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The Power of the Small: Empowering Kids with Cancer
Leukemia is an incredibly tragic burden for families with a loved one that is diagnosed. WIth an average treatment duration of 2-3 years, it leaves those impacted with enduring physical, social, and financial duress that is often extremely difficult to overcome for many families. Fortunately there are heroes in this story, and they don’t always…
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A New Kind of New Year Reset
Many people consider the month of January as a time to reset. New year challenges abound on social media and wherever else you consume information, from challenges to improve daily habits, to exercise, to diet, to time tracking, to the number of books you will read! I have been tempted to sign up for a…
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Empathy in Action: How Shopping Spreads Smiles and Hope to Underserved Kids
Ahead of the holiday shopping spree that starts after Thanksgiving, one Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit is ahead of the game! They have already gifted brand new necessities to hundreds of kids from low-income families in Texas. Kid’s Matter Kid’s Matter is a small nonprofit in Grapevine, Texas. Their mission is “helping children in need through programs…
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Change a person’s life on a Saturday morning
The first time I have ever used a power drill in my life was on a cool and crisp Saturday morning, when I used it to build a ramp. Yes you read that right. A ramp. ramp: a sloping surface connecting two different levels, as to the entrance or between floors of a building Dictionary.com…
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How We Helped Survivors of Domestic Violence
Have you ever wanted to help survivors of domestic violence? With the statistics of domestic violence in the US being that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, this is a cause that is close to many people’s hearts. However, volunteering in…