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People Do Care
Try and remember the last time you were sick and just the act of breathing was difficult. Now imagine that it is your child who is fighting that chronic battle- and the one thing you can do to ease that struggle, vacuuming to cut down on household dust and allergens, is not feasible because your…
CONTINUE READINGAngels and Warriors – May 2014
Angels and Warriors Love Flash Mob – In May 2014, we raised $118,473.50 in 8.5 hours (with an average donation of $20) to help five families and the momma warriors of those families who were fighting Stage 4 cancer. All five families received what they needed from us – for one, it was a…
CONTINUE READINGProject Home Indy Update
The following is an update from Sarah Nielsen, a Monkee and the Executive Director of Project Home Indy. Project Home Indy is a small non-profit agency in Indianapolis that serves up to five homeless teen moms, age 15-19, in a safe, home-like residential facility. When I wrote Glennon a desperate email earlier this year…
CONTINUE READINGGuardian Angels – September 2013
Guardian Angels Love Flash Mob was held on September 17, 2013. We raised $100,000 in six hours – with maximum donations of $25 each. The funding was enough to provide four alert dogs as guardian angels and companions for children desperately in need of canine companions. Two children suffered from Type 1 Diabetes and needed diabetic…
CONTINUE READINGProject Home Indy – March 2013
Project Home Indy Love Flash Mob was held on March 5, 2013. We raised $85,000 in 5 and a half hours in increments $25 or less, so that Project Home Indy could bring a teenage mom and her young son without a home into PHI to live and thrive. All told, more than 4,500 people from…
CONTINUE READINGMicrosoft + Monkees = Miracles
The Monkees joined forces with Microsoft to GIVE time, technology, and hope to Battle Monument School. Battle Monument is an under-funded public school located in Baltimore County, MD for students between the ages of 3 and 21 with profound mental and physical disabilities. The week before the transformation, Monkees used amazon.com to purchase over $18,000 worth…
CONTINUE READINGKairos for Croyles
On February 9, 2012, the Monkees held our first official Love Flash Mob, raising money to send a well-loved mama with cancer, Kristin Croyle, on vacation with her beautiful family. The outpouring of love blew. us. away. Giving only in increments of $5, $10, and $25, Monkees raised over $25,000 in 10 hours. You can…
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