Update: Since I first published this post in October, a generous donor established a matching grant of up to $3,000 for our The Shoe that Grows Fundraiser. With the addition of the matching grant, we have now raised $6,100 of our $9,000 goal! Would…
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” ~ Malala Yousafzai I am continuing to learn from Brian Sooy’s book “Raise Your Voice: A Cause Manifesto.” This week I have been focusing…
“The mere imparting of information is not education.” ~ Carter G. Woodson A few days after I posted my blog article “One Girl At A Time”, Girl Rising and Let Girls Learn announced their joint initiative…
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~ Nelson Mandela The organization Girl Rising estimates that there are 62 million girls worldwide who do not attend school. Some reasons why…
“I believe God wants us to love others so much that we will go to extremes to help them.” ~ Alexis Lopez, Cambodia 2014 & 2015 Mission Team Member When I first traveled to Cambodia in October 2013, I had no idea how the mission trip…
During my mission trips to Cambodia, I have become acquainted with many children and young adults who are orphans living without birth certificates or any form of legal documentation. There lives are filled with unanswered questions about how they…
Our July 19th, Sunday afternoon Jeep Meet For A Cause was an amazing success!! The ‘Lightweight4x4′ and “We R Lifted’ Jeep Clubs led a group of South Florida Jeep and 4×4 Club members, driving in caravan style from…
I have been confined to my bed for the last few days with a respiratory infection. Although I really dislike having to stay home in bed, these days have given me time to reflect. One of my reflections has been to look back over the last year and…
Early on Saturday morning, June 20, our KidPower2015 team loaded up the bikes, the bicycle generator components, the blenders, and fresh smoothie ingredients and headed out to the ORACLE Users’ Group (ODTUG) Kscope15 Conference Community…
“All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.” ~ Malala Yousafzai Last week, I had good news about three girls in my life. First, my sponsorship package from Razia’s Ray of Hope arrived last Friday with a…