giving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
by Jill Greenlaw on November 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite charities, the Ronald McDonald House, in Loma Linda California this last weekend. We spoke with Karen who is the Director of Operations and took a tour of their facility. I learned what they are doing to provide stability and…
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giving back • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
by Mom It Forward on November 16th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Baby Care—If you've lived long enough, you've had at least one of those moments, those epiphanic instances when a particular need or thought strikes you with mind-bending force. For a woman named Kathy Dalton, it was when she heard a woman talk about having to wrap her own baby…
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giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on November 7th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Service—Your Season of Service challenge this week is to research, or in other words, to systematically investigate and study things so that you can gain a new understanding of them. This isn't necessarily about doing anything physical per se; it's more about acquiring knowledge that will make you more…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Mom It Forward on November 4th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Service—I had the opportunity to go with Mom It Forward to the Habitat for Humanity build here in Utah this last weekend. I wasn't sure what to expect when I signed up to help for this project. Before we began, the general contractor for Habitat and Libby's rep helped…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Community—Fall ushers in a season that is sure to be full of wonderful sights, smells, and sounds for most—colorful leaves, apples, pumpkin, children giggling as they count their Halloween candy, and families reuniting over turkey and sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving.
But for some people facing hunger this year, unfortunately,…
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