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Make a difference with Random Acts of Kindness by Paying it Forward

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Mari-Lyn

Kindness Stories – Ian’s

by Mari-Lyn on September 3, 2010

This story was submitted by Ian Hope My son and I were in IGA recently and one of the women working there noticed that my son was in a mischievous mood.  She offered to take him out of the cart and behind the till.  She had him help her scan and bag the few items [...]

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Get Inspired Part 2

by Mari-Lyn on August 14, 2010

Remember when I said, I was being interviewed for the Get Inspired Project? Here’s the audio recording.. I was #311 Toni only had 54 days to go. Since that interview, I interviewed Toni for my ‘Attract More Clients’ Tele-Call Series. What I would like you to do, is listen to my call that I did [...]

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A Story of Kindness

by Mari-Lyn on August 11, 2010

Story of Kindness Copyright © 1998 by Veronica M. Hay A friend called me recently to tell me that one of her daughter’s teachers had committed suicide. Needless to say, everyone involved was extremely upset by this. Many looked upon this as a selfish act on the part of the teacher. I thought to myself [...]

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by Mari-Lyn on August 6, 2010

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The Uncommon Beauty Project

by Mari-Lyn on August 6, 2010

The Uncommon Beauty Project is all about kids who shine with a special light even though they face incredible challenges every day of their lives. A primary goal of the project is to remind fledgling doctors and medical professionals that they’re not treating a condition, but a person that impacts a whole community! The website [...]

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Get Inspired

by Mari-Lyn on August 2, 2010

The PEOPLE Academy, Inc. Toni Reece has been a personal and business development Coach for twenty years and started her first company BaySix Training, Inc. in 1995.  In addition to being the first trained practitioner in the United States for the international people-development model, Investors in People, her previous coaching experience includes; Manager of Customer [...]

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For Louise’s Birthday

by Mari-Lyn on July 31, 2010

I have been personally touched by this debilitating disease and lost two family members to this human devastation. It is out there, affected both well known and family known, yet we know so little about this high profile disease – don’t we hear Lou Gehrig’s disease and know? When we hear the medical name, many [...]

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Community Philanthropy

by Mari-Lyn on July 23, 2010

Community Philanthropy is one of the newest trends.. Click on Comments to read the rest of the article We’ll see more buying in bulk and a likely uptick in home freezer sales. People and companies stepping up to incorporate food philanthropy, so that it’s almost an automatic. Food drives will be enhanced by that $1 [...]

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This post is written by Ian Tien, a Stanford MBA Student MBA students discuss their firsthand experiences from the Power of Social Technology curriculum at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. “Let’s talk about purpose,” says MC Hammer, how do you define “social good’?” He looks straight at me. The class falls silent. Heads turn [...]

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Get Happy

by Mari-Lyn on July 4, 2010

Positive, Upbeat, and Optimistic – ruHap will make it easy for you to be Happier. We will share things that work – fun stuff, no jargon, nothing long, and always easy to use. Things that just make sense. How to be Happy. Here’s 24 Benefits of being Happier (from the academic research): Individually, Happier people: [...]

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There are many places you can find card services on line to help you make a difference for someone. Recently, I was seeking out a card service that I could use to send out cards to people. I have found a few to share with you, this may help you to send cards more often [...]

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We are Proud to Serve

by Mari-Lyn on June 16, 2010

Recently, a friend of mine and I were talking about how could we support our veterans..we are thinking of introducing a service soon. However, in the meantime this arrived in my mailbox from a friend of mine..A Marine Unit wants people to help them achieve their dream in delivering their message. This is a ribbon [...]

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Sprout Launch

by Mari-Lyn on June 5, 2010

SproutLaunch was originally created in an attempt to encourage myself (Molly M. Quarles) to complete one random act of kindness each day. From there, it sparked (or sprouted!) the idea of including others in this mission by motivating people with random rewards. At that point, the idea behind SproutLaunch was born: become the online resource [...]

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Healing Art Finalists

by Mari-Lyn on June 2, 2010

An opportunity for advancing The Healing Power of ART was founded by Renee Phillips – please read more about her program by clicking here. The Healing Power of ART is undeniable. The purpose of The Healing Power of ART founded by Renee Phillips, is to promote ART and all aspects of CREATIVITY and its vital [...]

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The Sonny and Cher Show

by Mari-Lyn on May 31, 2010

In lieu of Memorial day, it seems to be fitting to let you know about The Colonel John Folsom and Brandon Mendelson’s Tour Brandon Mendelson, and he is one half of “Team Highfive”. Actually, that’s not our name … yet, but I’m half of the dynamic Wounded Warriors Family Support tag team that will be [...]

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Micro Grants

by Mari-Lyn on May 27, 2010

The micro grant program for women in the USA was started with two goals in mind. One to encourage more women to be financially independent and two to revive the national economy. Owning a business not only contributes to financial success, but creates self sustainable citizens in every community. Why encourage women to start a [...]

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Renee, Joannie and myself all met on Linkedin, several years ago. I love art, am an Artist too, a few years ago I was doing clay sculpting and was very interested in learning to get my art work out in the marketplace. So, I joined Joanie’s group and the rest is history. I hope you’ll [...]

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How Cool is This?

by Mari-Lyn on May 19, 2010

The nightly news with Brian Williams is doing a Celebrity Spotlight about celebrities making a difference. You can nominate someone in making a difference..In our Making a Difference series, Nightly News regularly profiles ordinary people helping their neighbors — or even complete strangers — in these tough economic times. The New York Times wrote that [...]

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Dreams for Kids

by Mari-Lyn on May 14, 2010

Who act with kindness. And who live with hope and gratitude. Actually, they carry the entire planet. I first found out about this organization on a Linkedin group, and thought that their organization is important to let people know about it, whether you are wanting to volunteer, or looking for a resource for your child. [...]

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World Blood Donor Day

by Mari-Lyn on May 9, 2010

World Blood Donor Day is June 14, 2010 Objective: World Blood Donor Day is day dedicated to thanking and celebrating voluntary non-remunerated blood donors. Millions of people owe their lives to people they will never meet – people who donate their blood freely and without any reward. However, the overwhelming majority of the world’s population [...]

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