Volunteering and community service were not optional during my childhood because my parents’ were and continue to be avid volunteers. My youth volunteer experience included cultivating gardens, food delivery, ushering at church, transporting church members, participating in home renovations, and a candy striper at the VA hospital. During the summers, my siblings and I hated volunteering because we wanted to spend our time playing outside. Now, I realize that my parents wer

“Show Me the Money”, became a well-known phrase 20 years ago spoken by Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the movie Jerry Maguire. Just like money was so important to his character, fundraising is vital to Land of Promise (LOP) and account for a portion of our nonprofit income. Fundraising is when our organization focus on the money we need to reach our mission. LOP participated in our first fundraising event on March 5, 2017, when we teamed up with the Hunger Walk/Run. So many of you j