With the daily bad news of the economy it’s easy to tightenul your wallet and feel sorry for yourself. But the truth of the matter is that even with job losses and tough times, we’re more wealthy and more fortunate than so many. You don’t even have to look very far to see it in your [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Charity’
June 9, 2008
Cruising for the Cure
Sorry I’ve been somewhat “absent” the past week. We went on vacation and that meant from this little blog, too… for part of the trip, anyway! More on our trip later, but I have something on my mind tonight that I just really wanted to share.
First off, if you are a regular reader of this [...]
May 29, 2008
Give ‘em the boot!
Just a quick note today from a friend of mine who is married to a Boise Firefighter that I thought I’d share with you here:
The firemen and their families will be out at the main intersections on Fairview/Milwaukee and Fairview/Cole this Saturday to collect money for MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, 100% of the money goes to MDA, [...]
May 27, 2008
Help for the Coburn Family – JUNE 7 EVENT
We had some friends over this weekend for a BBQ and officially test out our imaginary table (see previous post “Shattered” for details…). Table aside, I got a great tip from one of my friends who told me about a fantastic home decor place I’ve been wanting to check out in Nampa called “Graples.” It’s [...]
April 2, 2008
Bowling for everyone!
When I was in my freshmen year of college at Uof I, I sang with a group called the “Vandaleers.” It was a phenomenal year to be part of that group because we were invited to sing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall and also sang at the Kennedy Center in D.C. [...]
November 25, 2007
Sweep Thanksgiving Under the Rug
We decorated our tree this morning. It was the culminating event to the completion of all indoor decorations. The stockings are hung over the fireplace with care. The rug has been vacuumed and the floor is now bare (i.e. swept). The only thing left is exterior lights….oh ya, and presents.
This is the Thanksgiving weekend tradition [...]
November 19, 2007
Charitable Shopping for the Holidays May Start @ Home
Have you been getting bombarded with charity calls lately? I just got off the phone with another one. While we don’t do any of that over the phone for security reasons, it did get me thinking about a topic that’s near to my heart.
Now that my kids are growing out of certain clothes and toys [...]
November 1, 2007
T-23 Days to Christmas Shopping
With Halloween done and over, ’tis the season (or it will be soon!) to think about year end charitable giving. Thanksgiving (which is just 22 days away) may not even be on your radar, but if charitable giving is part of your Christmas tradition, you’ve likely already started thinking about it.
Recently, I noticed a local story [...]
