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Volunteers change their local environment by improving quality of life for their neighborhoods, communities, and local charitable organizations. Regional recipients of their altruism are made better...
View ArticleProject Management Institute Educational Foundation
Project Management is a career, but it is also a great life skill. Think about it – everything is a project – my daughter’s birthday party, a food drive, or a fundraising gala. Today’s organization...
View ArticleMookie’s Teeth
Student loans seem to be commonplace these days. Tuition costs are rising and most jobs require a college degree to even be considered. Many families struggle with funding a college education, but...
View ArticleCookie Cart
A while back today’s organization visited my workplace to sell cookies. The cookies were delicious, but had no impact on my desire to write about this great organization. Cookie Cart began in the...
View ArticleLife Vest Inside
This year I have had a series of posts about kindness to highlight that kindness makes a difference. Some stories included a volunteer becoming a client, how to be kind to those who are different, and...
View ArticleEarth Rangers
My daughter loves animals. She has been reading about animals since she was old enough to read. She loves all animals so when I saw today’s organization I immediately thought of her. Earth Rangers is...
View ArticleOASIS
There is a saying the 50 is the new 40. Advances in health care, nutrition, and lifestyle allows us to live longer. Today’s organization is promoting successful aging for those over the age of 50. In...
View ArticleThe Edible Schoolyard Project
I grew up watching my mother and grandmother tend their huge gardens full of vegetables and some fruits. In the last couple years I have started a small garden at home and have watched my kids enjoy...
View ArticleThe Raptor Center
Most of the organizations I write about are places I have never visited. In December, I visited today’s organization along with my family. The Raptor Center was an interesting place to visit and an...
View ArticleATMA SEVA
Becoming a monk or a nun involves full-immersion into a monastic lifestyle in which one becomes fully devoted to spiritual pursuits. Devotion like this, be it spiritual or to a broader effort to...
View ArticleConnecting for Good
Most of use the Internet every day – staying in touch with friends, reading about current events, menu planning, and most jobs now utilize the Internet. Imagine if you were unable to afford having an...
View ArticleAction For Healthy Kids
I recently had the opportunity to interview Rob Bisceglie, the CEO of Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK). This organization works to fight childhood obesity, undernourishment and physical inactivity by...
View ArticleLife Pieces to Masterpieces
According to the 2012 United States Census, individuals who graduate from high school earn an average of $10,000 more annually than those who do not. Average annual income raises almost $10,000 more...
View ArticleA Rotta Love Plus
In school this past spring, my daughter was given an assignment to write a persuasive letter to her parents. She attempted to persuade us to get a dog…I think she may have convinced her father, but...
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