Thank you, Teachers!
At Together Rising, we have deep gratitude for teachers — and all of the late-night lesson planning, early-morning grading, and all-day character building they do — to shape the little hearts and minds that will shape the world. So, one week ago, Together Rising decided to give away grants to teachers across the country who…
Raquel Rising
Do you know someone in your life who you’d like to help get rising? Christine did, and wrote to us about her dear friend Raquel. In her words: “Raquel has been in my life since I was in the 4th grade, when she became my mom’s hairdresser. Her laugh is infectious. She has been dealt…
Shine Bright
Sarah’s favorite shirt reads “Shine Bright” — which is a pretty accurate description of the way she shows up in the world. At the age of 26, Sarah had already accomplished more than most people dream of in a lifetime, including working in prison systems teaching convicted felons how to read, participating with Alternative…
A Whole Lot of Love – Holiday Magic
Do for one, what you wish you could do for everyone. – Andy Stanley This past holiday season, Casey reached out to Together Rising. Casey was having a holiday party, and instead of exchanging gifts together with her friends, she wanted to connect with a family to shower with love. Through the Holiday Hands…
Super Fritz
Not all superheroes wear capes. Fritz is a beautiful three-year old boy, who was diagnosed with leukemia (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) in 2015, and has been progressing through treatment ever since. Known to those who love him as “Super Fritz” — Fritz has been an inspiration to many people in his community. He was named…
Little Love Warriors
This is Olivia and Bobby — the little but fierce love warriors who recently delivered a WHOLE LOT OF LOVE FROM YOU to Second Story, a shelter for homeless women and families in their town. Olivia and Bobby brought with them (in addition to their mamas) these love offerings, which you provided through your…
Look at Our Ellie – Update!
LOOK AT OUR ELLIE. Two years ago, Miranda wrote to Together Rising about her warrior daughter, Ellie. Ellie had been in seven different foster homes before Miranda was lucky enough to adopt her as her own. Miranda told us that her girl had a genetic disorder that caused her legs to be amputated to her…
Expansive and Free
“I’ve never looked big a day in my life. No matter. My daughter and I pay attention. We know what the world wants from us. We know we must decide whether to stay small, quiet, and uncomplicated or allow ourselves to grow as big, loud, and complex as we were made to be. Every girl…
$75,000 for diapers and food for families in refugee camps in Greece
We are still awestruck by your response last week. Because of you, we were able to wire $75,000 for diapers and food for families in refugee camps in Greece. Thank you. We received an update from Help Refugees this morning: “Dear Beautiful Together Rising Women, The speed at which you responded to the crisis last week was…
We Belong to Each Other
Yesterday, you gave thousands of mamas diapers for their babies when they had none. At 8:50AM our time we got an urgent call from Dani and Josie, the warrior women with whom we have partnered for two years to bring millions of dollars of life-saving support and services to refugees, internally displaced families and unaccompanied…