by Emily Jo @ Renesting | May 20, 2021 | Blog |
We get unique donations here at the Nest. A few years ago, a donation of linens came in with a little pamphlet tucked in the bag. A volunteer saved the pamphlet and after doing some spring cleaning two years ago, we found it again. This random pamphlet had the...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Apr 29, 2021 | Blog |
The power to transform a community is within the community. Give For Good is proof of that power! In 2014, the Community Foundation established Give For Good, a giving day for nonprofits in North Louisiana. The event allows community members to discover and engage...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog |
Every year on the first Tuesday of May, the Community Foundation of North Louisiana (CFNLA) leads a 24-hour online giving challenge called Give for Good. Nonprofits all over North Louisiana register to participate on the Give for Good website. The profiles allow...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog |
Back in January, we mentioned the four new board members working towards our mission in 2021. We wanted to take the opportunity this month to introduce you all to those new members and tell you a little bit about them. Over the past few months, we have been lucky to...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog |
It’s almost Spring! And that means time for spring cleaning; time to clean, declutter, refresh, and donate to Renesting! Spring cleaning is one of those things everyone talks about doing, that we know is kind of important, but that we all hate doing. Who wants...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog |
It’s the season of loving! This Valentine’s season, we want to highlight something important: love of and in our community. We have talked about community a lot on this blog: The community we serve, that we create, and the community we are supported by....
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog |
New year…not a new us. Same mission, same dedication. The end of 2020 was bittersweet. We were glad to see a difficult year come to a close, but it meant saying goodbye to six board members. It also meant a season of forced ingenuity would be slowing down- we...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog |
Happy New Year!! Today we want to review 2020 for the good things that happened. After that, we only want to look forward! We have said it before and we will never stop saying it, YOU are what makes our entire mission possible. YOU are the hands and hearts that...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog |
Merry Christmas!! It’s a busy time of year so we wanted to put out a short and sweet message to our wonderful board. At the end of every year, we have members that roll off and new members that join. It’s a bittersweet combination of saying goodbye to...
by Emily Jo @ Renesting | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog |
Last week we told you about the work Colin Stevens and Troop 64 did with the handmade beds from John Beaird. We realized they aren’t the only Eagle Scouts that have done service projects for Renesting! This week we wanted to share some of the other great stories...
