Whether you call it java, brew, or jitter juice, it’s evident through the frantic morning rush to work you need your caffeine fix. Nestled between hundreds of Starbucks and the independent cafés is one glimmering coffeehouse making a difference, one cup at a time. Situated in the heart of South Bend’s River Park neighborhood, The […]

Kindness in Crisis: Charitable Giving in Times of Disaster
On Saturday April 25th, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal. The earthquake, centered just northwest of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, resulted in avalanches on Mt. Everest, the destruction of entire villages, widespread destruction, loss of numerous historical structures, and the loss of more than 2,500 lives. The death toll includes people from all walks of […]

Maureen Van Zandt: Making a Difference, One Charity at a Time
On May 4, Maureen Van Zandt and her husband Steven of the legendary E Street Band will join former “American Idol” winner David Cook at a charity dinner party in New York City. With hopes to raise awareness and bring attention to brain cancer and tumor research, the three of them created a dinner auction this past March with all proceeds benefiting David Cook’s Team for a Cure in The Race for Hope DC event helping to generate further funding for ABC2 and The National Tumor Society. It’s an event Van Zandt is most excited about and extremely supportive of.

Brooke White Gets By With a Little Help from Her Friends
Brooke White is truly a jill of all trades. Upon launching her musical career on Season 7 of American Idol, the Arizona born-and-bred and now California-based artist has constantly been on the move, keeping herself busy by dabbling into various creative outlets—singing, songwriting, acting, painting, blogging, and even hosting an online web-series. In every endeavor Brooke takes on, a common purpose […]

Movember: My Moustache Was The Only Thing That Grew on Me!
This month, our male writers took part in Movember—the annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. By challenging our writers to grow their moustaches in support of raising awareness for men’s health issues, […]

Movember, Manvember
This month, our male writers took part in Movember—the annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. By challenging our writers to grow their moustaches in support of raising awareness for men’s health issues, […]

My Movember Moustache Memoir
This month, our male writers took part in Movember—the annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers, and associated charities. By challenging our writers to grow their moustaches in support of raising awareness for men’s health issues, […]

MudLOVE: Giving Back, One Band at a Time
While many small businesses are driven by fiscal success, one company nestled in Warsaw, Indiana is making all the difference and finding its real purpose in a humane venture aimed at benefiting communities through a socially driven economy. In an attempt to turn away from the idolatry of self-centeredness and orient one’s life by the drive to do the right thing and seek action for a better world, MudLOVE was built on the idea of giving back and aiding in the water crisis.

A Little Luxury, A Little Good: Preserve
Actress Blake Lively launched a website last week: Preserve is a lifestyle site in the tradition of Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop. It is billed as a site that is part e-commerce, part web magazine, and part charity with the idea of looking at what is interesting and amazing about the United States through stories, artisan goods from around […]