Grateful Human

Along with updates on Make a Blanket Week Walled Lake/Novi 2021 presented by Kroger, we are also talking about the F&TY Golf Outing, a big order we received from Discover Credit Card, some open positions we are hiring for, and National Volunteer Week!

--Wisdom--

“Old is when regrets outweighs dreams.” If you think of life in the concept of 4 quarters, the average life is 79 years. If we call adulthood at 18, what is halftime? 48.5! 

We get, on average, 61.5 years of adulthood, meaning each "quarter" is 15.25 years. That means your first quarter ends at 33.25, halftime is 48.5, and the third quarter goes until 63.75. 

The point: Don’t feel like you have to hit a buzzer beater in the first quarter! 

From 12p-3p at Suburban Collection Showplace, hundreds of awesome humans will be showing up for an epic drive-thru event to support kids in the hospital! Learn more at fleeceandthankyou.org!

Of course, there is an appropriate planning period important for any long-standing endeavor, but to extend that time period of waiting longer than it needs to be, to freeze out of fear of moving forward, to wait when we need to move, would be our greatest misuse of a valuable resource called time. 

Listen to my chat with Devin Tarrant from Applied Fitness Solutions as we chat about time and the importance of not waiting to do the things we believe in. seizing opportunities. 

Applied Fitness Solutions is a sponsor of Fleece & Thank You's work, and they host multiple blanket-making events at their locations throughout the year! 

You can learn more about Devin and the Applied Fitness Solutions team and vision at their website. Thanks for the inspiration, Devin!

This update episode talks about 

• our new warehouse cutting positions
• our lobby renovation
• volunteering
• special events- Make a Blanket Week Walled Lake/Novi presented by Kroger and our Fleece & Thank You Golf Outing
• Miles for Meaning competition
• and as always, some wisdom!

Today's wisdom: "The same sunshine that melts the butter hardens the clay."

We are catching you up quickly on Make a Blanket Week: Walled Lake/Novi, our upcoming Golf Outing in May, a call for runners across the country for a big running/walking event we are in, a HUGE event with a major credit card company, and conversation about the measurement of success vs. effort.

Updates on this episode include:

• Grab n' Go Volunteer Shout Out!
• New Volunteer Support Position and Communications Intern, Alexis
• Virtual 'First Wash' Party
• Golf Outing 2021
• Partnerships with: Nurses Inspire Nurses, Oakland University - LEAN, and Fairway

Updates on this episode include Giving Tuesday, the Washing Machine, Virtual Blanket Making, our Holiday Blanket Bundle, and, most importantly, having an attitude of gratitude!

"Discipline will take you places motivation never could." Alyssa and Nicholas break down discipline vs. motivation and how the FTY year has been!

Working for a grassroots nonprofit, you have to wear a lot of hats, and sometimes it can feel like you're juggling swords, fire, and apples all at the same time. Listen to Alyssa and Nicholas talk FTY updates AND have a dialogue about running a small business. 

Rabbi G has a story for the books. As an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wayne State University and the Founder of Kids Kicking Cancer His life's journey has taken him around the world speaking and serving in the area of pediatric illness and helping children cope with pain. Rabbi G and Kids Kicking Cancer is on a mission to bring hope to 1 million kids in the world. This is a conversation you don't want to miss, and he even gives us a power breathing lesson to use in our own life!

For more info about Rabbi G and Kids Kicking Cancer, check out kidskickingcancer.org. If you benefit from power breathing, send an email to [email protected]!