Earlier this month at the Shell Houston Open Celebration of Giving Luncheon, the Shell and Houston Golf Association made a big announcement! According to the Houston Chronicle, their annual April golf tournament, the 2014 Shell Houston Open, raised a staggering $2,236,977 for charitable causes. This is the 40th year for the popular golf tournament, and […]
For sick kids around the country, staying in a hospital can feel cold and lonely. One wonderful young woman in Detroit is trying to change that by bringing these kids care packages full of toys, new clothes and stuffed animals to make them feel more at home. According to Source Newspaper, Sarah Maisano, who is […]
Gallery Furniture has become more than a place to shop for your home but, a representation of what it means to give back. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the exuberant owner of Houston’s best family business success story, is known for his crazy bets for free furniture, fast-talking commercials and most of all for his amazing […]
Jason Arcemont is just a regular guy from Spring, Texas. He enjoys running, attending church with his family, and growing his business, where he specializes in corporate marketing and branding. However, while attending church with family, just another day in Jason’s life became a day of inspiration to truly step up for a great cause. […]
How much you decide to give to a charity of your choosing, or not, is a personal decision that should come from your heart. However, as the ever growing wage disparities create tension between the classes here in America, some charities are taking note of surprising new statistics that point to where most of their […]
Sometimes the best way to give back to look at your past struggles you’ve overcome and then use it a resource and motivation to help others. 37-year-old Jason McComb understands the plight of homeless people very well. According to the Journal Pioneer, Jason was homeless for almost 10 years on and off throughout the last […]
This month, Houston was host to former Pittsburg Steelers Quarterback and Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. However, the event he attended wasn’t quite what you may have expected, as it did not involve his celebrity status as a football player. According to the Houston Chronicle, Terry came to Houston to speak at the third […]
At the beginning of summer 2013, a 5 alarm fire broke out at a motel in Southwest Houston, spilling thick smoke across a nearby freeway. First responders on the scene entered the building, and in a shocking turn of events, were trapped inside the building when the roof collapsed. It was on that day that […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIk4w_fgW98 If you’re looking for a way to do your own charitable act every day, there is a simple and effective way to help out the homeless community in your town. For most homeless people, money or food is an amazingly helpful thing, but if you’d like to step it up and really make a […]
I was recently attending a music festival and I saw an odd booth. It stood out from all of the others, no shirts to sell, no jewelry hanging up. Still, there were a lot of curious people going into it, and what looked like other people brushing their teeth already inside. As I got in […]
