{"id":1460,"date":"2012-12-27T07:11:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T07:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2012-12-27T07:11:16","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T07:11:16","slug":"smile-train-riley-hospital-wabash-college-and-a-few-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2012\/12\/27\/smile-train-riley-hospital-wabash-college-and-a-few-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile Train, Riley Hospital, Wabash College..and a few others"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/12\/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-11.20.00-AM.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1461\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-12-07 at 11.20.00 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/12\/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-11.20.00-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/12\/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-11.20.00-AM.png 510w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2012\/12\/Screen-Shot-2012-12-07-at-11.20.00-AM-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Nation&#8217;s Christmas Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8216;Tis the Season. \u00a0The Season of Giving.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of days ago, I mentioned the Excellence Boys Charter School in New York. \u00a0What a great place for a gift. \u00a0Impact. \u00a0Targeted impact (sounds like a fighter pilot, I know.)<\/p>\n<p>There are others&#8230;places where you feel like you&#8217;re investing. \u00a0Dedicated, focused efforts to make people and things better.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smiletrain.org\" target=\"_blank\">Smile Train<\/a>\u00a0is a Grunge favorite. \u00a0I think it&#8217;s because these kids get a second chance to make a first impression for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iuhealth.org\/riley\/\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Hospital<\/a> is another. \u00a0After months of trying to find out what was wrong with my brother (many, many moons ago), the docs at Riley found it and fixed it. \u00a0They continue to do the same for kids today. \u00a0And in Grunge&#8217;s perfect world, kids never get sick. \u00a0So their mission at Riley is even more important to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wabash.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Wabash College<\/a>. \u00a0Just like Smile Train, just like Riley, and just like Excellence Boys, we are targeted&#8230;we produce young men better educated and equipped to lead in our world. \u00a0You can make a targeted gift here as well. \u00a0A scholarship, faculty support, athletics, you name it. \u00a0Pick a category&#8230;make your gift special and exactly where you want it. \u00a0I picked an internship fund, started by a classmate, for my gift this year. \u00a0I want our guys to have the ability to compete with anyone, anywhere. \u00a0Internships offer them a golden opportunity to hone their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you&#8217;ll join me &#8211; &#8216;Tis the Season. \u00a0Tell them the Grunge sent you.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hot buttons to make a gift:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #ff4b33;line-height: 24px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wabash.edu\/alumni\/egift\" target=\"_blank\">Wabash College<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.smiletrain.org\/site\/SPageNavigator\/donate_now.html\" target=\"_blank\">Smile Train<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rileykids.org\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/npo.networkforgood.org\/Donate\/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1002014\" target=\"_blank\">Excellence Boys Charter School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grunge headed out for the Holidays. \u00a0See you in 2013!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Tis the Season. \u00a0The Season of Giving. 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