Give: Be a Long Term Giver

December 01, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Give

Another year of Thanksgiving is over and now that everyone has spent all of their money on food, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it’s time to toss a few money crumbs towards non-profits with Giving Tuesday. I also love giving out a good dose of sarcasm every now and then 🤭 I’m pretty pessimistic when it comes to Giving Tuesday. The biggest reason being, companies seem to be the largest proponents of Giving Tuesday. It feels like that once the companies have done their best to sell you their products, they now feel guilty and obligated to give something back…

Give: Free Food Fridge & Girls on the Run #donateyourmiles

November 11, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Give

We just finished an election here in the USA and what a rollercoaster of an election it was. Elections have a way of promising hope and change, but they also leave people feeling disappointed, neglected or overlooked. While there is a place for politics and the positive change it can bring, I’ve always subscribed to a more grassroots theory of change. I think that the greatest impact I can make does not come from voting, but through my own personal involvement of putting my skin (and money) in the game. That’s why I continue to donate my money and time to causes that are actively changing individuals and communities…

Bless, Instead of Curse. Liberate, Instead of Oppress.

September 07, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Give, Life

It’s September and with September comes Labor Day Weekend. The coolness and smells of fall are slowly making their way into the air, a much needed relief to the heat of Summer. Labor Day not only signals the beginnings of Fall, but for New Yorkers with children, it marks the end of Summer and the beginning of school. Except this year, at least for the Capital District of New York, and more specifically, the urban schools in the area, no child will be going anywhere, everything is looking like it will be virtual this Fall…

Give: Donate Your Miles - #donateyourmiles

June 03, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Life, Give

I have a gut-level, nausea inducing, feeling in my stomach right now. I want it to remain, because those visceral sensations help shake me out of my general complacency. It’s easy to be distracted by the responsibilities around me, but when I open Twitter, or the news, I’m shaken out of it all. But what can I do? I don’t like doing things just to do them, but I want keep doing things long after the glaring need isn’t as glaring…