Steve shares a profoundly moving and emotional story, detailing his journey with his beloved wife as she faced Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, decline, and death. Through his narrative, he encapsulates the essence of true love, illustrating a model of how we can all live our lives with and for others. His story is a testament of strength, compassion, humbleness, and service. His experience serves as an inspiration to us, demonstrating the strength of the human spirit and how to face of life's most daunting challenges. Thank you for sharing your story.
Guest Speaker: Claire Anderson - The Parenting Place
Mission: Supporting and empowering a community of adults who nurture thriving children.
The Parenting Place is a place for all who care for young children. Our resources prepare, strengthen, and support parents and caregivers by creating greater understanding of the impact they have on the lives of children in their care. Through such increased understanding, children will have a positive, supportive, and loving start in life.
Guest Speaker: Kurt Schroeder - The 2024 Birke Miracle
The American Birkebeiner (Birke) is North America's largest cross-country skiing race, held every February in Wisconsin. This celebrated event, inaugurated in 1973, draws over 10,000 skiers from around the globe, including Olympians and enthusiasts, to traverse the picturesque trails from Cable to Hayward. The Birkie offers a range of races, cheered on by 20,000+ spectators, in a tradition that honors a storied Norwegian heritage. Kurt joins us to talk about the 2024 experience where there was no natural snow that threatened cancellation. But an army of volunteers pulled off a miracle and created a man made ski track in record time.
https://www.birkie.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLHDbz_SktA
Guest Speaker: Kristy Weber - ShoeFly Project
Shoefly Empowered is dedicated to serving children and youth experiencing economic hardship by providing new athletic shoes to those in need.
We partner with youth organizations, schools, social service agencies, and other nonprofit organizations, to reach families with children in need of our services. We are solely powered by volunteers, allowing for 100% of donations to be used for the purchase of new shoes.
