It’s Super Bowl week! And, it’s Souper Bowl Week! In 1990, a seminary intern delivered this simple prayer: “Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat.” Out of that prayer, Souper Bowl of Caring was born. The idea was [...]
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Sunday Service – Souper Bowl of Caring
January 29, 2012Sunday Service – MLK Day of Service
January 15, 2012Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring Dr. King’s life and legacy, and his impact on civil and human rights. Americans who do not have to report to work tomorrow are encouraged to view it as a day on instead of a day off - a day to serve to the local community. While doing some research for this [...]
Sunday Service – Boys and Girls Clubs
January 8, 2012A safe place to learn and grow… Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals… Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences… Hope and opportunity. For many of us, the above describes a happy home. Children need a safe place to learn and grow. They need ongoing relationships with caring adults. They need experiences to enhance their quality [...]
Sunday Service – Charity Navigator
December 11, 2011With so many requests from charitable organizations this time of year, how do you decide which is most worthy of your precious dollars? Sometimes, specific causes tug at our hearts. For example, I am a past board member of The Ohio Business Week Foundation, my Mom has Alzheimers, my Dad died of cancer, my son is a [...]
Sunday Service – Holiday spirit of giving
December 4, 2011Imagine being a child and seeing all the red and green or silver and blue of the holiday seasons. Imagine wide-eyed children looking at the latest toys in store windows, on TV or in advertising flyers. Imagine little children comparing lists for Santa or gift hopes for Channukah. No matter how much we might try to keep the emphasis [...]
Sunday Service – Support Small Business Saturday
November 20, 2011Typically, Sunday Service focuses on a non-profit organization or the many ways individuals can support non-profits besides just making cash donations. Today’s post is a little different, but still a way to help your community. This Saturday, November 26, is national “Small Business Saturday.” Supporting local small business is important to both the national and local economies. Shopping [...]
Sunday Service – Giving on any day
November 13, 2011Countless families, moved by a seasonal spirit of gratitide and giving, volunteer to at local food pantries, kitchens, and shelters to provide, cook or serve Thanksgiving meals. This week’s Sunday Service opportunity is to consider doing the same work in your community, but on a different day. Homeless, poor, elderly and other people need food every [...]
Sunday Service – The Fugee Family
October 30, 2011You know when something catches your eye, and you’re not quite sure why, but you’re just drawn to it? That’s what happened to me last week. I saw this tweet from @MargieClayman: What a lofty goal, one person trying to get 400,000 people to donate to anything! And, vowing not to blog until that goal [...]
Sunday Service – Trick or Treat for UNICEF
October 23, 2011Costumes, candy, pumpkins, spooky decorations; what does Halloween have to do to with charitable giving? I remember when I was a kid, each year there was an effort through the schools to encourage us to “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.” We were given small cardboard boxes to collect loose change as we collected chocolate bars and lollipops. We were [...]
Sunday Service – Stop the Oppression of Girls
October 16, 2011My daughter and I are reading Half The Sky, written by Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. We are going to hear Ms. WuDunn speak at The Ohio State University next month, and are eagerly anticipating that event. This moving book is about the horrific, oppressive treatment that women and girls endure [...]
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