Today’s gift is something that was very special for my wife. Laura is a schoolteacher in Brewster at CV Starr. One of the students in her school, Marilyn Ramirez a 3rd grader passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Her family was ill prepared to deal with some of the economic hardships that come with emergency medical expenses incurred, and […]
Today is another gem donated by ANOTHER generous Mahopac person (there are even more to come)! Today it’s Cathryn Iannotta Vincentz. Cathy reached out to me via Facebook to see if she could give away free yoga classes. It’s pretty incredible, but Putnam Yoga is giving a free 5 class card. We were emailing back and forth trying to iron […]
My gift today is more of an acknowledgement than anything. It’s an acknowledgment that my Chief Marketing Officer at Silverback Social, John Zanzarella is one of the best dudes I know. Frankly, he’s been a gift for me in my career and my life. We were introduced by one of my first childhood friends, Len Ciffone. When I met him […]
I’m blessed to have my own business, and make my own hours. The great thing about it is that I can come and go as I please. The bad thing is that I’m the worst boss I’ve ever worked for. As I write this it’s 9:10pm and I’m still in the office. This is my norm. During the week I […]
The gift giving bug has been passed around Facebook like wildfire. After seeing yesterday’s gift from my friend John Praino, another Mahopac guy – wrestling legend John Degl reached out to me to offer another gift. So I posted this on Facebook. Dear Parents – we have a special gift to give today. It’s donated by a Mahopac Wrestling legend […]
The magic of giving for the sake of giving is that it’s contagious. This fact is becoming more and more apparent as I get deeper into my 69 day challenge. All sorts of friends and family have been reaching out to me to offer gifts – largely from their own businesses. I think this is tremendous, and inspiring. Today’s gift […]
This gift seems like a small one, but it went a long way. Let me explain. One of my best friends in the world is Anthony Pace. This is our second year making homemade wine together. We have a blast doing it. I still don’t know how we really make the wine. I just show up, following Anthony’s instructions and […]
On Halloween night our dear friend the Potenza’s invited us into their home for a quick beer/glass of wine. Doug and Traci are great people and have a beautiful family. They live just up the street from our home in Chappaqua, NY. Traci mentioned that she had been following along with my challenge, and said she had an idea for […]
Today’s gift was simple. I got a few dollars worth of change, and filled the meters for people who were parked on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. I even have a cool Instagram Hyperlapse video to prove it too (video credit: Brian Funicelli) 🙂 69 day giving challenge – day 4. Put quarters in the meter for strangers. #giving #payitforward […]
