Welcome to November! We hope you had a Happy Halloween! Yesterday our world was filled with pumpkins, witches, warlocks, and goblins, and suddenly today it's November. Dare we say it's all begun?! Are the holidays really upon us? As schedules begin to fill with the festive gatherings of the season, we at TFFT thought we would
We hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo, TFFT
Today is my 25th birthday, and I just got off the phone with my dad who called to wish me a happy day. Being the wonderful, sentimental dad that he is, he had some really nice birthday thoughts to share. He reflected on my first 25 years as an amazing foundation for the life I
It's that time of year again! October is here, and with it comes the craziness of planning for our two biggest events of the year: the S.O.S Gala here in Charlotte and our Young Founders Event in New York City. These events give us the incredible chance to see, thank, and hug many of the
Where the heck did this week go?! Stateside we have completely consumed with getting the invitations for the S.O.S Gala prepped, assembled, stuffed, sorted, and off to the post office. We picked up everything from the printer Monday evening. Dave, John, Lisa, and everyone at Allegra Southend takes such good care of TFFT's printing needs.
Hello blogland! I just got back from Tanzania last night, and while I have many updates for you, I wanted to start by sharing an incredibly cool way that high school seniors from Charlotte, North Carolina impacted our students' graduation ceremony in Arusha, Tanzania. Each year Myers Park High School seniors proudly graduate wearing beautiful
Meghann was the Guest of Honor at Usa River Academy's graduation ceremony on Saturday. I thought you might like to read the words of wisdom that she imparted to the graduates. I wish we could have video of this--I can just imagine every TFFT student beaming with pride while she spoke! And now, I introduce
(Maggie's back! If you didn't read yesterday's post, we'd suggest starting there...) I think the biggest way I've felt connected to TFFT is through my communication with Richard Francis, the student we sponsor through our high school club. Receiving letters, report cards, and pictures from Richard helps me realize how big of an influence TFFT's
Today's post is from Maggie Boorman. Maggie is just starting her freshman year at Clemson University after spending many of her high school years leading her school's TFFT Club. We like to think of Maggie as TFFT's little elf... there have been countless ways that she has given of herself to benefit TFFT (if you