Hiring Is Hard

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That’s as straightforward as it can be…Hiring is hard.

Does all the good qualified people have jobs? Why are we left with the left-overs? Is anyone dependable, trustworthy or hardworking anymore? Where have all the good people gone???

We run MANY very successful businesses underneath The Ultimate Fundraiser. And believe it or not, the business part is easy, BUT trying to hire realiablevand capable people is by far the hardest thing we have ever done!

We pay well. We treat our employees with great respect. We take care of and protect our own. Overall, we treat people great! Then why is it so damn hard to find anyone to work and do it properly?

 

These are just some thoughts of ours. Do you own a business and have this problem. Or are you a manager that has this problem? PLEASE share your stories with us and tell us about your hiring woes…

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Inspiring Story Of Disabled Afghan Girl Who Learned To Sketch With Her Mouth

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A 16-year-old disabled Afghani girl picked up sketching even though paralysis has crippled her hands and legs. She said she was depressed when her siblings got to go to school but was left behind because of her disability. She beat her sadness down when she took up sketching withe her mouth!

This is so inspiring, a lot of us “healthy” people have no inspirations, drive or ambition and live lackluster lives. So, if you have a hobby or desire you’ve been putting off for a long time, now is the time to take it up! Be inspired.

Here’s the video, courtesy Reuters & YouTube.com

— TUF Quote

“There is no better designer than nature.”
– Alexander McQueen

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Hawaii Department Of Education E-School

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The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) E-School provides online classes for Hawaii’s students. Students enrolled in any HIDOE public school can take these supplemental online courses in addition to their regular classes.

According to the HIDOE E-School website, the E-School helps support the objectives of their Strategic Plan which includes:

• “All DOE students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship.
• The DOE has a high-performing culture where employees have the traning, support, and professional development to contribute effectively to student success.
• The system and culture of the DOE work to effectively organize financial, human, and community resources in support of student success.” (http://eschool.k12.hi.us)

E-School classes are part of a supplemental program offered by the Hawaii State Department of Education branch — Extended Learning Opportunities and Student Support.

E-School courses are full-fledged courses instructed by highly qualified Hawaii licensed teachers and may require as much or more work and dedication than the usual courses in your school. This means you will have to be disciplined and focused in order to be able to succeed in these courses. Good luck to everyone that’s excited for this great opportunity!

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

~ Nelson Mandela

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Michelle Obama’s Moving Speech

I’m not politically inclined but I know a great speech when I hear one. Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention is the type of speech that moves the good in all of us, inspires us to make a difference and be better. It’s a speech that makes us focus on everything that’s good but aware of the bad and makes us strive to make things better for tomorrow.

Here are a couple of quotes from Michelle Obama’s speech  “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I’ve watched my daughters, two beautiful intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all of our sons and daughters, now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States,”

And in the quote below Michelle Obama is referring to how she and the President handled the crazy accusations about their father and such with their daughters.

“How we urged them to ignore those who question their father’s citizenship or faith. How we insist that the hateful language they hear from public figures on TV does not represent the true spirit of this country. How we explain that when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level. Our motto is, when they go low, we go high.”

This is one of the best orations I’ve heard in a long time, spoken eloquently by a mother from her heart, you can listen to it here.

Our Trooper Dog Koa

This is a post for all  lovers out there, specifically dogs and cats. We have two dogs and a cat. One of our dogs is a senior citizen, he’s seventeen, his name is Koa. He was a feisty, fidgety dog that loved to run and showed affection in a very unattached way like some humans. Koa lived up to his name, which means fearless warrior.

Picture of Koa from a few years ago.

He grew up with Nani his female companion whom he lost few years ago. Now Koa has reached the end of the road, he sleeps most of the time but he does get up for his basic activities of daily living. He doesn’t eat much so he has lost weight. He’s mostly blind and is probably losing his memory too because he doesn’t remember the layout of the house and keeps running into things and gets stuck in places like the legs of chairs. But there are times when he will look up at you, maybe that’s because of a flash of memory.

Picture of Koa from this year cuddling with Moki the teenager.

We know he still loves when you pet him to sleep because he lets out a low moan just like he used to in the past. And he loves snuggling with us, that’s when he seems most at peace. Koa sure is a trooper.

