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Giving

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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 6

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 […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 5

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 […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 4

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 […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 3

Something really cool has happened this time around with my giving challenge.  Friends and family are reaching out with their own stories, or stories of their friends and family. I love this.  It tells me that we’re creating a bigger ripple of impact than previously thought. A few days ago Eve Paletta-Weaver (I was in school […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 2

Somehow I get the feeling there will be lot’s of “coffee” gifts.  So bear with me. Yesterday I followed my normal routine of putting my oldest daughter Talia on the bus, and then heading to get my coffee before I start my drive into work.  I noticed something different about the morning, and I remembered […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge – Day 1

This was an easy, and somewhat lazy gift.  But I will admit that I felt a ridiculous rush of adrenaline after giving it. My office is like many offices in modern America …you can throw a stone and hit the nearest Starbucks here in White Plains.  Last night, after my workout, I purchased an orange […]

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Chris Dessi
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69 Day Giving Challenge

Five years ago I did something different.  My Father had been falsely diagnosed with a diabolical disease called Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.  It’s a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.  Our whole family was feeling very […]

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Chris Dessi
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Gratitude, Spirit & Social Media

The past two weeks have been nothing short of magical. It all started with Hurricane Sandy, and culminated in the most pure and beautiful moment of my life, save the birth of my two children.

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Chris Dessi
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Baby Steps

I’m not a runner – but I’m training for the New York City Marathon. I’m doing
it to raise moneyand awareness for a horrible disease that my father is living with called ALS(Lou Gehrig’s disease). I’ve been training since the first week in July. I started slowly. Only 3 miles on the first day. Concluding the first week with 16 miles under my belt (it hurt). Last week I completed 43 miles of training (I felt great)

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Chris Dessi
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ING New York City Marathon: Running for Dad (Strike out ALS)

Recently I was at a family party chatting with my Uncle Joe. We were discussing the progress of my training to run in this years ING New York City Marathon. I’m running with the ALS Association to raise money for Joe’s baby brother, and my Father Adrian.

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Chris Dessi