Tonight, I watched CNN’s presentation of “CNN HEROES: Everyday People Changing The World.” Listening to the stories of the 10 finalists and how they are changing the lives of so many people around the world, just inspires me even more to continue doing something philanthropic with the God-given gifts and talents God blessed me with. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
25 Nov
Deb Stewart Campaigns with Hope for the Holidays
Volunteers give something quite different and unique to the organizations they donate their time, money and energy to. The divine love, faith, stamina and compassion that personifies our human spirit, are the fruits that sanction our calling to be participators and not spectators when there is a human need to be met. We met Deb [...]
24 Nov
Happy Thanksgiving Day! Thanks for Giving!
Why do we pick out certain days of the year like Thanksgiving, Christmas, the fourth of July, Labor Day or even New Years Day, to get together, eat together, communicate together, cook great meals and celebrate together? Do we have to express how much we love those we care about only on Valentine’s Day? Do [...]
21 Nov
Saluting Valarie Brooks, Girl Talk Mentor
On an ordinary day in Charlotte, North Carolina, Valarie R. Brooks is known as the hardest working person in real estate, by connecting great people to great homes! While she finds immense pleasure in her career, there is something else that is near and dear to her heart; mentoring. When you engage in a conversation [...]
20 Nov
Saluting Kelly Hutchinson, Founder of R.E.F.O.R.M.
As a wife and mother of two sons, Kelly Hutchinson has developed a special interest in at-risk youth and young men who need a second chance to grow into healthy, productive men. In 2006, she founded R.E.F.O.R.M. (Rescuing Everyone From Offenses 2B Real Men). The program is geared toward men, ages 10-30, who have had [...]
18 Nov
Edifying The Community
By Kym Gordon Moore We are saturated every day with painstaking, horrendous stories in the news, online, through our mobile devices and newspapers that are impossible to run away from. Literally, we expect to get our daily intake of bad news so much, until when a good story rolls around about an advocate doing something [...]
