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  • February 28, 2010

    Tom’s Shoes – Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy

    I saw a great segment on Tom’s Shoes this morning on CBS Sunday Morning. Blake Mycoskie started the company in 2006 with a mission to give away a pair of shoes to needy children around the world with every pair of shoes sold. While I’m sure that the bottom line is important to achieve this goal and be able to give away shoes, I think that the premise to do good and not just make money for money’s sake is huge and I applaud and admire him and his company.

    February 26, 2010

    Random Acts of Kindness

    Earlier this week I lost my credit card at the pump of a busy gas station. A couple of hours later when I realized it was gone and I had ripped apart my purse and car I called the gas station and it turns out someone found it and handed it in. That is a Random Act of Kindness.
    A few weeks ago my car died on I95, a major highway in Connecticut, began to smoke and burst into flames. A man stopped and ran out to pull me away from the car. Another man stopped with a fire extinguisher but before he could get to the car it burst into flames. The fireman were literally awe-some. They got there within 5 minutes of my call and they put the flames out within minutes. They were caring and helpful. The off duty state trooper who stopped to help me and stayed with me for an hour in the cold and with his son waiting in the car made sure that my car was towed and that I could get a rental car before the rental agency closed. The rental agency waited for me and then gave me an unbelieveable deal. Many, many Random Acts of Kindnesses here.
    And many angels.
    I think that there are far more Random Acts of Kindness going on in the world that we encounter daily, weekly. We don’t hear about them in the news but they ARE happening around us all of the time.
    I want to start a Random Act of Kindness Revolution! Send me your comments and stories and let’s report on good things and start a kindness revolution together!

    February 23, 2010

    Creative Gluten-Free Cookie Recipe

    I received a great recipe for gluten-free cookies from a customer, Marcia H. Marcia wrote “This is the first gluten free cookie that really measures up… (Using the Sensational Sugar Cookie Dough) I made snickerdoodles with part of the dough, rolled some of the balls in crushed hazelnuts and made the remainder as thumb print cookies with jam in the middle.”
    What a great idea! Send in your recipes and I’ll post them to share with others!

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