Good happens when a little cheer is added to the MATTERbox

The Cheerios team at General Mills was onto something when they launched the #GoodGoesRound campaign. They tapped into the belief that better communities—stronger communities, healthier communities, kinder communities—start with small acts of goodness. When Cheerios and Ellen DeGeneres teamed up to kick off the campaign and inspire ‘1 Million Acts of Good,’ General Mills reached out to MATTER to help activate this […]

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Press Release: MATTER Receives $40,000 Grant from the Pentair Foundation

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** MATTER RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT FROM THE PENTAIR FOUNDATION St. Louis Park, MN | October 30, 2017 | www.matter.ngo October 30, 2017 (St Louis Park, MN) – MATTER is pleased to announce it is a 2017 grant recipient of The Pentair Foundation. The $40,000 grant will support MATTER’s Lukosi Community Demonstration Farm project

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Press Release: Matter is a Smart Givers Charity Review Council Meets Standards® Organization!

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** MATTER IS A SMART GIVERS CHARITY REVIEW COUNCIL MEETS STANDARDS® ORGANIZATION! St. Louis Park, MN | October 3, 2017 | www.matter.ngo October 3, 2017 (St Louis Park, MN) – St. Louis Park-based global nonprofit MATTER is thrilled to announce that MATTER received Charities Review Council’s Meets Standards® seal, a visual marker on

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7 Days In Senegal: Day 7

Day Seven 8.7.2017 Once Barama, the farm manager, arrived, we could leave the safety of the chicken coop and dig into our last day of work. Gary and I decided to walk the perimeter of the fence to get an accurate measurement of how much was left to do. The sand is much easier to

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Press Release: Gene Simmons & Ace Frehley Announce Performance Together At The Children Matter Benefit Concert

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Gene Simmons & Ace Frehley Will Perform Together For The First Time in Sixteen Years For ‘The Children Matter’ Benefit Concert For Hurricane Victims with special guests Don Felder & Cheap Trick St. Paul, MN | September 20th, 2017 | www.thechildrenmatter.ngo September 11th, 2017 (Minneapolis, MN) – Today, Gene Simmons (KISS Co-founder,

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7 Days In Senegal: Day 6

Day Six 8.6.2017 Once Barama, the farm manager, arrived, we could leave the safety of the chicken coop and dig into our last day of work. Gary and I decided to walk the perimeter of the fence to get an accurate measurement of how much was left to do. The sand is much easier to

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7 Days in Senegal: Day 5

Day 5 8.5.2017 We woke up Tuesday morning intending to pack as much in as possible before we head back to Dakar. It started raining for the first time in months at about 7:00am. The rain started coming down harder and at 8:15am. I was feeling very conflicted about having to leave because I knew

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7 Days In Senegal: Day 4

Day Four 8.4.2017 Today, everyone is celebrating the end of Ramadan, so not much work can be done. Gary and I are on our own, and without a truck to haul equipment! Gary has many rolls of fence to lay out and posts to bring to the corners, which was very strenuous work without the

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7 Days In Senegal: Day 3

Day Three 8.3.17 It was a difficult and hot day on the farm. We were up at 6:00am and started sweating immediately. Later in the day, I drove the truck in Kebemer and got reprimanded by the head of the police for taking a video. “Give me your phone! Remove it!” The police man was

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