Getting what you want from life – success, happiness, achieving personal goals – will happen on the basis of what you put into life. Talent is good. Hard work is a must. Poise under pressure helps. Resilience is usually required. Proper training and a spirit of learning accompany longterm achievement. You already know how important...
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4 Ways to Invest In Yourself
After bouncing around from job to job after high school it was obvious I was not on the right career path. Folks, I’m not sure I was on any path, much less the right one. I worked at a carwash. I worked in a bakery. I got a factory job. I was going nowhere fast....
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Sharing Hope
I think it only fitting that the host of our first Nashville area Seniors Christmas ShinnDig was legendary area broadcaster, Hope Hines. He has a great personality and positive attitude that fits his name perfectly. I think that hope is a great description for the ShinnDig as well. The reason I started putting on a...
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The Season to Give
You might remember the story of the “Secret Santa” who showed up on Staten Island during the 2012 Christmas season, a couple months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the area. The anonymous benefactor, a man with a big heart, walked the worst hit areas, handing out hundred dollar bills to help people with their Christmas shopping....
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Dedicating The George Shinn Foundation Clinic in Haiti
The George Shinn Foundation team has just returned from an amazing trip to Haiti. The House of Hope Clinic there was officially dedicated and named The George Shinn Foundation Clinic. Our partnership with the Amer-Haitian Bon Zami House of Hope (HOH) has helped accomplish great things for the community of Tabarre, a suburb located in...
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Raising the Next Generation of Leaders
This guest post is written by Ben Comer, executive director since 2002 of Next Generation, a non-profit organization based in Louisiana that works to inspire, encourage, and equip student and adult leaders to impact middle and high school students through the message of moral decision-making and character-based leadership. Change the campus, change the culture. That’s...
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The George Shinn Foundation Partners With Deer Run Camps and Retreats
Recently The George Shinn Foundation made a commitment to help Deer Run Camps and Retreats expand their ministry in support of their mission: To transform lives through a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ while connecting with others in a camp or retreat setting. Deer Run is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nondenominational Christian camp and retreat...
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Shinn Donated Car Raises $100K For Wounded Warriors
All eyes were on the gorgeous red, white, and blue 2007 Ford Stryker Mustang as it was ushered on to the auction block by wounded veterans during the Mecum Muscle Cars & More auction in Dallas Sept. 6. When the gavel fell, $100,000 was raised for The Roever Foundation’s Operation Warrior RECONnect. The George Shinn...
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Donated Mustang auctioned off to benefit Roever Foundation
On September 6, 2013, at 6 PM CST, The George Shinn Foundation will be offering George Shinn’s custom 2007 Ford Stryker Mustang up for auction at the Mecum Muscle Cars & More event in Dallas. All proceeds from the auction will benefit The Roever Foundation and its Operation Warrior RECONnect program which helps wounded veterans...
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Shinn Donation Continues to Help Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute
In January 2012, the George Shinn Foundation made a $100,000 donation to Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Today, Fruitland is making great use of that donation and has accomplished many things they never imagined would be possible. One of the main purposes of the donation was to help with accreditation expenses, and...