What does it mean to live a five star life? Is it a life filled with passion, excitement, and success? Thanks to a great program in the Michiana area, there are many students who can answer this question. These students are members of the Five Star Life family. Five Star Life is a not-for-profit organization that… Continue reading I Give it 5 Stars
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Provide a Helping Hand and Healing Heart
What is NILMDTS? Why do you do this? Those are always the first two questions I hear when I mention NILMDTS, Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. What? NILMDTS introduces remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture. Why? We believe these images serve… Continue reading Provide a Helping Hand and Healing Heart
A Dress for Success
Are you willing to venture outside of your comfort zone? Are you willing to commit to the unthinkable in an effort to put others first? Would you stretch your limits to make a difference? These are questions we must all consider in our daily lives. These are questions I have asked myself often and based on… Continue reading A Dress for Success
Read and be a Rock Star
We have all dreamed at some point about being a celebrity, a professional athlete, or maybe even a rock star. For most of us, we can only dream these thoughts of stardom. To be a famous musician, you have to be a master of your craft as a singer or guitar player. You have put in a lot… Continue reading Read and be a Rock Star
A Greyt Cause
Seven years ago we adopted a greyhound. We had no idea in that moment that the decision would change our lives forever. Jagged Puzzle was an ex-racer who had lived and raced in Daytona, Florida. After retirement, he was rescued by an organization in Indianapolis that rescues, cares for, and finds homes for these hounds.… Continue reading A Greyt Cause
Furnishing Help to Rebuild Lives
Our week 17 volunteer experience gave us an opportunity to spend time with an organization whose mission is to "furnish help to rebuild lives." It is an organization that lives and breathes this mission every day. The Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne provides furniture and household items to individuals and families who are… Continue reading Furnishing Help to Rebuild Lives
Sharing a Ribbon of Support
Cancer is a terrible disease. Most everyone has been affected in one way or another. It does not discriminate by race, gender, or ethnicity. It attacks anyone at anytime. We have experienced cancer first hand as most do. We have family members who have battled cancer and have lost in the end. We currently have… Continue reading Sharing a Ribbon of Support
Bread for the World
We were invited by Trinity English Lutheran Church to attend a forum about hunger and poverty. Trinity's Care Ministries asked us to attend the event in order to share our story of service with the congregation. They believed that our project was a great example and a compliment to the topic being discussed. This opportunity… Continue reading Bread for the World
A Clothing Ministry
We often rummage through our closets trying to find the right shirt and the right pants to make a perfect outfit. There are many instances in which we try many different items on before stating "I have nothing to wear." Obviously, when many of us say this we are using it as a figure of speech. … Continue reading A Clothing Ministry
A Little Brown Bag
We are a country that prides itself on power and wealth, yet there are millions of children who go hungry every day. It is our responsibility, not only as a nation, but also as individuals, to get involved. So, next time you pass someone on the street who is in need, remember how lucky you… Continue reading A Little Brown Bag
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