Running to Fight CancerPosted on Published August 30, 2019August 20, 2019 Christa Van Wieringen is a FABULOUS cancer survivor, raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through their Team in Training program. Her goal is to raise $10,000 to support blood cancer research, clinical trials and provide financial services to patients. She started using “Lymph-homie Society” as a hashtag on Instagram as a way to…
Celebrating over 850 Rescued AnimalsPosted on Published May 18, 2020August 15, 2019 Brown Dog Coalition and Rescue, of Hopkinton, MA is a foster-based animal rescue. They work to help find homes and stray animals new forever homes. This year they are celebrating 3 years as a rescue. In that time, they’ve saved and rehomed over 850 animals. This rescue is 100% volunteer run, with no paid staff….
Celebrating Over 100 Years of a Family Business in ChinatownPosted on Published August 30, 2019August 14, 2019 Established in 1891, Quong Yuen Shing was a business and cultural institution of New York City’s Chinatown. It sold everything from restaurant and laundry supplies, to silks and satins, to medicinal and dry goods, even becoming a wholesaler and distributor to the U.S. and overseas. The store also served as a post office for the men who…
Messages Written on Rocks Inspire KindnessPosted on Published August 30, 2019July 12, 2019 Megan Murphy started The Kindness Rocks Project after her personal hobby of painting inspirational messages on rocks went viral on social media. This hobby quickly turned from a personal project into a community initiative. The belief of The Kindness Rocks Project is that “one message at just the right moment can change someone’s day, outlook,…
A Rescue Goat Finds Her VoicePosted on Published May 18, 2020July 12, 2019 Susan Klingenberg started Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary (LBFS) in 2018 to be a home for abandoned and rescued farm animals of all shapes and sizes. One of the first animals Susan rescued was a little goat named Hopie. When Hopie came into Susan’s care, she could not walk and had no voice. But Susan saw…
Raising Funds for Shoes That GrowPosted on Published May 18, 2020July 12, 2019 Each summer, Corey James Morris travels with a missionary group to the underserved areas of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Here, they construct homes and host medical and dental clinics for people in need of care. While they were there last year, they noticed that many children in the area had not worn shoes, or were wearing shoes…
College Students Fight for Clarity About Sexual & Domestic ViolencePosted on Published August 30, 2019July 11, 2019 Did you know that in most states, when a student is convicted of sexual misconduct and dismissed from their college or university, there is little to no indication on their transcript as to why they were dismissed? At some institutions, a small asterisk acts as a catch-all notation to symbolize that the student has been dismissed, but…
Young Professionals Give Back to Their Community, TogetherPosted on Published July 24, 2020July 11, 2019 Give Back Jax is a group of service-hearted locals living in Jacksonville Beach, Florida who want to make a difference in their community in a social and fun way. They meet monthly for social activities to network, share ideas, and raise money for local charities. The group created these Give Back Jax logo tees to…
Fundraising for a Life-Changing SurgeryPosted on Published November 22, 2021July 10, 2019 Nicole Showalter created a Bonfire campaign to help raise money and awareness for her father, Todd’s Phrenic Nerve Repair surgery. In December of 2017, Todd had a routine shoulder surgery that ended in complications that drastically impacted his life. As a new way of administering pain medication to help curve the opioid crisis, the surgeons…
How After Hours Ministry is Helping Women in Los AngelesPosted on Published August 30, 2019June 19, 2019 After Hours Ministry is a faith-based nonprofit that does street outreach to women who are sexually exploited through street prostitution in Los Angeles every Friday night. We made shirts to remind our team and supporters that our mission is to Love Until the Last Lock Breaks, to bring God’s unconditional love to sexually exploited women….
A Journey to Start a Family with the Support of T-ShirtsPosted on Published August 30, 2019June 18, 2019 Angie and Vernon and I decided to take the next step in our journey to start a family. We have contracted IVFMD out of Naples, Florida to help us with that. While the doctors say we are both healthy, they cannot explain the unusual circumstances we have lived the last 4 years and three losses….
How the Ward Family Found Support for their AdoptionPosted on Published May 18, 2020June 18, 2019 Grant and Jana launched an adoption fundraiser through Bonfire to help support their adoption from India. While they already had three amazing children, they always knew that they wanted adoption to be a part of their story as a family.
