Tag: homeless
Woman Discovers How To Live Happily Without Any Money
What does it mean to be rich? Does it mean that a person has a lot of money? Does it mean having a big house with a lot of things in it? I know people who have an abundance of money, but their health isn't good. To me, that's not rich. There are also people who are completely broke but in perfect he ...
Corporate Giving: Modern Philanthropy Is Big Business
The word "philanthropy" gets thrown around a lot these days. I see more and more people referring to it in their posts, and even in their tweets. Philanthropy is an interesting word because it encompasses so much passion and emotion. Philanthropy is very different from charity; however, I see many p ...
Help the Homeless & the Environment with Plastic Bags
We are very passionate about helping homeless men, women and children. It's hard to imagine what being homeless would be like unless we are put in that situation. Only because I spend so much time assisting people in that predicament, I have learned not to take the simple things in life for grante ...
Help The Homeless: Our Twitter Friend Takes Action!
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled Help The Homeless: 10 Ways That Don't Cost Money. It is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart, and I'm so humbled that our readers liked that post.
Many times we write about people who really make an effort do their part to make the world a b ...
Help The Homeless: 10 Ways That Don’t Cost Money!
Earlier this week, I coordinated a luncheon to serve the homeless men and women in Atlanta. Because working with the homeless is a cause that is important to me, I occasionally send tweets about it. I knew we were going to have a lot of hungry people show up for lunch, but I didn't know how we were ...
The Tunnel People: Could You Live Like This?
As many of you know, I work very closely with the homeless community in Atlanta. I became passionate about this work several years ago when I realized that during the months of November and December, especially around the holidays, there are always tons of volunteers and people willing to donate fo ...
Carefully Crafted Sculptures Made From Laundry
Our clothes have a lot of character. Take a look inside someone's closet. It can truly tell a story about that person and their life.
When asked where he got the idea for creating sculptures out of second hand clothing, artist Derick Melander said, "When I come across a dress with a hand-sewn r ...
25 Unusual & Innovative Sandwiches – Food Inspiration
Yesterday morning I set up a sandwich making assembly line in downtown Atlanta so my dear homeless friends could each make themselves two sandwiches, one to eat right then, and one to take with them for later.
At first, people were just making the standard sandwich. You know, two pieces of bread ...
How To Make Today Count!
Are you the type of person who worries a lot about the future? Do you have sleepless nights because you worry about what will happen tomorrow? Do you worry so much about it that you end up not enjoying today? I am not a happy go lucky person, I take my responsibilities in life very seriously. But on ...
Interior Design | Recycled Shopping Carts
We write a lot about ways to be environmentally conscious on Bit Rebels, but this is a twist I haven’t seen before. Usually when a shopping cart becomes broken and can no longer be used for its original purpose, it gets tossed into a pile of junk to be delivered to a landfill.
Ramon Coronado, a ...
Carissa’s Story: From the Streets to the Studio
As many of you know, I’m an advocate for the homeless men and women in Atlanta. I spend many hours each week trying to do what I can to bring a bit of happiness to their lives. It is a topic that I’m insanely passionate about.
People tell me, “Homelessness is a problem of mental illness and dru ...
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