The saddest part of having pets is seeing them grow old and go downhill in front of your eyes but worse is seeing them have an untimely tragic illness like our cat Ciati. Most of us animal lovers get attached to pets like they are our family members because they are share such a big part of our lives and they’re with us through the milestones and ups and downs of life. It’s hard and sad to let go but after we’ve dealt with the negative, all we can do is think of all the joy they brought us.

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Joyful Heart Foundation

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According to the Joyful Heart Foundation website, when Mariska Hargitay started playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the content of the scripts and the work done to prepare for the role opened her eyes to the epidemics of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. She learned that:

• “One in three women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.
• Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually assaulted
• More than five children die every day in this country as a result of child abuse and neglect, and up to 15 million children witness domestic violence in their homes each year.”

But she finally found her calling through her fan mail where they opened up to her with their stories of abuse, many for the first time!

This opened Hargitay’s eyes to the fact that these individuals with a painful past were desperate to be heard, for healing and wanted to be believed and supported. So she went on to create the Joyful Heart Foundation right here in Hawaii nei, in Kona, in 2004, to help the victims of sexual assault heal and reclaim joy in their lives.

“Today, Joyful Heart is a national organization with hubs of service in New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu. The vision of the Joyful Heart Foundation is a world free of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.” (joyfulheartfoundation.org)

 

Since 2004, the Joyful Heart Foundation has raised over $28 million to support  programs and have directly helped more than 15,000 individuals through their healing programs. And they’ve influenced policy changes from New York to California. For more information, click here.

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

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@UglyFruitAndVegCampaign

Ugly produce is perfectly fresh, nutritious and delicious produce that looks a little different than the shiny perfect produce you will find in most grocery stores. Ugly produce isn’t really ugly as they look just as beautiful as the acceptable ones except that they may be a bit smaller or larger. Yes, sometimes they are misshapen but very rarely hideous or ugly. Most of this ugly produce is wasted and thrown away while there are many that can’t afford healthy produce. 26% of US produce is classified as ugly and thrown away!

Endfoodwaste.org ran the What The Fork campaign on Change.org to petition Walmart and Whole Foods to sell “ugly” produce, Whole Foods listened and now are selling ugly produce. “Why Walmart and Whole Foods? Well, first: we can’t ask every large grocer all at once since that’s not how petitions work, and second: everyone should have the right to buy “ugly” produce if they want, especially since it saves resources and money!” Another project of theirs is The @UglyFruitAndVeg Campaign on social media that you can rally around.

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Positive Quote Of The Day

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded. Mark Twain

Big Profit Fundraising

Have you ever wanted to have a BIG Profit Event for your organization and are tired of planning, coordinating, working on and paying for your organization’s Fundraising Event?

Well guess what, you are in the right place and The Ultimate Fundraiser is here to help! Here at TUF, we know how hard it is to put on a Fundraising Event start to finish including ALL of the man hours, costs, time, energy and effort to make a successful event come together.

There is A LOT of work that goes into putting on any Event, but especially one that aims to bring in the most amount of money for your organization. One of the BESTdivisions of The Ultimate Fundraiser are our BIG Profit Events department. This is a fast growing aspects of our company and we are expanding on it each and every day to provide you and your organization the very BEST events that Hawaii has to offer!

If you have planned a Fundraising Event for your organization, you know how hard and costly it is to put together. Now you can feel the relief because we are here now to do ALL of the work for you! Not only will we do ALL the work for you, but we will even pay for ALL the upfront costs that you normally have to take on just to even get the event started!

Here at TUF we can plan ANY Event that you want including new Events that you haven’t done before all the way to pre-existing Events that we can even make better! We will take care of EVERYTHING A-Z such as…

-Location
-Food
-Music
-Decorations
-Raffle
-Silent Auction Items

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!

For more info, please click here TheUltimateFundraiser.US

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Extraordinary Mom

What can I say of my wonderful mother,
An extraordinary person, a mom like no other.
Whenever I need you, you’re always there;
You listen, understand, and show that you care.

You do the things other mothers all do,
But Mom, there’s just so much more to you.
It’s hard to describe the feelings I feel;
My love for you, Mom, is deep and real.

I appreciate you more than I ever could say;
To my extraordinary mom: Happy Mother’s Day!

~ Joanna Fuchs