by Andrea Gaines | Apr 27, 2016 | Education, Making a difference, Non-profits, School, Volunteers, Water Filters
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” This is the quote that banners our website’s homepage (hop on over if you haven’t checked it out lately!). In my previous post about marathon running I mentioned the triumph of fundraising for the...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 25, 2016 | Education, Making a difference, Non-profits, Projects, Volunteers, Water Filters
Have you ever worked on something with a group of other people and realized that it was just better together? Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Habesha Momma takes teams to Ethiopia twice a year. There is no “I” when the...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 22, 2016 | Education, Kids, Making a difference, Non-profits, Water Filters
The girls in Girl Scout Troop 13 are an amazing group of young ladies and we were honored to be asked to speak with them about our water filter program through Habesha Momma. The girls were studying the WOW Journey (Wonder of Water) and had a full day planned learning...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 18, 2016 | Education, Kids, Making a difference, Money, Non-profits, School, Water Filters
(Image courtesy of www.freedigitalphotos.net) We all have a “why” for what we do. We get married because we fall in love. We go to college because we hope to get a good job. We go to work because we need to provide for ourselves and our family. We eat because we’re...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 15, 2016 | adoption, Education, Kids, Making a difference, Money, Non-profits, School, Volunteers, Water Filters
Investing doesn’t always reap a return. You can see that if you are investing in the stock market and you choose the wrong stock. Or if you choose a great stock and the market plummets. How about the person you see needing a hand up or encouragement to keep striving...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 13, 2016 | Education, Kids, Making a difference, Money, Non-profits, School, Volunteers
Invest: [inˈvest] VERB expend money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes, shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture (invest someone/something with) provide or endow someone or...
