that’s great…

moving the Prior Lake house…

In this video, they’re moving the Prior Lake house. Oh, and it’s freezing out there - 3 degrees!

kiva team…

Brian M. got me to join Kiva. I always knew it was a top-notch form of helping others, but i never really got into it. We started a Kiva team, The Society of the Humane, and it’s pretty awesome (both in name, and membership).

If you’re already a Kiva member, we’d love you to join. If not a member, let either of us know, and we’ll send you an invite.

wounded warrior…

There’s this awesome program, Wounded Warrior, aimed at helping troops that have come home injured, get back on their feet. These men and women do a ton for us in their existence alone. Check it out their stories on Overstock here.

Check out Wounded Warrior’s site here. The program has tons of programs to help these soldiers, including Peer Mentoring and TRACK. Track is a short term program that helps soldiers learn new things that may not have been exposed to before. Things like higher education and financial responsibility. It’s a great program! Please, give if you can.

support the Prior Lake House Move

As usual, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity (TCHH) is helping make lives better. Thanks to generous house donation by Jerry and Terry Shrank, TCHH will be moving the house with renovations to a lot they’ve purchased in Prior Lake.

If you have a few extra dollars, anything, click here to make a donation. The goal is $50,000, and when this was being written, we’ve already reached $2,500! I’m sure it would be greatly appreciated by TCHH, and more importantly, the family that ends moving into this place. Here’s a picture of the current donated house, followed by a rendering of the renovated house. Thanks in advance!

Current Donated House

Rendering of the Renovated House

build a home…

If you’re in the giving mood, there’s always a program that could use your help. In college, I did a little work with Habitat for Humanity. A really great Christian charity, that’s been around since about 1976. If by some chance you don’t know this organization, take some time to learn about it…

Aside from giving some of your time, they accept financial donations too. They have some really interesting programs like Builders Circle and Build-A-Home, just to name a few. Check them out.