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 [...]
Does Someone You Love Have Breast Cancer?
Cancer is a very hard diagnosis and disease to deal with. Not only can it be life threatening, but it leaves a huge emotional and mental burden. Breast cancer patients are faced with a special kind of emotional challenge. For most women, their breasts are a key symbol of their motherhood and womanhood. To potentially [...]
THE MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 15 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 11, 2021 Contact: Ahndrea Blue, President/CEO Phone: 253-212-2778 Fax: 253-248-4305 Email: ahndrea@themadfseattle.org Tacoma, WA The Making A Difference Foundation (MADF) of Tacoma, Washington announces its 2021 scholarship awards to a total of fifteen students attending college throughout the nation. Not only did ten winners from 2020 get their [...]
Is It Columbus Day or Indigenous People’s Day? And Why So Much Controversy Over the Two?
While still widely known as Columbus Day, the second Monday of every October is now also known as Indigenous People’s Day. So which is right and can we accept both? Columbus Day was originally started in the late 19th century as a movement in honor of Italian-American heritage at a time when Italian immigrants [...]