Sun Prairie Explore Children’s Museum

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Big Dreamers United had a blast at the Night at the Museum fundraiser for Explore Children’s Museum of Sun Prairie!

Delicious food, yummy beverages, wonderful humans and a ton of dough raised for an awesome nonprofit. Explore Children’s Museum’s mission is to provide meaningful opportunities, inspire participation in purposeful play, and promote lifelong learning.

You weren’t there but you still want to donate to help kiddos and make the world a better place? Find out more and donate at
https://www.explorecm.org/

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We turned SIX this year!

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How the heck did that happen!? THANK YOU to everyone who sponsors BDU and helps us do what we do for our nonprofit friends. Couldn’t do it without you.



Happy BDAY, BDU!

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Back at Goodman Community Center

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Helping Goodman with a video to celebrate their 70th year! Thank you to everyone at Goodman for making our community and the world a better place.

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Rooted in the mud below

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Some guy with an accent and a cool hat was next to me painting this scene. We were both on very tall ladders.

Lake Wingra, Madison, WI

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“We’ve got swag, yes we do.”

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Of course it will be another 4 or 5 years before we open an online store, but there is a good chance I will throw a BDU tshirt at you while just driving down the road, so keep your head on a swivel.

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On location with Miss Winifred for Czar’s Promise

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Czar’s Promise is founded on the premise of giving back. Helping our canine and human companions who we love and cherish each day, whose lives have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis.

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On set with our friends at Goodman Community Center

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Isaac

Back in 2018 I had the pleasure of meeting Isaac and recording his story for Porchlight.

He told us how after countless years of living on the streets and drinking a whole lot, Porchlight told him they had a place for him – IF he could stay sober for 30 days. The third time was the charm. Isaac put the beer down for good and moved into his new home.

We worked with Emily from Porchlight on the shoot and she described Isaac the best: “Isaac was a gentle soul with a laugh and smile that lit up the room.”

After Isaac had a place to call home and a job, you could find him buying coffee for homeless men at McDonalds, and he became a mentor guiding new admits to the Porchlight program.

Isaac passed away a few days ago.

Thank you to Porchlight for never giving up on Isaac and thank you, Isaac for showing the world that it’s never too late to make those hard changes and turn your life around.

241 people slept at the Porchlight shelter last Tuesday night, a new record. If you can, please head over to Porchlight’s Amazon Wish List and purchase one or 35 items for the shelter. Thank you.

https://a.co/c3Rksq4

Rest well, Isaac.

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Knockin’ Out Cancer!

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Phone rings.
It’s a nice man from the Cleveland Clinic. I assume immediately that I am “patient zero” for something bad.
Nice man: “Hey John, you and Big Dreamers United took some photos of an awesome young lady who is kicking cancer to the curb and we are hoping to use a couple of the photos in a story we are doing about her.”
Of course you can use the photos, nice person at Cleveland Clinic. And even though violence is never the answer…way to punch cancer right out of the ring, Lucy. #exceptionrule
Lucy and her family are amazing and you can watch their story here:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/…/410-young-girl-is…
To help the fight against childhood cancer, please feel free to donate to a nonprofit co-founded by Lucy’s mom – Little Warrior Foundation
Lucy photo © Big Dreamers United and Flashes of Hope – Milwaukee.

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