Thank You Thursday honors Veterans Furniture Center There are upwards of 37,000 homeless Veterans in the United States. Though admittedly the numbers are slowly declining each year, there were nearly 1000 Veterans living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona in 2017. Did You Know: When the VA grants a housing voucher to a homeless Vet,… Read More
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Thank You Thursday Celebrates the Gilbert Chamber – Dr. Seuss Was Right!
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ~Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The folks at the Gilbert AZ Chamber of Commerce have a habit of making Christmas mean a little bit more. Thank You… Read More
Thank You Thursday recognizes Dana Lee Calabrese
There truly are good people in the world and we are incredibly impressed with one in particular this Thank You Thursday. A woman in Hollywood, CA showed kindness beyond what most of us would even consider. Read on, the article below from GoodNewsNetwork explains why we Thank Dana Lee Calabrese today. ~Bill After Homeless Man… Read More
K9s for Warriors gets our vote for Thank You Thursday
I recently read a fantastic National Geographic article online. It lead me to the K9s for Warriors website where I was thoroughly impressed. I’ve been following K9s for Warriors on Facebook for quite some time. Befitting its name, the organization provides service dogs to Veterans and active duty military personnel with PTSD and traumatic injury…. Read More
Thank You Thursday Recognizes a Giant
Google contributes far more than just help finding things on the internet. On their site google.org you’ll find that Google provides massive support for a wide variety of altruistic endevors. Today we noticed an article on GoodNewsNetwork. Google is providing 25,000 laptops to help Syrian Refugees assimilate into their new environment. I can’t even imagine… Read More
Our Thank You Thursday is Dedicated to LeAnne Quimby
The saying goes “You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”. LeAnne Quimby, my co-worker and my friend is gone but LeAnne didn’t fit the cliché. She inspired respect and admiration every day that she was here. I think I’ll mostly feel the absence of the way LeAnne could always, and I do mean… Read More
Thank You Thursday spotlights Jet Blue
We rag on the airlines all the time. Come on… you do it too. But if you look closely you’ll find that most airlines have a warm, fuzzy side. Southwest donated 20 million dollars last year in travel and cash to benefit Families Facing Serious Illness, Military and their Families, Disaster Preparedness and Response and… Read More