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Mission Memphis Day 22: Thanksgiving Day Project
The Experience Many people want to give back on Thanksgiving Day and do something to help others. There are many opportunities to volunteer in the community on Thanksgiving, but there are also opportunities to do projects together as a family … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing bags, DIY, empathy, family, gift bags, groups, home, homeless, homelessness, hunger, ily, kids, photography, projects, thanksgiving
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Mission Memphis Day 11: Memphis Empty Bowls Project
The Experience Let me just tell you. I LOVE the Memphis Empty Bowls Project. By first year standards By any standards, I’d call it a huge success. They had at least 60 volunteers with more waiting in the wings, the tickets sold … Continue reading
Mission Memphis Day 8: Meals on Wheels with MIFA
The History My relationship with MIFA started a long time ago. As December approached in my junior year of high school, my family and friends would ask what I wanted for Christmas. Something about that idea bothered me. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, generosity, gratitude, kids, meals on wheels, perspective, philanthropy, Santa, seniors, volunteer, volunteering, youth
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Mission Memphis Day 1: Cheer for the Kids
The Experience I was never a cheerleader, so I thought that volunteering with Cheer for the Kids would be a little out of my element. But I realized that this organization had a mission and a spirit I could relate … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheer, cheerleading, children, donations, kids, Make-A-Wish, philanthropy, volunteer, volunteering, wishes
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