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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No Footprint Too Small
I’ve been recently thinking to myself that I might stop donating my time to an organization called NILMDTS (Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep). An organization that provides the gift of remembrance photography for parents suffering the loss of a baby. This decision is not because I do not believe in the mission of… Continue reading No Footprint Too Small
Register, Be a Match, Save a Life
For years, I have admired Robin Roberts. First as a basketball player, then an ESPN sportscaster. Today, she is the anchor of Good Morning America and a breast cancer survivor. It is obvious that Robin Roberts is a fighter. In June, the world learned about her newest fight. She announced during Good Morning America that… Continue reading Register, Be a Match, Save a Life
Creating Possibilities
Do you take things for granted? Have you complained about having to go to work, to school, or to a practice? If you answered no, you are a liar. Each and every day we take life and its events for granted. We lose sight that being employed, receiving an education, and playing on a sports… Continue reading Creating Possibilities
Life-Changing Horse Play
Just minutes outside the hustle and bustle of the city there is a peaceful place that provides hope while changing the lives of children. It is place where neglected and abused horses are rescued, loved, rehabilitated, and trained to impact lives. It is a place where these four-legged creatures are the teachers and the lessons… Continue reading Life-Changing Horse Play
My Little Brother, My Friend
Three years ago, Erica met a young man at a fundraiser that made an impression. Mason was a fourteen year old boy who was waiting for a mentor through the Big Brother Big Sister program. He was tall, skinny, and loved basketball. Does that sound like anyone you know? Well, except for skinny. I am… Continue reading My Little Brother, My Friend
Can Dancing be a Special Experience?
As we walked through the door my heart raced and my hands were sweaty. I entered a place that was strange, different, and uncomfortable. It was filled with people who I didn't understand and a task that was daunting and scary. I had vowed at one point in my life that I would never step… Continue reading Can Dancing be a Special Experience?
A Short Drive with a Large Impact
"I would like to get more involved in my community, but I do not have time." "I'm just too busy with life to volunteer." "Life is too hectic for me to make a commitment to volunteering." I hear these words, these thoughts, too often. Each is an actual quote from someone I have talked with… Continue reading A Short Drive with a Large Impact
Keeping Pets at Home with Their Families
Our pets are valuable members of our family. We love them, care for them, and spoil them as if they are our children. We, in return, are given the joys of wagging tails, kisses, and endless amounts of unconditional love. As with other family members, our pets are deeply affected by life events and the… Continue reading Keeping Pets at Home with Their Families
Going Ham for Field Day
A tornado. A hurricane. An earthquake. A wildfire. In an instant, life changes. Communities are wiped out and destroyed. Homes and cars are totaled. Telephone poles are splintered in half. Cell phone towers blown over and eliminated. During these natural disasters all forms of communication are interrupted. Communities of people are cut off from the… Continue reading Going Ham for Field Day
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