-Blog post by Reed Sandridge in Washington, D.C. Seven years ago Winston Duncan started an amazing organization that would send bicycles to needy individuals in Africa. Now in and of itself this is a tremendous idea and a worthy endeavor, but what makes it extra special is Winston. You see he was only 10 years [...]
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Week 50 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Wheels to Africa
Posted in Volunteering, tagged Africa, bicycles, bikes, ideas, inspiring, leaders, nonprofits, students, transportation, volunteering, volunteers on January 17, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Week 37 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Solar Decathlon
Posted in Volunteering, tagged bicycling, bikes, competition, energy, energy efficiency, future, living, solar, transportation, volunteering, volunteers, Washington DC on October 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
-Blog post by Reed Sandridge of Washington, D.C. Before I share this blog entry with you, I want to wish my father a very happy birthday today – he turns 71! I love you dad! Bikes parked at the WABA Bike Valet When I visit a city I try to see it by foot or [...]
Week 29 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Vietnam Memorial
Posted in Volunteering, tagged memorial, military, remembrance, respect, service, Soldiers, veterans, video, Vietnam, volunteering, volunteers, Washington DC on August 9, 2011 | 11 Comments »
-Blog post by Reed Sandridge from Washington, DC Not even 15 minutes after the sun crested the horizon this past Saturday morning, 20 members of the Montgomery County Chapter 641 of the Vietnam Veterans of America grabbed buckets and brushes and walked down the stone pathway toward one of the most iconic memorials in the [...]
Week 28 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Let’s Get Ready
Posted in Volunteering, tagged careers, children, college, Education, high school, kids, networking, New York City, students, volunteering, volunteers on August 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Blog post by Reed Sandridge of Washington, DC Although his eyes seemed to dance around the room, I would later learn that Antoine was indeed paying attention. Seated at a small table on the third floor of Robert F. Wagner Middle School on New York’s East Side, the soon to be high school junior’s mind [...]
Week 27 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: DC Central Kitchen
Posted in Volunteering, tagged donations, food, hunger, kitchen, recipients, soup kitchens, statistics, trade shows, video, volunteers, year of giving on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Blog post by Reed Sandridge from Washington, DC 50.2 million Americans live in food insecure households, 33 million adults and 17.2 million children. Feeding America goes on to report that 7.8 percent of seniors living alone were also food insecure. Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas all report more than 17% of their households facing food insecurity. Washington, [...]
Week 26 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Lucky Dog Animal Rescue
Posted in Volunteering, tagged adoption, animals, dogs, pets, rescue, volunteering, volunteers, Washington DC on July 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Blog post by Reed Sandridge of Washington, DC According to the American Humane Society’s webpage, 56% of dogs that enter into shelters are killed. This fact disturbs me so much that I almost didn’t put it in the blog, but I think it’s important that we know the truth. Fortunately there are organizations out there [...]
Week 25 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Leadership Greater Washington
Posted in Volunteering, tagged gardening, service, volunteering, volunteers, Washington DC on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Blog post by Reed Sandridge from Washington, DC Volunteer Days is an annual event organized by Leadership Greater Washington (LGW) that focuses on giving back to the community. LGW is a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to identify and connect diverse local leaders in order to facilitate finding solutions to regional challenges. I got introduced [...]
Week 21 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: National Conference on Volunteerism and Service
Posted in Volunteering, tagged conferences, Hands On Network, Katrina, NCVS, New Orleans, Points of Light, service, volunteering, volunteers on June 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
-Blog post by Reed Sandridge from Washington, DC Last week I attended the National Conference on Volunteerism and Service (NCVS) in New Orleans. The Big Easy seemed like an appropriate backdrop for an event talking about how to effectively mobilize people to serve. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers helped this special city rebuild itself after [...]
Week 20 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Yachad DC
Posted in Volunteering, tagged afordable housing, community, construction, Fort Totten, gentrification, housing, refurbishing, urban planning, volunteering, volunteers, Washington DC on June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blog post by Reed from Washington, DC Last year I gave my $10 to several people who were victims the gentrification that is taking place in DC. Ca’ Vonn E. stands out the most. I met her in the Shaw neighborhood at the controversial plot of land referred to as Parcel 42; land that the [...]
Week 16 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Francis-Stevens Education Campus
Posted in Volunteering, tagged environment, helping others, landscaping, outdoors, projects, schools, students, volunteering, volunteers on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Blog post by Reed from Washington, DC Thanks for all of the nice comments I received about yesterday’s post about my mother. Although she passed away more than four years ago now, Mothers Day continues to be a day where I honor her and remember what a wonderful person she was. To shift gears a [...]
Week 15 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Servathon 2011
Posted in Volunteering, tagged DC, helping others, schools, service, volunteering, volunteers, washington, weather on May 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Blog post by Reed from Washington, DC Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much. ~Helen Keller The above quote is particularly relevant to today’s post. As you know every Monday I bring you a blog post of my weekly volunteer activities. Today’s service project was one that I took part [...]
One Brick
Posted in Volunteering, tagged awesome, good, helping others, nonprofits, One Brick, volunteering, volunteers on April 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blog post by Reed from Washington, DC This is my fourth day of focusing on the great resources that we have to volunteer opportunities. Have you signed up for one of the organizations that I have showcased? Are you going to? I hope so. Today’s organization is One Brick, an organization headquartered in San Francisco [...]
Earth Day Network
Posted in Volunteering, tagged conservation, Earth Day, environment, future, movements, volunteering, volunteerism, volunteers on April 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Blog post by Reed from Washington, DC Today is Earth Day and I can’t think of a more appropriate volunteer resource today than the Earth Day Network (EDN) website. They have an entire list of events happening all around the United States and even some international countries as well. Punch in your zip code and [...]
Week 13 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: So Others Might Eat
Posted in Volunteering, tagged DC, homeless, kitchens, neighborhoods, Reed, shelter, volunteering, volunteers, washington on April 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Blog post by Reed, a Kindness Investor from Washington, DC On Day 227 of last year I introduced you to my 277th recipient, Michelle B. With an infectious smile and a “let’s get it done” attitude, Michelle keeps the dining room at So Others Might Eat (SOME) in order. The guests are warmed by her [...]
Volunteers wanted!
Posted in Volunteering, tagged DC, facebook, help wanted, helping others, kindness investors, volunteering, volunteers, washington, worldwide day of giving on April 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Blog post by Reed S., a Kindness Investor from Washington, DC. I’m looking for volunteers for four things. Two of the items can be done anywhere in the world, so there’s something for everyone! On Saturday April 16th I am volunteering at DC Servathon, a city-wide volunteer movement. I am leading a small team of people [...]
Week 11 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: Junior League of Atlanta
Posted in Volunteering, tagged Atlanta, helping others, junior league, nonprofits, speaking, travel, volunteering, volunteers on April 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It was a slow week on the blog. We are without a Kindness Investor to share a daily story of giving from some part of the world. If you or someone you know are out of work or underemployed and would like to become a Kindness Investor for seven days, shoot me a message! My [...]
Kindness Investor Wanted
Posted in Kindness Investors, tagged jobs, Kindness Investor, unemployed, unemployment, volunteers on February 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There’s no blog post today from a Kindness Investor…that’s because we don’t currently have one! So…I thought I would utilize today’s post to try to find one. Wanted: 46 unemployed or underemployed individuals who are willing to be Kindness Investors for seven days! No prior experience necessary, just seven ten-dollar bills and a willingness to [...]
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- Week 42 of Reed’s Year of Volunteering: National Capital Philanthropy Day 2011
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