“The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Though we normally keep the tone light and apolitical in our weekly Moments of Bliss, we wanted to honor the …
Author: Ruth Grayson
01-05-2022 ~ Spotlight: Ocean Clean Up
Continuing our New Year’s theme of finding the bright spots of the past year, we here at Bliss want to focus this month’s nonprofit Spotlight on to the incredible work being done by Ocean Clean Up and their various projects aimed at sustainably and effective removing trash from our planet’s oceans. Founded in 2013 by …
12-29-2021 ~ Bright Spots For The New Year
Have you heard the good news about this year’s coral reef spawn at the Great Barrier Reef? This past November, researchers witnessed what they described as a “banner year” in the reproduction cycle of the coral reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the largest single structure in the world made of living organisms! As …
12-22-2021 ~ Relax To The Max
When it has been a long year full of finding solutions and navigating new waters, we need to remember that our own self care is just as important as taking care of the people and companies we work with. Knowing that it’s time to take a load off has a positive effect on your mental …
12-15-2021 ~ Word On The Street
Friend of Bliss Auctions co-founder Ruth, Scott Froschauer is a Los Angeles-based artist who recently shared his moving experience working with a nonprofit in Las Vegas, Opportunity Village. You can read about the collaboration and then the overwhelming success the artworks had during the benefit auction, above in his own words. In the end, they …
12-08-2021 ~ Spotlight: Stray Cat Alliance
Get the tissues ready and read this heart-warming story of a stray cat named Tom being reunited with his family, thanks to the care and efforts of local non-profit Stray Cat Alliance. We’ll save the story-telling for the Instagram post above, and instead share why we’re shining the spotlight on SCA for our monthly Non-Profit …
12-01-2021 ~ Cuteness Overload For A Cause
Did you know there is such a thing as the “Comedy Pet Photography Awards“? Well, now you do and you’re welcome. They recently released their 2021 Finalists, and will be announcing the winners on December 7th! According to the folks who produce the annual submission competition, their primary goal in putting on the contest is …
11-24-2021 ~ Thankful for Native Chefs
All of our American readers are familiar with the traditional First Thanksgiving tale that is taught to schoolchildren every November: how the colonists would have starved had the indigenous North Americans not fed them and taught them how to cultivate and prepare local food. Whether presented as historical fact or as a parable for cooperation …
11-17-2021 ~Fundraising & Fighting Parkinson’s
In “Back To The Future”, Marty McFly tells a gymnasium full of teenagers, “I guess you guys aren’t ready for that.” That actor, Michael J. Fox, says the opposite to his fellow Parkinson’s sufferers- he knows they are ready for a cure. Past ready, really- Fox himself has lived with the progressive nerve-system condition for …
11-10-2021 ~ Indigenous Illustrations
Michaela Goade, an award-winning illustrator who lives in Sitka, Alaska, is a member of the Tlingit tribe and her work is a celebration of her culture as well as her love of nature. Her beautiful illustrations in We Are Water Protectors, a children’s book by Carole Lindstrom, led to her being the first woman of …