Julia K Cole

The men and women of Metro Solid Waste Management here in Louisville, Kentucky are paying it forward this Holiday Season by collecting food, personal hygiene products and other essentials for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. Click HERE to visit their official Face Book Page. Paying it forward is the best Gift of all.   About Julia K. Cole What can you expect from someone who considers  Putting Reality Back Into Spirituality  a personal calling? Straight forward answers that lead to life-changing experiences on a soul level! Known as The Empress of the Known & Unknown Universes™ and The Diva of Duct Tape, Julia has made it her personal mission to put Reality back into Spirituality™. Julia sets out to assist people in expanding their conscious awareness through her rather unique and personal take on the human experience.  In the style of Erma Bombeck, Julia utilizes her own brand of humor and down to earth demeanor to get ...

Some items are in high demand at the food bank and you may not realize it. Because they aren’t essentials, the staff doesn’t publicly ask for them. A survey on Reddit.com asked volunteers what items people would be most appreciative of and we’ve listed the top 10 below. If you’re looking for an easy way to help out, pick some of these up while shopping and drop them off at one of our area food banks. 1. Spices. Think about it. People who rely on the food bank eat a lot of canned food, rice, oatmeal, white bread, etc. They love spices. Seasoned salt, cayenne pepper, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, oregano, basil and so on. 2. Feminine Products. Can you imagine being worried about affording these? Pads, tampons, panty liners, etc. Recommended: Buy in bulk at Costco for donating. 3. Chocolate. People don’t need it, but think about being in their shoes and how nice it would be to be given a chocolate bar or brownie mix along with your essentials. 4. ...

Alley Cat Advocates answers hundreds of calls each week and we schedule  over 500 spay and neuter surgeries for community cats each month . Without your help, Alley Cat Advocates can’t provide life-saving care. Alley Cat Advocates spays and neuters community cats. But we do so much more than spay and neuter … we also heal these little bodies and hearts. Your caring contribution allows us to offer life-saving support to the thousands of community cats in our area.   Click HERE to make a gift to Alley Cat Advocates Today for Giving Tuesday!

ABC News --  An 8-year-old's "heart of gold" has touched people all over the world with a campaign he recently launched to help pay for lunches of students from low-income families. Donations have increased tenfold since Cayden Taipalus –- a third-grader at Challenger Elementary School -- launched a campaign two weeks ago called "Pay It Forward: No Kid Goes Hungry." His mom, Amber Peters, said nearly $7,000 worth of donations have purchased hot lunches for more than 300 students with plans to reach another 5,000 this week. "I am so very proud of my son," Peters told ABC News today. "He is only 8 years old and to grasp the concept around this is just amazing in my eyes. He has a heart of gold." Cayden started the campaign after seeing another student at his elementary school in Howell, Mich., struggle to pay for their lunch. "Cayden was in school buying his lunch and the little boy in front of him had to put down his hot lunch due ...

Instead of building houses, Caleb has spent the last five years trekking to downtown Detroit each holiday season to pass out Christmas presents to homeless people on the streets. Read Entire Story by Click HERE http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/24/boy-delivers-gifts-to-detroit-homeless/4185181/