TMS33: Christmas Special - a podcast by The Morning Spotlight

To celebrate the holiday season, we decided to bring back a few familiar guests to discuss foundations they have either founded or help run. We hope the holiday spirit moves our Spotlight listeners into a giving mood to support these great causes! Note: All of these foundations can be found under the "Support Our Friends" tab at www.themorningspotlight.com!
Start Day One Foundation - Ricardo Zulueta, Jr. (Founder)
The founders of Start Day One, Ricardo & Kristen Zulueta, have been supporting suicide prevention awareness with their apparel brand, which has the mission to inspire and motivate people to live life without regret and accept challenges worth the risk. Ricardo has personally experienced the loss of his oldest brother from suicide, which is why they are genuinely passionate about their mission. According to their philosophy, true prevention is not waiting for someone to reach out or show symptoms of suicidal tendencies. It is more effective to proactively help people stop complaining and taking life for granted in the first place. People don't need help because they are depressed or suicidal. They need help that's WHY they're depressed or suicidal. Depression is not the cause, it is merely the result.
https://startdayone.org/
founder@fukittclothing.com
Keep on Pushing Foundation - Devon Harris, OLY (Founder)
The Keep On Pushing Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 2006 by former Jamaican bobsled team captain, Devon Harris. The foundation was started as a result of Devon’s commitment to do whatever it takes to nourish the bodies and minds of the children in his old neighborhood-the Olympic Gardens area of Kingston, and elsewhere around the world, as Devon firmly believes they have the same potential for success as he did. 
The majority of the children in Olympic Gardens qualify for assistance from the Keep on Pushing Foundation. Our client-base is primarily underemployed or unemployed residents who live in a community which is prone to politically motivated and gang related outbreaks of violence. Generally speaking, students are performing well below the required standard. Some display traits of short attention span, listlessness, aggression, fatigue, irregular attendance and unpunctuality. It was discovered that their under-achievement and poor behavior was as a result of the lack of a proper meal to start the day.

Hope is the life-blood of possibilities. In nourishing the minds and bodies of these “at risk” youths, the Keep on Pushing Foundation is assisting them in getting a good education and therefore giving them hope and the ability to explore and take advantage of opportunities that would otherwise pass them by.
https://keeponpushing.org/
devon@keeponpushing.org
Project Kind - Monica Dema (Advisory Board Member)
From its inception, Jenny DePaul—founder and CEO of Project Kind—set out to help those that are less fortunate. Bringing peanutbutter jelly sandwiches to Newark, NJ, was just the start. Creating Kindness Notes and packing that into each sandwich bag let her new friends know that they are worthy of love and reminded them of it long after the sandwich was eaten. With the help of sponsors and affiliates around the world, Project Kind reaches more people in need than ever—and will not stop.
https://www.projectkind123.org/
projectkind123@projectkind123.org
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