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Are You Sitting Behind the Roadblock, or Finding an Alternate Route?
Giving to others seems easy, right? You collect stuff, get donations and then just give it to people who need it. Done. Right? Unfortunately, it’s really not that easy. When you start an effort like The Monkey Do Project, there’s a lot of planning that goes into it. You call people who don’t return calls, You more »
New Runner Turns Health Goal Into Helping Others
When Jason Bass turned 40 years old, he knew something had to change. He felt unhealthy and wanted to lose weight. He was having a mid-life crisis of sorts and he decided running was the answer. “I know it sounds silly, but it’s true. I always talked about losing weight, getting healthy, and running marathons more »
Everyday Warrior Supports Soldiers with Spotlight, Asks for Posts
I generally reserve the “GiveBackIn” section for nonprofit businesses or organizations that are doing really great things to help others. On occasion, though, an individual comes along with a cool idea that I think is worth sharing. Betsy Moats from the blog “Everyday Warrior” is one of those people. Betsy generally does a “Saturday Soundoff” more »
Help Spread Joy to 300 Kids for Christmas (It’s Easy!)
Imagine you’re a kid and you celebrate Christmas. Stores are playing non-stop Christmas music, holiday parties are in full swing and you are excited to see Santa and tell him your number one toy request. You wake up Christmas morning, run to the tree and find … nothing. Unfortunately this is a real scenario that will more »
Create ‘Blessing Bags’ to Help Those in Need
I ran across something on Pinterest a few days ago that stopped me in my (virtual) tracks. It was something that someone had pinned and called a “Blessing Bag”–a plastic, gallon-sized zipped bag full of travel size toiletries and some snacks (like packaged crackers). The person wrote in the comments to make them and keep in your car more »
Dad Raises Autism Awareness Amidst Hardships, Needs Help
Author’s Note: Generally the GiveBackIn section is reserved for stories about nonprofit groups and organizations. On occasion there comes a long a person’s individual story that deeply touches and equally amazes me. This is one of those times. The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of more »
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