What a fun contest! The staff at Freedom Personal Development had a great time reading through all 64 charity nominations and voting for the winners. We wished every charity could have received a donation. It was truly inspiring to learn about the work people all over the globe are doing to help others.

Here are the top three charities that won as well as what the money will be used for:

1st Place – $1,000 to Byron Katie’s The Work Foundation www.thework.com

The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. Read More...

Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the season, the winners of our blog contest this month will be three charities, and we need your help to find them!

Please tell us what is your favorite charity and why. From your responses, we will be picking three charities to make donations to. Between first, second and third place, we will be giving a total of $1,600!

To enter the contest, at the bottom of this page, simply type your name, email and website (if you have one) and your answer to this question:

What is your favorite charity and why?
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Happy Holidays! In the spirit of the season, the winners of our blog contest this month will be three charities, and we need your help to find them!

Please tell us what is your favorite charity and why. From your responses, we will be picking three charities to make donations to.  Between first, second and third place, we will be giving a total of $1,725!

To enter the contest, at the bottom of this page, simply type your name, email and website (if you have one) and your answer to this question:

What is your favorite charity and why?

The winners will be picked based on the “why” portion of this question.

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A couple of weeks ago my wife and I decided to do some upgrading on our house. We painted inside and out, put down some new flooring, trimmed trees and changed our front porch. We worked really hard and now we can literally see the benefits.

Something seemed to be missing at the Krause House though. Everyone worked hard and a reward is in order. Wouldn’t a new large flat screen TV tie all this effort together? I can give it as a gift to my son who worked so hard the past few weeks. He cut, he hauled, he Read More...