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2006 - 2009 Global:
Gratitude Works has donated over 1300 books to women prisoners at the Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas. Many of the women are using "Gratitude Works" as a daily devotional; it is also being used by teachers in their classes.
El Refugio women's shelter in New Mexico, in conjunction with the "Literacy Link - Leamos" program.
"I want to take this opportunity to share my heartfelt thank you to you both for sharing this wonderful book with me. It is a great inspiration and great help in my very time of need. I have been through some very difficult experiences recently and it's a great consideration to know that there are people like you who care and can selflessly help out of a sincere heart. You have done a great job of putting these wonderful thoughts on paper to share with the rest of the world especially those of us who can really appreciate the little moments in life that make life interesting and special."
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2005 Locally in Wisconsin:
August 7th - Salem Lutheran Church of Milwaukee - "Neighbor of the Year" Award.
June - Resource Center at Kyle's Korner, Wauwatosa, WI.
June - Door prizes for the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation Women's Health & Wellness Retreat, Madison, WI.
May - Channel 10 "Great TV Auction," Milwaukee, WI
Nov. - Raffle to benefit the John J. Halupka Peacemaker Scholarship.
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2005 Global:
November - Todays Woman Silent Auction, a fundraiser to help support and run www.todays-woman.net website.
Gratitude Works found its way in the Plane State Women's Prison in Dayton, Texas. Upon individual requests, many books have been donated. The following are comments from some readers:
"It has been a true inspiration on my daily living. Thank God for people like you all who love unconditionally."
"I read today's May 3rd and I closed my eyes and actually realized how soothing a cat's purr is--how beautiful a baby's first words are."
"It really uplifts my daily spirits."
"It truly inspires me every morning to be grateful for the BIG and small blessings of God."
"It really helps inspire me on the hard days and helps me remember how precious life is."
"Your book just brings everything back to perspective."
"It hits the heart so many different ways on so many different days."
"I'm grateful this book was sent to me so that when and if I do get on my "pity pot" I can stop by realizing all that God has given me."
"I will cherish this book and read day by day every day out of it."
"It has really put a brightness to my day."
"It has helped me become a more grateful person. It has been a blessing to me."
"I thank you for helping inspire people in this sometimes hard world."
"Someone turned me on to "Gratitude Works"--I've never seen anything quite like it! I've fallen in love with it."
"Let me begin by saying that it is so beautiful, so inspiring, so real to truth. It's a wonderful feeling to know that someone in this world, takes the time out to do the things that you have done for women such as ourselves. I would like to say thank you and how much you've made a difference in touching of lives, our hearts and feelings, our thoughts!"
"Even though I'm without freedom at this moment, there are a million things I should be grateful for so your book is a wonderful reminder."
"I need the book because it could help me in my daily struggle fighting against a spiritual war, and also being in prison." "Each day of reading has been a stepping stone for a greater depth of gratitude for the
small blessings that people so easily overlook or ignore throughout the events of
a days spand. So may God continue to inspire and heighten your spiritual discernment
to keep publishing inspirational literature for people like me." "You have given me a shorter way and much simpler way to acknowledge "God" at my age. "It's a nice little book, and it is real." "When talking to a friend, when they're feeling low, I read a grateful thought to them. It makes them feel good about themselves." "It helps me when I feel sad and lonely." "I am very well pleased by how much it has come through for me--every morning of the day that I wake up to by God's grace and your encouragement." "Your book was truly a blessing to me. Every time I read a passage, I feel more enthusiastic about starting my day. I pray that you continue to bless the world with these motivating verses." "Even considering where I'm currently housed, I still need and have a lot to be grateful for." "I really do enjoy this book because today I do have a lot of gratitude and this book just keeps on reminding me that I should have gratitude and to be very grateful for every little thing that God has blessed me with." "It helps me open my heart to love others and to love myself." "I read it day per day;. It helps me through my tough times." "I wake up and read it first thing in the morning and it brings sunshine to my days." "I read and try to memorize a saying each day." "Your book made me realize all of the things in life that I've taken for granted. It gives me hope and happiness as well. I've been trying to regain my faith in God and my spirituality as well. Your book has opened my eyes to the beauty that's in our world instead of all the ugliness that I've lived and seen... It's people like you that give people like me, a hope that we can change our lives and that we are deserving of a life that God intended for us." "I read it on a daily basis and try to make sure that I remind myself each day to be grateful for something - even in this very NON positive place." "After I read the page for the day I tell myself wow I can be grateful for that Gratitude is something to always look at." "I have read it every day since receiving it. It has really been a blessing. Being in a place like where I'm at, makes it hard to find things that you're grateful for, or even think about the little things out in the free world that we would normally take for granted much less be grateful for them. Thank you for helping to open my eyes for the things I should be grateful for." "I am very grateful and very fortunate to have read such a beautiful devotional." "It has inspired me to take time to praise God and count my blessings." "God bless you for what you are doing for offenders in Texas and other places." "We use your book as part of our daily study. We use it as part of our recovery and bible studies.""I really truly enjoy the book; it has so much meaning to life and love itself, it surely does open your heart to love." "Thank you so much for the beautiful book. I find it very inspirational. I very often use positive visualization to help relieve the stress that I feel at being here and going through some of the experiences that come with being in a place like this. I especially enjoyed the entry of August 10th. I was able to picture myself sitting on the veranda of an old plantation style house out in the country. I am swinging on the porch swing with a tall glass of lemonade beside me, watching my children catch fire flies. The soft breeze is gently blowing my hair. I can see every star in the sky. I hear crickets chirping, frogs croaking, and my children giggling. These thoughts help to bring a smile to my face and a bit of peace to my heart. And that is sometimes hard to come by here, and for that I am very grateful." "I read it daily without fail. Really makes you think of small things we seem to take for granted and just expect to be there. I have a whole new appreciation for things in my life that I am so grateful for." "My morning devotional time will never be the same."
