I learned something new about Amazon today from my friend Bill in Dickinson. Apparently, Amazon allows you to shop and give to charity at the same time. Who knew? The program is called AmazonSmile and it allows you to donate a portion ( 0.5% ) of certain purchases to one of a collection of charities. You [...]
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The Pope and the hog…
I have heard that Pope Francis is down-to-earth, but I did not know that he owned a motorcycle. And not just any motorcycle - a hog - a Dyna Super Glide Harley-Davidson. That is one heavenly ride, just not the ride one would expect for Pope Francis. A papal motorcycle - can you imagine? I [...]
The Investment Bank
One of my favorite business-based community initiatives comes from Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage. The initiative, Pay It Forward, which was started in 2008 by Michael Solberg (now the President and CEO of the Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage), has resulted in over $4.1 million being given to individuals, [...]
Can you help?
Today I am sharing with you a correspondence that was forwarded to me by my lovely friend Katherine Tweed who aside from being a fabulous person has community service hardwired into her soul. The correspondence comes from Erin Prochnow the Executive Director of YWCA Cass Clay and is a plea for help. I hope that [...]
What happens when you care…Aidan’s example.
I am adding a name to my favorite people list this evening - Aidan Thomas Hornaday. I learned about Aidan from my buddy B-Dubya (a.k.a. Barbara Wang). B-Dubya posted a video clip of an interview with Aidan on her Facebook page and...well, I fell head-over-heels in love with him. I know, it is difficult to [...]
And the winners are…
Today my little NDSU team participated in the Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the Sheltering Churches Project. We had an all female team and the three students who joined me - Tamara Nelson, Cari Oye, and Katie Schulz - did an incredible job! Tamara brought a huge crock pot of her secret family recipe chili and [...]
The urge to purge…
I have been feeling the urge to purge lately. I think it may have something to do with watching too much HGTV. Almost all the homes on those shows look clean, organized, and above all else - minimalistic. Living and cleaning seems easy in those homes. Folks have a few choice things they love around and [...]
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