Moved to LA three years ago today...
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Monday, December 19, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Benson Backpacks
When you hear about something good, you should pass it on.
I give you...Benson Backpacks.
-School tuition assistance
-School lunches
-School supplies
Benson Backpacks is a new company (only found on facebook for now) that was founded by a former TOMS intern, Matt C. A simple idea. You buy a back pack and you help someone. The idea of buying to give continues to catch on!
Benson was a porter who helped Matt and a group climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He was the first to congratulate Matt after he reached the summit. As they hiked down together, Matt learned Benson only earned between 1 and 2 dollars a day – not enough to put a child through school.
Matt has now taken this meeting of Benson and created a company to help.
Check out Benson Backpacks on Facebook, the website is soon to follow.
I give you...Benson Backpacks.
With your every purchase of a Benson backpack it will help supports a child's education in Tanzania, Africa.
-School tuition assistance
-School lunches
-School supplies
Benson Backpacks is a new company (only found on facebook for now) that was founded by a former TOMS intern, Matt C. A simple idea. You buy a back pack and you help someone. The idea of buying to give continues to catch on!
Benson was a porter who helped Matt and a group climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He was the first to congratulate Matt after he reached the summit. As they hiked down together, Matt learned Benson only earned between 1 and 2 dollars a day – not enough to put a child through school.
Matt has now taken this meeting of Benson and created a company to help.
Check out Benson Backpacks on Facebook, the website is soon to follow.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Glue
My old old old friend Dave F. came out to LA this past weekend for a visit. He was in town to play in a soccer tournament with his MBA team from Michigan. As always, its great to have "Home" come to you. Dave and I have known each other since we were 7?? = we go way back.
BUT the really fun thing about having Dave in town, was that he has been "the glue" to two good friends here in LA.
His friend Eric and I had met in years past when visiting Dave in Chicago. They were roommates and club volleyball teammates during undergrad at Michigan. Eric is now in LA going to school for his MBA at USC.
Talia and I met a year ago when she also moved out to LA to go to school for her MBA at UCLA. Talia and Dave worked together when Dave moved to Chicago after college. Talia and her husband have been good friends to go for sushi dinners, watching sports at bars and now Talia has plugged me into a great organization Common Threads. We volunteered this past week at this AMAZING event for the organization here in LA.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Give A Damn
You have to love it when paths cross
I have been LIVING at a local bar in Santa Monica for the past few weeks watching every Cardinal playoff game. The bar has attracted basically every Cardinal fan and in LA. Many of them went to Mizzou and we have all made connections on who we know from college or STL.
Asking "what high school did you go to??", never gets old.
My favorite connection was made on Friday night (aka the night the Cardinals won their 11th World Championship)
Almost exactly three years ago this month I met a guy at church. The only reason I randomly talked to him was because he was wearing a pair of TOMS Shoes. At this time it was rare to see a pair of TOMS and I was about to move to LA to work for the company.
He started to tell me about how he was also leaving STL soon with friends to film a documentary. I found this very interesting and to this day still had always wondered what happened to that movie.
Fast forward three years later and who do I meet?? One of the guys who was apart of that filming. Not only had we met in college, but he is only in the LA area for the next 10 days to promote their completed documentary.
Do check out the following link; http://www.giveadamndoc.com/
I think this is a great idea and I hope to be at the screening on Friday.
I have been LIVING at a local bar in Santa Monica for the past few weeks watching every Cardinal playoff game. The bar has attracted basically every Cardinal fan and in LA. Many of them went to Mizzou and we have all made connections on who we know from college or STL.
Asking "what high school did you go to??", never gets old.
My favorite connection was made on Friday night (aka the night the Cardinals won their 11th World Championship)
Almost exactly three years ago this month I met a guy at church. The only reason I randomly talked to him was because he was wearing a pair of TOMS Shoes. At this time it was rare to see a pair of TOMS and I was about to move to LA to work for the company.
He started to tell me about how he was also leaving STL soon with friends to film a documentary. I found this very interesting and to this day still had always wondered what happened to that movie.
Fast forward three years later and who do I meet?? One of the guys who was apart of that filming. Not only had we met in college, but he is only in the LA area for the next 10 days to promote their completed documentary.
Do check out the following link; http://www.giveadamndoc.com/
I think this is a great idea and I hope to be at the screening on Friday.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
isn't baseball romantic?!
i love being from st louis
i love being a cardinals fan
how can you not love a wild card team winning the national league championship?
OR not love a city that is now crazy about squirrels and treats baseball playoffs like its a month long holiday??
they don't call it Red October for nothing!
i'm superstitious
for the last two weeks i have only been drinking STL beer (= bud heavy when i can find it)
and i have been to the same bar 4/7 nights this week, since the Cardinals win EVERY night i am there
i will continue to drink my STL beer and go to South every game night, since my STL Cardinals are going to the WORLD SERIES!!!!
you BET i'm wearing a cardinals shirt to work tomorrow
cheers to STL and to the cardinals
i love being a cardinals fan
how can you not love a wild card team winning the national league championship?
OR not love a city that is now crazy about squirrels and treats baseball playoffs like its a month long holiday??
they don't call it Red October for nothing!
i'm superstitious
for the last two weeks i have only been drinking STL beer (= bud heavy when i can find it)
and i have been to the same bar 4/7 nights this week, since the Cardinals win EVERY night i am there
i will continue to drink my STL beer and go to South every game night, since my STL Cardinals are going to the WORLD SERIES!!!!
you BET i'm wearing a cardinals shirt to work tomorrow
cheers to STL and to the cardinals
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