October - Drawing for TC Essential Wellness 10th Anniversary Celebration held at Institute for Health & Healing, Abbott NW Hospital, Minn., MN.
October - The I AM Foundation, San Diego, CA, for gifting books to children and adults. For every dollar that is gifted to The I AM Foundation's Million Books for Kids Campaign, a book is gifted to a child somewhere in the world.
June - Lullalee Productions, San Bruno, CA, free literacy program for the children of subsidized students attending Skyline College in San Bruno or their campus child center.
June - Be The Star You Are, a not-for-profit corporation created to promote, develop and distribute positive educational and inspirational media programs that empower youth at risk. (Comments: "What a joy this book is! It is being given to kids in juvenile hall and also to a poverty stricken town with no resources to buy books.")
"Our volunteers were delighted to see another box of books from you. We have already allocated them for Family Stress Center which works with troubled teens. They definitely need more hope and gratitude in their lives."
Jan. - The Women's Prison Book Project, a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides more than 400 women a month with free reading matter; c/o Arise Bookstore, 2441 Lyndale Ave.S., Minneapolis, MN 55405. (www.prisonactivist.org/wpbp)
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2004 Locally in Wisconsin:
7/04 - WI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Madison, WI area shelters.
8/4 - The library at Gilda's Club Southeastern Wisconsin, a homelike setting where cancer survivors can meet with families. (www.GildasClubSEWI.org)
9/28 - Raffle item for Fashion Show to beneft Kyle' s Korner, Milwaukee, WI, a bereavement center for children, teens, and their families. (www.kyleskorner.com)
11/21 - Raffle to benefit the John J. Halupka Peacemaker Scholarship, at the Pius XI Peace on Earth Market. |
2004 Global:
Sept. - Group participants and home/hospital bound clients at The Center for Attitudinal Healing, Sausalito, CA. (www.healingcenter.org)
Sept. - Donation of books to The I AM Foundation, San Diego, CA, to support their mission to support children and adults with great books and music. Since their inception in 1998, the Foundation has gifted and distributed over 245,000 books and products to people all around the world. (www.IAMFoundation.org)
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2007 Global: July 3rd - A Network for Grateful Living -- www.gratefulness.org
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2006 Global: July - A Network for Grateful Living -- to support their website www.gratefulness.org
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2005 Global:
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November - Christmas Surprise to The Ladies Auxiliary VFW, Kansas City, MO
May - Ram Dass, Founder of Seva Foundation
4/24 - Kids Wish Network, a non-profit organization which grants wishes to seriously or terminally ill children.
March - The Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in Dallas, Texas, to benefit The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust-- funding important breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment.
February - World Women Work, a grassroots nonprofit that supports women, the environment, and animal conservation by buying and reselling jewelry, crafts, and wares made by women in poor countries. www.worldwomenwork.org.
Jan. - American Red Cross - for the Tsunami disaster fund.
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2004 Global:
Aug. - Woman for Women International, which supports women who have survived violence and conflict. (www.womenforwomen.org)
Sept. - Gratitude Works takes part in the challenge of "Operation Blessings in Adversity," a plan to raise 1 Million Dollars in 30 days for St. Jude Children's Hospital for their continued work in finding cures to help fight cancer. (www.blessingsinadversity.com/helpus.html)
11/24 - A Network for Grateful Living; www.Gratefulness.org, which inspires people to cultivate gratefulness and a sense of belonging as the key to joy in their own life and a source of energy to change the world.
11/12 - Through gifts of service to the Seva Foundation, Gratitude Works helps restore sight to a blind person. (Seva has worked for over 25 years to empower individuals and communities around the world in overcoming disease, poverty and discrimination. (www.seva.org)
11/12 - Gratitude Works gives a share of a Heifer to Heifer International. (Heifer helps impoverished families feed themselves, earn income and care for their environment. (www.heifer.org)
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Together we can make a difference in the world. Won't you join us?
Go to any of the websites listed above and you too can do
a small thing that will make a huge difference
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