How Richard Todd Beat Leukemia in 44 Days
This is the story of how a 72-year-old man won a battle with cancer, and how you can help men and women like Richard who are battling cancer.
Self-deprecating and wry, Richard Todd is the kind of man who could only come from the American Midwest. He believes in personal reasonability and the right to [...]
Dr. Michelle Robin: Bridging People Back to Wellness with Green Smoothies
I am no longer afraid of putting green vegetables in my smoothies. If fact, I think it is a brilliant idea to help “bridge people back to wellness”. And that is the exact the goal of Shawnee’s own wellness guru, Dr. Michelle Robin of Your Wellness Connection.
Bridging People Back to Wellness
“You always hear about giving [...]
Freighquote Showcases Creativity in Mobile Phone Recycling
Brand new Cells for Cells partner, Freightquote, did an outstanding job of re-using an old cardboard box to collect mobile phones for Cells for Cells.
Great job on some very brilliant creativity!
Want to use the Battle Cancer with a Cell Phone poster for your mobile phone recycling efforts? You can download it here.
For more information about [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk at Big Omaha: How to Stay Strong During Difficult Times
I am in that group of people where my life has been changed by words of kindness and simple acts of love and caring.
Even though Cells for Cells mission is to help families battling cancer, I feel the responsibility to help anyone that is facing a difficult situation.
Kind words can change a life. Kind words [...]
The Secret… by my friend Jeremy Collins
The secret…
…to a good life is to give more than you take…
A gigantic thank you to Jeremy Collins.
Link to Jeremy’s blog post here.
Recycle or Die: Extreme Recycling in Topeka, Kansas
Extreme Recycling Inc, in Topeka, Kansas, has been a leader in E-waste recycling since 1993. Joseph Lambert, Extreme’s Operations Manager, shares what it means to be an EXTREME recycling company.
Joseph, let’s start with Recycle or Die. Man, that is STRONG statement – tell me what it means.
Several years ago our President/Owner, Dino De Marco, [...]
Jennifer Hancock: Single Mom, Battling Cancer, Staying Positive
Jennifer Hancock, from Carl Junction, Missouri is April’s Extreme Medical Bill Makeover Recipient.
Jennifer will receive a check from Cells for Cells for $1000 to spend as she needs as she battles cancer and will receive $1000 in services/consulting from Your Wellness Connection in Shawnee, Kansas.
Congratulations Jennifer!
Here’s her story:
At age 25, I went from “bad [...]
Victor Melendez, former VP Marketing – Sustainability at Pepsicola North Amercia talks with Cells for Cells
We can all agree that green initiatives cannot be successful when only a few individuals try to make sweeping changes: it’s when a large group of people make tiny adaptations that the results are staggering.
Victor Melendez knows this first hand. He is the former VP of Marketing – Sustainability of PepsiCola North America. Pepsi has [...]
Your Wellness Connection has added $500 in services to March’s Giveaway
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Kansas City’s own wellness super-guru and founder of Your Wellness Connection (YWC), Dr. Michelle Robin has added $500 in services to the Cells for Cells March giveaway.
That means that our first Extreme Medical Bill Makeover winner will receive $500 cash and $500 in YWC services (either on-site in Shawnee, Kansas or consulting via [...]
Black & Veatch Partners with Cells for Cells to Help Families Battling Cancer
Black & Veatch Partners with Cells for Cells to Help Families Battling Cancer
Black & Veatch joins Cells for Cells in the 2009 One Million Cells Campaign to recycle 1 million cell phones and raise $1 million dollars for families battling cancer.
Recycling cell phones for three years, and a Cells for Cells partner since early [...]
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