Saturday, October 22, 2016

How to Build Community

As a family we frequently visit the small towns and communities surrounding our favorite hiking spots. These charming towns take us back to a time when neighbors knew each other, people stopped in front of the local market to chat, and and overall slower pace to the day. 

I don't think these are days gone by, instead I really feel we need to manage our time and organize our priorities to create that type of lifestyle once again. Clearly the leisurely pace won't happen everyday, all the time. But occasionally I will feel I am living a glimpse of it, I make a point to observe the moments in action and soak up every drop.

On one of our family getaways I came across a beautiful hand made cloth banner with an image of a classic main street in small town America, and the following guide "How to Build a Community." Truly, stopped me in my tracks, for days.  


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How to Build a Community


TURN OFF YOUR TV ~ LEAVE YOUR HOUSE

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS 

LOOK UP WHEN YOU ARE WALKING

GREET PEOPLE ~ SIT ON YOUR STOOP 

PLANT FLOWERS ~ USE YOUR LIBRARY ~ PLAY TOGETHER 

BUY FROM LOCAL MERCHANTS ~ SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE 

HELP A LOST DOG ~ TAKE CHILDREN TO THE PARK 

GARDEN TOGETHER 

SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS 

FIX IT EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T BREAK IT 

HAVE POT LUCKS ~ HONOR ELDERS 

PICK UP LITTER ~ READ STORIES ALOUD 

DANCE IN THE STREET

TALK TO THE MAIL CARRIER

LISTEN TO THE BIRDS ~ PUT UP A SWING 

HELP CARRY SOMETHING HEAVY ~ BARTER FOR YOUR GOODS

START A TRADITION ~ ASK A QUESTION

HIRE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR ODD JOBS ~ ORGANIZE A BLOCK PARTY

BAKE EXTRA AND SHARE

ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT

OPEN YOUR SHADES ~ SING TOGETHER

SHARE YOUR SKILLS ~ TAKE BACK THE NIGHT

TURN UP THE MUSIC ~ TURN DOWN THE MUSIC

LISTEN BEFORE YOU ACT IN ANGER

MEDIATE A CONFLICT ~ SEEK TO UNDERSTAND

LEARN FROM A NEW AND UNCOMFORTABLE ANGLE

KNOW THAT NO ONE IS SILENT THOUGHT MANY ARE NOT HEARD 

~~ WORK TO CHANGE THIS ~~




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Friday, October 14, 2016

#1ManHelping1000s Give Now. Give Today. $Any Amount $5 $10 Medical Relief to Children

Donations are a personal choice, and that's why you have never seen me ask for funding before. I do it NOW because I know funding ONE MAN = Helping 100's. 


And his mission team impacts 1,000's . . .

This is my amazing bro-cousin Derek Rogoz. This is his 2nd trip with as a student with Doctors Without Borders. He has witnessed first hand the tremendous aid in medical care HE CAN provide to those in need on these trips. 

#Hurricane Matthew Medical Relief #1ManHelping1000s
Your dollars help get his HANDS their on site
to provide medical aid to these cute faces.


All candidates simply need to fund their own air and travel expenses, medical supplies are donated. By supporting him & funding his mission you know HE is HANDS ON helping the most impoverished. 


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Hearing his eye-witness account helps me know the money is not spent hap-hazardly. Specifically on this trip HE WILL give medical care to help the 100,000 left displaced and in dire need of care after Hurricane Matthew. He came home from his first trip, sharing with us at Sunday dinner, the extreme poverty conditions he witnessed. 

When one family member asked "how were their homes affected?" He replied "what homes? They are shacks, made of cardboard and metal. It is not this, not brick and siding, what WE call home."


When one family member asked "how were their homes affected?" He replied "what homes? They are shacks, made of cardboard and metal. It is not this, not brick and siding, what WE call home."

One man making a difference to 100's... when can you say you KNOW your dollars went to help 100+ people? Give what you can. Give today!!

Thanks, from these cute faces!! 

Don't wait - Christmas is Here... Give What you Can. Give Today. $5, $10, all is welcome!


#HelpHaiti

#HurricaneMatthew 



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Joanne

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