Tag Archives: philanthropy

Rand Paul, savior of Detroit or destroyer of the American middle class?

By Mark | December 8, 2013

Trying to put some distance between himself and his most recent plagiarism scandal, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who has aspirations of running for President in 2016, made his way to Michigan yesterday, promising to unveil a plan that would help turn around not only Detroit, but every struggling community across the United States. According to […]

Posted in Detroit, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged automotive bailout, Ayn Rand, Detroit Economic Club, Economic Freedom Zones, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, free market, Jack Kemp, Josh Pugh, Libertarianism, plagiarism, Rand Paul, robber barons, starve the beast, the free market will fix everything, union busting | 25 Comments

Legfest raises over $4,000 for Patrick Elkins… enough to save a significant portion of one of his legs

By Mark | October 14, 2013

We haven’t yet tallied everything up, but it looks as though, between Friday night’s show at Woodruff’s, the auction, the online fundraiser, and everything else, we’ve managed to scrape together a little over $4,000 to put toward paying off the medical bills of our friend Patrick Elkins. Thank you so much to all of you […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged auctions, bionic legs, blood clots, Community Rebirth, Cre Fuller, fundraisers, It's a Wonderful Life, Jennifer Scro, Kayj, Keelan, Legfest, legs, medical debt, Mighty Good Coffee, Nightshade Army Industries, orgasm, panties, Patrick Elkins, robots, Safety Girl, sex toys, Steve Austin, Steve Gross, Tom Perkins | 8 Comments

$500 matching grant announced for contributions made to Ozone House by the end of the day today

By Mark | March 29, 2012

Last night, I mentioned here that a dozen or so friends and I, through the micro-philonthropic organization, A2Awesome, had contributed $1,000 to Ozone House, a local nonprofit that has been serving runaway, homeless and at-risk youth since the 1960s. The response, as you might expect, was overwhelmingly positive. There was, however, one dissenting voice. Our […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A2Awesome, at-risk youth, call to action, charity, EOS, homeless, homophobia, John Coleman, Look in the Attic, make a donation, matching grants, Ozone House, Ozone House Youth and Family Services, runaway, youth programs | 98 Comments

A2Awesome, the Awesome Foundation’s local Washtenaw County chapter, announces launch, and promises $1,000 in monthly cash grants for awesome ideas

By Mark | November 16, 2011

For those of you who didn’t catch the announcement on AnnArbor.com today, I’ve got some potentially good news to share. Thanks to the efforts of Neutral Zone founder Lisa Dengiz, and a small but active group of community-minded individuals, Ann Arbor is, as of today, home to a branch of the Boston-based micro-philanthropic organization – […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ideas, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged A2Awesome, Alice Liberson, Awesome Foundation, Christina Xu, community activism, crazy ideas that just might work, Dick Soble, entrepreneurism, Hans Masing, Heather MacKenzie, Jeff Meyers, Linh Song, Lisa Dengiz, micro-philanthropy, Monique Deschaine, Omari Rush, Paul Saginaw, Tanya Luz | 12 Comments

Spending my night learning about James Couzens

By Mark | December 22, 2010

My friend Dave in Seattle mentioned to me a few days ago that he’s been reading a biography written in the 1950′s on former Detroit Mayor and U.S. Senator James Couzens (1872-1936). The book, “Independent Man,” sounds incredibly interesting, and I’ve been spending my time this evening reading up on Couzens, who, prior to going […]