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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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Holden’s Heroes

Holden is 10. 
He loves baseball and wrestling and superheroes. Duh. 
And Holden has leukemia.

Even superheroes need their fellow superheroes to help them out from time to time, and this is one of those times. Holden needs a bone marrow transplant.

Some good news: Holden does have a potential donor who has stepped up. However, if this donor is not a match, he will need to find another potential donor.

Are you that hero?

Even if you don’t match Holden, you could possibly save another person’s life. 
Right now, about 7500 Americans are actively searching for a bone marrow donor. To become Holden’s hero or a hero to someone like him, the first step is to visit bethematch.org to find out more information and to register online. 
Registering for bone marrow donation is easy and only requires a cheek swab!

Holden’s registration at bethematch.org – 
join.bethematch.org/findholdenshero

Please share Holden’s poster and the information on becoming a donor. Raising awareness of the need for bone marrow donations can literally help save lives.

The Amazing Holden Poster – produced by Carrie Casey of the Fianna Foundation, with special assistance from Grandma Deb Shannon.
Photographed by John Urban of Big Dreamers United. 
Design by John Urban and Carrie Casey. 
Special thanks to Douglas Art and Framing for donating their framing services for a printed poster for Holden. (You should thank them by taking your stuff there to have it framed. They are very good at framing and NICE people).

As always, thank you for being awesome and out there doing good in the world. 
#bethematch #holdensheroes #theamazingholden #anewheroemerges
#donor #bonemarrowdonor #bigdreamersunited #superheroes

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