We applaud the compassionate Savannah, GA police officers who bought car seats for a Mom in need. After a routine traffic stop, the officers discovered two young children not secured in car seats. Instead of promptly charging the young mother who was driving the car, they instead listened. “The mother was only 21 years old… Read More
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
Thank You, Sheriff Lamb for thoughtfully honoring Veterans that the rest of us may have missed! Pinal County Sheriff is Helping Veterans Find Their Way Home. The calm, articulate presence of Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is impressive, his compassion even more so. Sheriff Lamb traveled across the country recently to research his new plan… Read More
Thank You Thursday is Dedicated to the Late George A. Boivin. Sometimes the smallest acts deserve the most profound gratitude. A man named George left a simple gift to the world, directed at no one, leaving no one out. As is a downtime habit of mine, I was reading Good News Network. Try it sometime… Read More
It’s National Pizza Day!! It’s Thank You Thursday!! What better time for us to show our appreciation for our favorite local Pizza restaurant? Brooklyn V’s, an awesome Gilbert, Arizona pizza shop is well-known among its regulars as a business that gives back. Besides making the best pizza in the East Valley, Brooklyn V’s owner Vito,… Read More
This Thank You Thursday is devoted to the little things. Things we might be thankful for everyday but that we usually take for granted. We shouldn’t need a special day for this, but I do appreciate that Thanksgiving has a way of making us pause and be grateful for family and friends, our health, our… Read More
HUD and VA Work to Find Permanent Homes for Homeless Veterans. A while back we celebrated the city of Tucson for their tireless, and successful I might add, efforts to get homeless Veterans off the streets and find them a decent place to live. Since then we’ve read countless articles posted by cities all over… Read More
Thank You Thursday Recognizes Mike Ables and U.S.VETS. The headline reads ‘Gift of Survival: U.S. VETS outreach distributes backpacks to homeless veterans’. Nancy Hutson’s post on the Daily Courier website goes on to say: “Twice a week, Ables scours the area in search of homeless veterans who might be able to benefit from transitional housing… Read More
After responding to a car burglary call, Phoenix Officers Cosner and Gallagher were dismayed to discover that a 5th grader’s backpack full of school books was among the missing items. One of the officers, noticing the girl’s Diamondbacks t-shirt…
So… right, I know it’s Saturday but I just couldn’t wait to post our next Thank You Thursday. We are thoroughly impressed with a fellow Gilbert, Arizona business owner who’s making a big difference in an admirable way. We visited Not Your Typical Deli this past Thursday after reading its awesome reviews on Yelp. It’s… Read More
