by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 13, 2015 | What Does $1000 Do?
When we received news that The Comfort Dog Project was selected to receive support from The Pollination Project, that was taken as a big honor and made people here take notice. The support also made it so thate I did not have to be so focused on how we would pay for...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 13, 2015 | What Does $1000 Do?
TPP was the starting point, was the confidence giver, the ego giver for us to go forward no matter what the odds. Thank you from all of us at Ears4Me, for the foresight of seeing what we all can do if given a bit of encouragement. The money is nice, but the...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 13, 2015 | What Does $1000 Do?
In starting HCL, there were a lot of naysayers and people who simply did not understand or respect what my ultimate goal was. But through this grant, I found confidence, I regained my perseverance and I was given the ability to raise awareness outside of my comfort...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 13, 2015 | What Does $1000 Do?
The energy behind all the grantees at the Pollination Project is amazing. Oftentimes I feel discouraged by the state of the world and the level of apathy I perceive in most people. On those days, I often scroll through the Pollination Project Facebook or Twitter page...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 13, 2015 | What Does $1000 Do?
Being the recipient of this grant reaffirmed to me that prison education is not a lost cause. It also showed the inmates that there are people and organizations out there in the real world that support them in their struggle to have an education, and that education is...