Hands in the air and donate to a good cause

On my work walk for a good morning cup of Dunkin’ on Friday, I noticed the spot a block down from the library in the Village of Liverpool surrounded by police. No joke! And no crime. The local police departments were helping raise money or several deserving charities. Good work, all.

The Day Humanity Washed Ashore

My blogging friend from across the pond, Amanda Lyle, has shined her considerable light on a horrendous news event that’s stirring England and Europe. Her husband set up a charity after visiting the poor areas of Syria in 2013. Please click and take in the somber tale from the usually humorous Amanda. Source: The Day…

A whole lot of mentoring will be goin’ on

The members of the Syracuse Sunshine Rotary Club are getting fired up. It’s not the biggest organization going, this 20-or-so-member philanthropic club. But, oh, they have big dreams for a festival they’ve cooked up for Aug. 15 at Kellish Hill Farms in Manlius, just a bit to the southeast of the city. It’s a music…

Bags of Blessings (Feeding Hungry Children)

The Kindness Blog writes today about a program that packs and distributes food for those who really needs it. Bags of Blessings reaches children who feel the love and benefits. Click the link below and read the hand-written letters of appreciation. Also, thanks to Paul Curran for pointing the post out to me. Bags of…

Riding across this great big land for a worldly cause

Brian D’Apice stayed at my good friend Jim McKeever’s house through the Memorial Day Weekend. Anybody who’s read Jim’s passionate Irish Investigations blog know how he’s one to advance the good cause any way possible. And the work of D’Apice, this project he’s calling Bicycle Around America is a great cause. D’Apice’s pedal pushing began…

Army veteran to bicycle 10,000 miles around America

My friend Jim McKeever has discovered one of the best stories I’ve read in a long time. Please click below to read about Brian D’Apice, who in May will ride around the perimeter of the United States to raise money for two significant world causes, Pencils of Promise and Connecting Families. Army veteran to bicycle…

Collecting coats and gloves to help children in need

It’s become a regular mission for Syracuse hip-hop artists R Source and Tyler Walton. For the fourth year in a row, R R Source and Dutch Beetz have organized their Beat the Cole for the Kids campaign. The versatile entertainment veterans ask everybody to open their hearts and look in their closets for new warm…