We had a successful fundraising event on Thursday, September 16. For those of you who were unable to make it to the event, here is our impact video. More information to come in future blogposts. It begins with One--will that One be you... https://youtu.be/oUzx81vtcaM
It Takes a Village By Jim Davis For the past few weeks, we’ve been sending emails demonstrating ways in which single individuals have made a positive difference in the lives of the people around them. We told the story of a Russian soldier who dared to disobey orders and, in doing so, saved the
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Karen Jackson Director, Program and Marketing O - 937-252-5700 x3227 E - karen.jackson@daytonlec.org It Begins with One Person Making a Difference Dayton, OH ----An East Dayton institution is about to turn twenty. 2022 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the Life Enrichment Center (LEC), a faith-based nonprofit serving the needs of
Jeff Sorrell By Jim Davis Jeff Sorrell isn’t the type of person that most people would expect to find as the leader of a charitable organization. He’s not a billionaire philanthropist who can fund his own charity, he’s not a community leader with influence in high places and he doesn’t hold any degrees that
By Jim Davis We’ve all heard the saying that “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”1 It’s attributed to the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, who lived over 2000 years ago. The quote may be old, but it’s as true today as it was back then. The fact is, the best
Shawn Trapp by Jim Davis If you asked people back in 2015 to name someone who had the potential to make a significant positive difference in the lives of others, Shawn Trapp would probably not have made that list. At the time, Shawn was one of the thousands of victims of Ohio’s Opioid Crisis.
Hilda Moser Hilda pictured with her daughter Ellen by Jim Davis If you’ve ever thought that you were too old to help people transform their lives, the story of Hilda Moser will change your mind. Hilda was in her 80s when she joined the Life Enrichment Center. And though she retired in
By Jim Davis If you’ve ever doubted that one person can make a difference, then you need to hear the story of Stanislav Petrov, the man who single-handedly saved the world from nuclear disaster. In the 1980s, Petrov was a duty officer in charge of the Soviet Union’s missile detection system. His job was
Esther (from the Bible) by Jim Davis One important takeaway from Esther is that it’s sometimes easy to see when a person is in need and what you can do to help. We call those “softballs” because they’re easy to recognize and fit well with our own skills and abilities. In this case, Esther
Chris Albrecht by Jim Davis This June marked the one-year anniversary of the passing of our friend, Chris Albrecht. Chris died during the height of the pandemic, at a time when face masks and social distancing were mandated by the state and large, indoor gatherings were highly discouraged. Even so, almost 3,000 people flaunted
