Birthday Giveback

Birthday Giveback 2022 Recap: What's the Best Way to Serve?

In elementary school, one of my friends had a birthday party. In lieu of gifts, my friend asked that we bring donations for the local...

Birthday Giveback 2022: Help Queer Artists Honor Theatre Industry

For anyone who is new to our page, my name is Elizabeth Buechele and I'm the founder of The Smile Project, a nonprofit organization...

Service Guide: Rock Painting Project

When my artist friend showed me pictures of rocks they had painted with inspiration words and messages, I was impressed. It’s something...

Liz’s Birthday Giveback 2021

Tomorrow is my birthday! For seven years now, The Smile Project has helped me turn May 20 into a “Birthday Giveback.” You can read all...

Introducing The Smile Project Birthday Giveback Program

It started when I was a little girl and I received an invitation to my best friend’s birthday party. The card said that, in lieu of...

Turning Twenty-Six and Trashing Timelines

When I was a little girl, my high school aged babysitter seemed so old. Not old in an “Old Maid” (our favorite card game) way, but old in...

Sharing Remote Kindness: #26ActsofDigitalJoy Review

I typically wake up on May 20th, unsure of what to expect. But I know three things to be consistent: I will talk to my family and loved...

#26ActsofDigitalJoy

As many regular readers of this blog know, every year, I organize a "Birthday Give Back" project. When I turned 24, I spent 24...

A Subjective Look at Birthdays

My goodness are birthdays fun. Partially because of cake and camaraderie, but also because I have made birthdays a dedicated day of...

#25Cities25Acts - A Lesson in Kindness

While I was racking my brain for the best way to spend my 25th birthday, I decided to do a little crowdsourcing. After spending all 24...