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 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 11, 2016 | Making a difference, Marathon, Projects, Volunteers
We are 11 days into the Ripples of Change Marathon. How is everyone doing? Total miles walked as of 4/10/16 by those logging updates = 196.13 Total Teams participating = 14 Most miles walked by an individual = 36.5 by Sonya H. Way to go Sonya!! Registration is open...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 10, 2016 | Making a difference, Non-profits, Projects, School, Uncategorized
On any given day any one of us could walk out our door and witness pain, hurt, loneliness, homelessness, abuse, hunger, disparity, and a multitude of other social and economic human disasters. So much can be done to help and reach out. The wonderful thing is that...
by Andrea Gaines | Apr 6, 2016 | Making a difference, Projects, Uncategorized, Volunteers
If you spend any amount of time with me, you’ll find out quickly how much I LOVE Ethiopia. My family was blessed 8 years ago when we adopted our beautiful Ethiopian son, Messay. Even as a child, I knew that I would do missionary/humanitarian work in Africa....
