Several months ago I sat in the upstairs booth of a very unassuming Japanese restaurant in Bangkok. The place was modest yet awesome, and in some ways mirrored my dinner companion. This was my first meeting with Dwight Turner who started and runs In Search of Sanuk, a project that helps refugee families and asylum… more…
Tag Archives: 10×10
week #5: Love in a Laundry Basket
Did you know that 10$ = one roll of quarters = the cost for one family to wash their clothes at a laundromat. One time. Most of us reading this blog, I’d dare to guess, have the luxury of at least having a washing machine- if not a matching dryer, in our home. We may… more…
Giving is Hard
I’m a few days behind on my post about “giving” this week. Instead of making excuses for how busy I’ve been, I’ve decided to go with the truth: Giving is Hard. Yep. Hard. Really? How hard can it be to give money away? Isn’t this blog supposed to be talking about how awesome giving is and… more…
week #2: mothers, marbles & fighting MS
When I remembered it was mother’s day, it wasn’t hard for me to pick which project I wanted to feature this week for #give10 x 10. Today we’re going to meet Connor and hear about his dream for his mom and how he became a world changer at age five. You briefly met Marbles4MS when… more…
#give10 kicks off with Traffick Jam Asia
The hardest part of kicking off the first week of #give10 year two has been deciding which of our 366 amazing year one causes to pick first. Last year when I had the same starter’s dilemma, I followed the age old advice that “Charity begins at home.” Since this worked before I’m going with that… more…