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Live Generously: Carolyn Flaskerud
Carolyn Flaskerud, director of the First Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Decorah, does not mince words. “It keeps me busy – happy and healthy
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Carolyn Flaskerud, director of the First Lutheran Church Food Pantry in Decorah, does not mince words. “It keeps me busy – happy and healthy
Ward Budweg has helped build a library in Rwanda, install a clean-water-catching system in Panama, and paint an orphanage in Peru.
Lucas Zellmer had no idea the extent of poverty in La Crosse, Wisconsin – where more than 15 percent of the population lives below the poverty line –
"Yes, it takes time and work, but a feel-good activity that everyone enjoys? Totally worth it.” - Bebe Keith
“I’m just a banker with a passion for renewable energy,” Larry Grimstad says, in typical humble fashion.
There's plenty of ways to keep warm and have some good hearted fun on the Valentine's Day. Here are just a few ways to share the love!
"You can LITERALLY volunteer your time to go play with kittens," says Winona, Minnesota, volunteer Paul Lundquist.
It’s easy to let fifth-generation Decorah native Mark Faldet fool you: He’s the kind of guy who, having traveled the region for work at Luther College
Once upon a time, in the nearby hamlet of Spring Grove, Minnesota, Rachel & David Storlie came together, two professional performers who loved each other...
Inspire(d)'s Aryn Henning Nichols shares her Chinese New Year experiences as we near another Lunar New Year's Eve. Dumplings, anyone?
Kim Powell took sabbatical leave from her job at Luther College to oversee the construction of the new Humane Society of Northeast Iowa shelter.
"Ask your kids, if you gave them $10, how they would use it to help someone – then go do it together," says Karen Trewin