglect than of natural causes."  -  Donna Miller I do not know Donna Miller, but I know that the words she has spoken… Continue reading Supporting Children of Sexual Abuse

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Books From the Heart

Every month, more than 1400 books are distributed to hospitalized children in Northeast Indiana.   Each book is delivered by a small cart powered by the strength of a volunteer and the love of an organization's heart.  Kate's Kart is a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide a comforting diversion for hospitalized children and… Continue reading Books From the Heart

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Handmade Blankets of Love

Can a blanket help  a child in need?  The answer is yes.  As a child, you may have had a favorite blanket.  A blanket that you slept with, ate with, and played with.  A best friend that was always by your side, in good times and in bad.  That blanket offered you a sense of… Continue reading Handmade Blankets of Love

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A Hometown Chef

They say that the third time is the charm. After life interfered with our plans to volunteer at the Mad Anthonys Children's Hope House we agree. Our two previous attempts to volunteer with the Children's Hope House were foiled by life. An ailing grandmother and her eventual death led to the postponement and rescheduling of… Continue reading A Hometown Chef