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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Raking Leaves To Help A Neighbor
There is a lot to love about fall. Football, Halloween, and caramel apples are a few of the things we love most. The vibrant colors of a changing season are a beautiful scene. Leaves fall creating a layered palette in the yard. This palette, although pretty, is what I dislike most about the fall. I… Continue reading Raking Leaves To Help A Neighbor
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
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
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
Health Screenings and Warm Coats For Veterans
For twenty-two years the Healthy Cities Health Fair and Veterans' Stand Down has been serving the Fort Wayne community. Military veterans, as well as other individuals who are uninsured and/or underinsured in our community, have the opportunity to receive free, confidential health services. For many, this will be the only time in a given year… Continue reading Health Screenings and Warm Coats For Veterans
Celebrating a Forever Home
It is a September Saturday. The sun peaks through the clouds. The sounds of music fill the air. The grill is fired up and hot dogs cook in the concession stand. A crowd gathers to see the event participates. Some are big and strong. Others are athletic, nimble, and fast. The sound of the cowbell… Continue reading Celebrating a Forever Home
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
My life has been blessed by amazing women. I have an amazing wife. I am the father of two beautiful girls. I am the son of the world's greatest mother. I have a mother-in-law who has loved me with all of her heart since joining her family many years ago. These women, along with grandmothers,… Continue reading Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
A Decent Place To Live
I would like for you imagine a world where everyone had a decent place to live. Homelessness would not be an issue. Substandard housing unfit for man and beast would not house families with children. This world would provide individuals and families with a safe, dry place to call home. Could this world in our… Continue reading A Decent Place To Live
People Make Organizations Special
Week after week, our journey of giving takes us down a new road. An unknown path of emotion, inspiration, and reality. Each week is unique, but each week is the same. We witness great organizations serving the people of our community with a gentle hand, a caring heart, and a loving soul. Each non-profit has… Continue reading People Make Organizations Special
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