Shhhh…Be Very, Very Quiet. It’s 2022
For much of 2020 and 2021, so many things were outside of our own personal control. We had to learn to flow along and take things in stride as best as we could.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FROM MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN TRIBE
Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Charity Fund to support the remodel project of its new Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank building. MADF’s Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank strives to end food insecurity across Pierce County for people across all walks of life. It does [...]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION RECEIVES GRANT FROM SKOOKUM CONTRACT SERVICES’ COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,640 from Skookum Contract Services’ Community Support for its Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank remodel project. MADF’s Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank focuses on alleviating food insecurity in Pierce County. People experiencing hunger can visit and receive up to 100 [...]
Happiest of Holidays to All
For most places, November kicks off the holiday season with Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas and New Year’s Day, ending with the start of our new calendar cycle. For many in the United States and cross the world, they come from Christian beliefs and it is common to celebrate Christmas. In the US, about 70% [...]
Making a Difference in the Lives of the Hungry and Unsheltered
http://www.southsoundtalk.com/2021/12/01/making-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-the-hungry-and-unsheltered/
Giving Thanks: One Meal at at a Time
https://doordash.news/2021/11/25/giving-thanks-one-meal-at-a-time/
Always Something to Be Thankful For
Both 2020 and 2021 were pretty tough years with so many of us facing challenges we never faced before the pandemic. Challenges such as loss social connection and activities, jobs, income, and loved ones. Sometimes it seems as if everything in the world has gone a little crazy. These experiences have tested the limits [...]
Honoring and Caring for All Veterans
Regardless of which branch of service, or which job one held, all veterans are heroes! Without the selfless dedication, service, and sacrifice made by each military member (and their families), it’s hard to say where our country would be right now. The brave men and women who have served in the past gave so much [...]
Women of Color and Breast Cancer: Disparities in Screenings, Diagnosis, and Treatment Outcomes
Like any type of cancer, breast cancer doesn’t discriminate and affects women from all walks of life and all genetics, races, and cultures. However, while it doesn’t discriminate, it does disproportionately affect some more than others. This is not just in the diagnosis rates or genetic causes of breast cancer as it relates to race, [...]
Knowledge is Power: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer has touched the lives of millions of people…whether directly or by loving someone who has been affected by it. In 2020, more than 2.3 million women received a breast cancer diagnosis worldwide with another 685,000 dying from it. (Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Breast Cancer Statistics and Resources, 2020) October is breast cancer awareness [...]