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Fridays With Joe - Week 31

What better way to end this military-themed week than with today’s historic promotion of Gen. Anne Dunwoody, to the rank of Four-Star; making her first female to attain that title.  In her 33 years of service Dunwoody has consistently exemplified excellence in all she has done and will continue that in her new role as head of the Army Material Command.  (Full Story)

I don’t know Gen. Dunwoody, but I do know that achieving the rank of Four-Star is an incredible feat (there are only 40 current Four Stars in all of the U.S. Armed Forces).  I’ve asked some of my friends in the military what it takes to earn that status, and they all said pretty much the same thing: “be excellent at everything you do for a long time.”  What I found interesting about Dunwoody, and I’d bet its true of several of the other Four-Stars, is that she hadn’t set out to achieve the rank, it was just a biproduct of her excelling at every task that was put before her.  That is a great example for all of us to follow.  Let’s not concern ourselves with awards, titles, ranks, or positions; let’s just have the character and discipline to be consistently excellent at everything we do, and let the honors chase us.

-JH

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TroopTube Allows Military Families To Keep In Touch

Last year, security threats and overloaded systems caused the U.S. military put a ban on MySpace, YouTube and other social networking sites for active duty soldiers.  This week, in order to provide a similar platform for these servicemen and women to keep in touch with their families, the Department of Defense launched their own site called TroopTube. 

With TroopTube families are given access codes that allow them to upload videos to the site, where they can choose to make them private or public.  Anyone can view the public videos, but content can only be added with a code.  This seems to be a good compromise that will help maintain security but still allow soldiers to remain in contact with their love ones.  Its also a great way for all of us to stay aware of how our troops are doing so we can keep them in our prayers.

-JH

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Bob Frick - Cycle of Hope

At 71 years old, Bob Frick is enjoying his retirement; but not in the way you’d expect.  See, not only does the former Bank Of America exec continue to teach MBA classes at St. Mary’s College, but this fall he has been riding his bike across the country to raise money for Habitat For Humanity.  After nearly two months, Frick will finish his journey tomorrow in St. Augustine, Florida where he will be greeted by a huge community party.  As of his last blog entry he was still about $2,000 short of his goal of $71,000 raised, so if you want to contribute click here.  Way to go Bob!

via Rosa Loves

-JH

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YouthXChange Training Kit

We’ve all seen the benefits that social business models can provide, but in order for them to have the most impact, we as the consumers have to support them.  So, how do you know what companies to buy from?  Well, one great resource is the YouthXChange Training Kit put together by the United Nations Environment Programme.  This book and site not only highlight specific companies and products, but help consumers understand how to use their purchasing power to make a postive difference in human rights and environmental issues.

via - Worldchanging

-JH

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Invisible Children Sends U.S. Teens To Uganda

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

This week, Invisible Children gave out their first “golden ticket” to Utah teen Emily Burchett. For her passionate support of their Schools For Schools program IC is providing Burchett a free trip to Uganda to help build the schools she has been raising money for. Check out the full story in the video above and log on to the Invisible Children site to see how you can get involved.

-JH

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Yearbook Yourself

Looking at the crazy fashions and hair styles in old yearbooks can be alot of fun, so imagine how much more fun it would be to see what you would’ve look like in those days.  I ran across this hilarious site today called YearbookYourself.Com that allows you to take a self-portrait and put it into a classic retro yearbook photo.  You can choose between several looks from the 50’s-90’s.  The picture above is me in 1980; so make one of yourself and send us a copy.

-JH

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Majority Mag Now On Twitter

For all you Twitter fans out there, Majority Mag is finally tweeting and we want you to follow us.  We’ll be posting mini versions of some of our top stories, sending out encouraging quotes, and keeping you up to date on various Majority events.  We would also love to hear from you when you have ideas or stories to contribute, so click here to tweet with us.

-JH 

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Take Pride Tees

Another great way to support the Wounded Warrior Project (see below) is to purchase some of these cool tees from Take Pride.  Every shirt features custom artwork based on real stories of our military heroes.  Right now the shirts are on sale for $15 each and, as always, 20% of the proceeds go to WWP. 

The site is also filled with pics and stories from soldiers currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a new line of tees called Iraqi Hope which raises money for helping children in Iraq. 

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Wounded Warrior Project

The Wounded Warrior Project, is an organiztation dedicated to honoring and empowering soldiers wounded in active duty.  Through a variety of programs such as physical rehabilitation, counseling, career skills training, job placement services, family support and more WWP is doing their best to ensure that the sacrifices these men and women have made do not go unnoticed.  To find out more about WWP and how you can get involved, click here.

-JH

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IAVA

Many times when you hear talk about Veterans Day, you picture men from World War 2 or Vietnam.   And while we don’t want the gratitude and respect we offer these soldiers from the older generations to diminish, we also don’t want to forget about those new veterans that have served our country in Iraq and Afghanistan.  

IAVA (Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Assoc.) is dedicated to helping this generations soldiers through educating Americans about current wars and encouraging their support, as well as advocating for legislation that uplifts these new veterans and their families.  This week they are sponsoring numerous events around the country, culminating, Wednesday, with their annual Heroes Gala in NYC.  Find out more about how you can get involved here. 

-JH

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