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#GetThatGivingFeeling Give Big is May 7 and 8th, donate at wagives.org.
Rebecca O’Neil is the Founder of the Shattered Glass Project. The Shattered Glass Project is a theatre company with the mission to amplify the voices of theatre artists who have been marginalized on the basis of their gender or sex, including but not limited to cis and trans women, non-binary folks, and trans-masculine/trans-feminine folks, by providing unique opportunities to create and grow professionally. Our vision expresses our aspirations and our beliefs. As individuals and as an organization we strive to constantly learn and grow, recognizing that this is an process that is never done but is on-going.
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Stuart Early is the Executive Director of the Tahoma Bird Alliance. Tahoma Bird Alliance, originally founded in 1969 as the Tahoma Audubon Society, is a member-driven and volunteer-supported grassroots organization that is recognized as a conservation leader. Tahoma Bird Alliance remains as an affiliate of the National Audubon Society. Our members, volunteers, and staff partner together to make a positive difference in the lives of people, birds, and wildlife in Pierce County, Washington, while protecting habitats for future generations. 
Tahoma Bird Alliance
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Devon Stone is the Adaptive Services Director at Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. Magnus is a client who has benefited from many of Little Bit's programs his parents Myra and Steve Baldwin share their experiences with us. Little bit is hosting an open house May 19th and would love for you to come visit.
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center is a community where horses transform the bodies, minds, and spirits of people with disabilities.
Little Bit

Affectionally dubbed the “octopus whisperer”, acclaimed author SY MONTGOMERY, returns to the species she knows and loves, offering current and compassionate stories about the scientists on the front lines of octopus research and conservation.
 
In SECRETS OF THE OCTOPUS, Montgomery, dives deep into the extraordinary life of one of nature's most intelligent and complex animals. Enhanced with breathtaking National Geographic photography, the book offers a captivating journey into the underwater world of the octopus. Often likened to alien lifeforms, these creatures exhibit remarkable intelligence and adaptability.
 
Montgomery's narrative takes us closer than ever to understanding the octopus, revealing groundbreaking insights into how their large brains are distributed throughout their bodies, as well as their unique ability to alter their genetic makeup in response to environmental challenges. Known for their unparalleled camouflage skills you will see breathtaking photography showing them changing shape and color. It also delves into the touching dedication of octopus mothers to their offspring.
Secrets of the Octopus Trailer

It is that time of year again for GIVE BIG WA. 
Jarrelle Marshall Is the Executive Director of RECLAIM.Org. RECLAIM provides reintegration support that centers the mental, emotional, and relational health of individuals impacted by the criminal legal system and their loved ones to better prepare them for the return home. Everyone deserves care. Care and support services should be available and accessible to all individuals and families as they integrate back into their communities.
Nancy Long is the Executive Director of 501 Commons. Give BIG is produced by 501 Commons, a nonprofit that advances the success of other nonprofits in the state. GiveBIG is an opportunity to get that great giving feeling and make our communities better for everyone. 501 Commons provides expertise to nonprofits through 30+ services, including a full range of management consulting; technology consulting (IT planning and database development); outsourced HR, accounting, IT infrastructure, and database management services; professional development and board training; and free advisory services.
Nancy is highlighting Kat Taylor the Co-Founder and a Board Chair of Beneficial State Bank, a Community Development Financial Institution and certified B Corporation that offers beneficial banking to under-resourced communities. The bank aligns all of its activities with the fairness and environmental values that most bank customers hold thereby activating their agency and accountability over their banking. Kat and her husband Tom Steyer founded the bank in 2007 on the eve of the last financial crisis on the hunch that something was terribly wrong in the banking SYSTEM. Beneficial State has set out to prove that banking that achieves social justice and environmental well-being while also being financially resilient is just a better way to do banking. Kat served as CEO of the bank for eight years and currently co-chairs its board with Tom. Kat also works in service of regenerative agriculture, policy and legislative reform, media and narrative, and of course, philanthropy.
Little Bit open house is May 19th.
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Brenda Reiss has learned in order to really be free, she had to forgive herself first. In this enlightening conversation Brenda talks about her journey to forgiveness. That is when her life changed forever. She loves coaching others to help them find the process of self forgiveness. In her podcast she shares all the aspects of forgiveness and how it can change your life like it has hers.
Forgive Yourself
Brenda Reiss Coaching

Dr. Ski Chilton is a distinguished innovator, academic and entrepreneur. With a prolific record of over 160 scientific publications and 15 patents, he has founded four companies and a nonprofit. He has been at the forefront of personalized nutrition and wellness, earning widespread recognition in both academia and industry for his trailblazing contributions. In his new, Amazon #1 Best Seller, There is Another Way to Happiness: The Four Step CAST Process that Will Transform Your Life, Chilton presents a rare blend of science, mindfulness and spirituality to walk readers through the four, overlapping steps that helped him overcome his own cycle of fear, anxiety and self-doubt, and led to his total transformation.
Dr. Ski Chilton