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The Greatest Investment We Can Make
The following post is by Shannon Leutheuser. Shannon is a Young Ambassador for Opportunity and a member of the YAO Advisory Board. As a working mom with two amazing young children, I can say without hesitation that there is no greater joy in my life than caring for my children. My life revolves around their Read more…
Tagged Global Opportunity Quilt, Mother's Day
How far would you go to alleviate poverty?
The following post was written by Vanessa Felts. Last October, my good friend and Opportunity Governor Deyl Kearin ran 155 miles across the hottest desert on the planet. In support of his pursuit, he started Run4Poverty to raise awareness and sustainable funds for people in impoverished circumstances. Not only did he complete one of the Read more…
Quantity Isn’t The Only Challenge to Ending Hunger
Heather Rubacky is the Opportunity International College Ambassadors Coordinator and recently participated in the Live Below the Line challenge. I love food. I love eating food, making food, sharing food, even just talking about food. It provides me with more than just basic nourishment; it’s my go-to stress reliever, pick-me-up, and icebreaker. I cater friends’ Read more…
Lessons from Mom
Julia and Erin Smith are both Young Ambassadors for Opportunity. They were introduced to Opportunity International by their mother, Governor Jill Smith. Erin is currently fundraising for Opportunity International at https://www.opportunity.org/give/fundraisers/erinandmichael It was Christmas morning and I was eager to open all of the presents to get to the final envelopes in the tree. In Read more…
It Was a Fortuitous, Fateful Introduction
The following is a post written by Natalie Hornsby. It was a fortuitous, fateful introduction. The kind of moment where you can trace things back in time and see how every decision you made along the way lead you to this perfect, precise place. The sort of moment that reaffirms that things really do happen Read more…
Hopes for my Baby Boy
Mother’s Day may be over, but the stories of strong Moms continue. The following post is from Mari Gottlieb, a Young Ambassador for Opportunity and Co-Chair of YAO-San Diego. I am expecting my first child this summer, a baby boy named Hunter. As I await Hunter’s arrival, I spend hours each day thinking about the Read more…
Tagged Global Opportunity Quilt, Mother's Day
Living Below the Line with My Family
“I’m going to send my grandchildren a food parcel.” – my mother “Can I give you a loan so you can buy more food? Very low interest rate, you can pay me back over the next month.” – my boss “Would you like to come over for dinner – is that allowed?” – my friend Read more…
Why I’m Giving Up Choices for a Week
In a few weeks, I’m going to take the Live Below the Line challenge. For five days, I’ll spend just $1.50 each day on food to raise funds and awareness for the 1.4 billion people worldwide who have to live below the extreme poverty line every day. Living in suburban Chicago, it can be difficult Read more…
Every moment show up stupid
Day 1: Opportunity International Philippines Insight Trip A guest post by Lisa Leslie Henderson I showed up very stupid this morning in a country that I hadn’t intended to visit last night. Flight delays and missed connections due to electrical difficulties—our plane wouldn’t start—took us to Tokyo, rather than Manila, last night. When we arrived Read more…
