Welcome to another edition of #ServiceSpotlight with The Smile Project where we share incredible stories of people doing incredible things in their communities. This week, we are thrilled to share the story of Simran Patel, the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Leukemia Together, a New Jersey based nonprofit.  Liz: Let’s start in traditional Smile Project fashion. Give us a Happiness! Simran: Happiness is being the steady backbone of support when life feels fragile. Liz:

I was catching up on emails one day when I stumbled upon a newsletter from The Awesome Foundation , an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe.  I've been following The Awesome Foundation for years and I love reading about their grantees who are doing amazing things all around the world.  In the recent newsletter, I found myself drawn to a Bronx-based organization called the Just Write Community Project . I reached out to

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