Am I the only one who feels like this year is just zooming by? I mean, really flying by. March already? Wow! I’ve been buzzing around town meeting great people and attending some educational events and thought I’d give you guys a mini-update, so you don’t think that I ran away from the blog! Last week, I attended a panel on Sports Philanthropy hosted by the National Association of Black Sports Professionals. It was a [...]

The Red Pump Project will be on the Chatterbox Radio show today at 9a CT/10a ET to talk about our “500 in 50″ blogger outreach campaign in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and our upcoming first year anniversary events! A huge thank you goes to host, Christie Crowder, who has featured us on her show twice before. We really appreciate the support, Christie!!! To listen/participate in the show, you can use [...]

For Valentine’s Day, I decided that I wanted to complete a service project, whether that was volunteering on the weekend or creating something to donate. During the love-themed weekend, I wanted to give a little bit of my own heart and warmth to someone else. So, on Friday afternoon, it hit me! I would create handmade Valentine’s Day cards and deliver to a nursing home, hospital, or some other facility with a similar focus. Thinking [...]

It’s crazy how January disappeared on us, but I hope this means that this spring and summer will return sooner versus later! This past weekend, I took a walk along the frozen lakefront and realized that I really do love the wacky and cold city of Chicago. Then, I had dinner with my family (more love), followed by a long conversation with my oldest friend (even more love). I’m my happiest when I feel like [...]

With the start of every new year comes a decision to create resolutions or goals to help us live a better life over the next 12 months. But, the problem with resolutions is that they often get broken because they can be too specific. So, as part of the American Cancer Society’s movement for More Birthdays, I’ve created a list of life steps that I can take to ensure that I live a healthier life…one [...]

Whether it’s through this blog, on Twitter, or in real life, I like to talk about and promote various ways to give back. And, while I’m sharing ways with you all, I’m also challenging myself to volunteer and look for personal opportunities for myself. Lately though, I’ve been feeling guilty. Guilty that I can’t give as much as I used to. And, I’m not really talking about money but more about my time. During my [...]

Hey, everyone! After a mind-numbing and heart-breaking hiatus, I’m am very excited to be back in the blogosphere. 2009 was quite the challenging year, and I’m actually looking forward to making sure that 2010 is equally as challenging but with greater rewards. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had more than enough time to figure out how I want this blog to be and what I need to do to get it there. So, as [...]

Today is the third day in my 29-Day Giving Challenge, and I’m feeling great! Doing good deeds for others, no matter how small, really does deflect some of life’s pressures off of me. Here’s a recap of my gifts thus far: Day 1 – I bought a children’s book to donate to Borders’ Holiday Book Drive to benefit local children’s organizations. Day 2 – I volunteered to help find a venue for the Multiple Solutions [...]

There’s so much that goes on in the world of fabulous giving that I decided to create an offshoot of my blog using Tumblr. So, allow me to introduce you guys to GiveInStyle.Tumblr.com! I want the focus of The Fabulous Giver to remain on things that you and I can do to incorporate charitable giving into our lifestyle, but I still want to shine some light on local events (outside of Chicago) and charitable celebs. [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I was surfing MSNBC.com and came across a clip of Cami Walker on The Today Show. Cami was on the show to talk about how the recommendation of an African healer led her to give 29 gifts in 29 days as a way to cope with her recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Let me get this straight. A young woman living with multiple sclerosis was going to talk about the [...]