Next weekend, folks from the Des Moines area will gather in Drake Stadium to sleep out under the stars. Reggie’s Sleepout was created to raise awareness of homeless youth right here in the heartland. In fact, over 50% of all of Iowa’s...
Topics: Drake University, giving, Homeless Youth, Reggie's Sleepout

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About a year and a half ago, Tim Johnson introduced me to blogging and to the wonderful book, The Age of Conversation. The book is an eclectic mix of authors writing about “conversation” and how social media is reshaping it. Each author was...
Topics: Age of Conversation

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The small town of Parkersburg, Iowa was hit by a devastating and deadly tornado earlier this year. Support for the area has been tremendous but the needs are still plentiful. Aplington-Parkersburg High School was leveled so the students are all crammed...
Topics: Corporate Giving, Henkel, Parkersburg, Uncategorized

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I was asked to play guitar at my church service this week.  It was my first time playing in church ever. Its always something I’d thought about doing but just never looked into it until someone asked me.  It got me thinking about the church...
Topics: church service, Uncategorized, volunteering

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Yeah, I know. Its been, what? 3-1/2 months since my last post? Some of you have probably pondering the following in the last few months:Did his computer break down?Did he get tired of writing?Did the folks at SOBCon08 intimidate him?Was he mauled by a...
Topics: Monty Python, SobCon08, Summer Vacation, Uncategorized

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