Imagine the horror. For almost 60 seconds the ground shook like a thousand jack hammers pounding away…all at the same time. Buildings shook, then collapsed. Now, imagine being an orphan in Leogane, Haiti, the epicenter of the earthquake. For days they were without shelter, eating what they could find and […]
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Happy Father’s Day
What is a Dad? He’s someone who listens,suggests, and defends. Remember your children look up to you and not just because you are taller than them. Your children learn everything from what they see and what they hear. Use your words well, pay attention to your actions. And your child […]
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Medical Training for Women in War-Torn Countries
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) estimates that a woman dies every 28 minutes during childbirth in Afghanistan. To compare, the lifetime risk in industrialized countries is one in 8,000. Rabia always dreamed of becoming a midwife and helping women in her village in Afghanistan […]
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The Pillowcase Project
It is wonderful when I stumble upon a blog or website which introduces me to something fabulous and selfless like The Pillowcase Project which I found on “The Sewing Mommy’s” blog. The Pillowcase Project is an effort to provide new dresses for 700+ girls in Uganda. We organizing people to […]
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Soles4Souls from and for people in need
Soles4Souls has a simple concept: we get shoes and give them away. The charity distributes these shoes free of charge to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 10 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently […]
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Be in the (RED) | The Lazarus Effect
I don’t want to have to hurt you, but if you don’t read this post (thoughtfully) then I will virtually track you down, ask you for a high five and then smack your own hand into your face once I see your palm. 33 million people in the world have […]
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Giving Back is the New Black
Despite continuing reports about the failing economy, future professionals from The Delaware Academy Paul Mitchell Partner School and the nationwide Paul Mitchell beauty school network spent the months of February through April raising over $1.2 million in their annual charity “FUNraising” campaign. Now in its seventh year, the annual campaign […]