Dining Out for Life is one of my favorite occasions because it gives me a reason to try new restaurants (or visit old standbys) and support HIV education and fundraising. Each year for the past couple of years, a group of friends has always planned a dinner at one of the supporting restaurants in town and tonight’s no different. My (play) brother is celebrating his birthday so we’re all getting together at one of my [...]
While reading Inc.com this morning, I stumbled across a post titled “A Powerful (Mission) Statement,” which focused on the powerful and motivating mission statement for Holstee, a Brooklyn-based company. Although the words are meant to describe the company’s motto, it also embodies a group of people and ideals. The company actually sells their manifesto on a poster, and has been surprised (but not really) at how it has resonated with people. This got me thinking…What would [...]
Hi, everyone! I have really missed you all…More importantly, I have missed blogging! It’s not that I didn’t have any updates for. I just couldn’t muster up the energy to formulate a complete thought, let alone a full blog post. But, I am really excited to get back into the groove of things. Later on this week, I will share my wishes for 2012 and what I have up my sleeve. In the meantime, enjoy [...]
One of my goals for 2011 was to seek out more public speaking opportunities in an effort to strengthen my personal brand and continue to bring attention to the work of The Red Pump Project. I’m proud to say that I have been making some headway in this area, and I have two more notches to add to my belt. Next month, I will be presenting at the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, on [...]
Who doesn’t remember summer camp season? In retrospect, those days were filled with boxed lunches, field trips, and mediocre games of kickball. BUT, at the time, it was the best reason for me to wake up each and every day! The National Military Family Association wants to bring that same excitement to children with one or both parents deployed overseas. Operation Purple offers children (ages 7-17) a free week of summer camp and an opportunity [...]
Hey, hey, hey! How’s everyone been doing? It’s been busy, busy, busy here in Chicago and I think the fantastic weather has had something to do with it! Here’s my mini-recap of what’s been happening in my world: I started bikram yoga classes on Thursday! If you haven’t heard of it, bikram is yoga in a room heated to 105 degrees. Yes, I’m absolutely serious. I’ve already taken two classes and must say that I’m [...]
Morning, all! Today’s big topic: Twestival! I did a previous post discussing what Twestival is, but I didn’t have the exact event details. Well…voila! I have the details and included them in my Examiner.com article. You can check it out by clicking here! Hope to see (and meet) some of you at tonight’s festivities! -kb
It seems that Valentine’s Day is really motivating people to open their hearts and give back! That’s great, guys! If your nonprofit, favorite charity, business, or client (for my PR peeps) is hosting a Valentine’s Day event/initiative for charity, please let me know by this weekend! I’m compiling a list for both The Fabulous Giver (nationwide) and the Examiner (Chicago only). You can send the info to my email addy: thefabgiver@gmail.com! -kb
Hey, everyone…I want to apologize for not loading any new posts (especially Fabulous Gifts Part II). My WordPress is stuck and will only let me develop content in HTML code, and unfortunately, I’m not super-skilled in HTML. At least, not enough to do fancy things…I’m working with the kind folks at WordPress, and hope to have this worked out SOON!!! Stay tuned… -kb
