Cheesy. In More Ways Than One.
The mention of a holiday cheese ball can evoke a chuckle from most people. It is reminiscent of something kind of tacky, perhaps in the category of a fruitcake or…
Heart of Carolina Logo
A Drive Through Food Drive
Tomorrow is a neat day for the Food Bank: a drive-through/drop-off food drive called Heart of Carolina. In partnership with ABC11, we collect food and fund donations at various Kroger…
Help Good Go Viral!
GivingTuesday: Are You Ready?
Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday. Never heard of it? It's a global effort to celebrate generosity, particularly following Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It's a special call to action to create a…
A Month of Gratitude
A Month of Gratitude
I love crowding around a big table loaded with turkey, potatoes, and casseroles and celebrating family, friends, and good fortune. But for me, the entire month of November is a time…
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We're in the midst of our first arctic winter blast and my neighbors already have up their Christmas lights but that's not what makes this the most wonderful time of…
Facebook Ebola Campaign
Ebola Relief
When I heard of the 12 nurses who died caring for an infant who had Ebola, five children who are in unmarked graves because they died so quickly that no…
Thankful 2014
Being Thankful 2014
I just love themed months and one of my favorites is November's "Be Thankful" month. Last year, I made an effort to blog about being thankful throughout November. It was an…
NC State Fair Excitement
The NC State Fair: An October Original
That's right folks: the NC State Fair is back! Today I had the absolute pleasure of being a guest at the NC State Fair Media Preview on behalf of the…
Nonprofit Communicators Unite
Today starts a month-long social media challenge for those of us in the nonprofit world: The Nonprofit Communicators Photo-A-Day Challenge... or #NPCommPix. Thanks to the very smart and talented folks…
Summer Adventure
Riviera Maya Adventure
About an hour south of Cancun, nestled on the coast of the Yucutan Peninsula, there is a wild and beautiful region called the Riviera Maya. You won't find resorts crammed together…