DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Huggies®. As busy as raising 4-year-old twin boys gets, I still try to squeeze in time to make sure they are growing up to be men my wife and I can be proud of. That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to have our Las Vegas Dads Group help fight diaper need and have my twins assist in the effort. The boys and I, along with my brothers in the Vegas Dads Group, spent a week collecting diaper donations from neighbors, friends, and family before a few of us met up at the Las Vegas Diaper Bank. There, we spent the evening creating diaper packs that the … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Dads Rally for Victims of Hurricane, Mass Shooting
When Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area in September, the Las Vegas Dads Group teamed with a local not-for-profit group to help storm victims. Now our Nevada fathers are supporting the same organization as it raises funds for hometown heroes who responded to the tragic mass shooting at a concert there. The Vegas Dads collected more than 220 pairs of new socks in the weeks following the storm. The group recently donated to them families in need after the Category 5 hurricane slams the Texas coast. Two local businesses, Kangamoo Indoor Playground and Fun Lane Indoor … [Read more...]
Watch City Dads Give Back to Those in Need
City Dads Group and Plum Organics® teamed to support children and families in need Nov. 29 by donating, packing and distributing food in seven U.S. locations as part of our Giving Tuesday outreach efforts. Watch this video, compiled by and produced by San Francisco Dad Group member Mike Heenan, to see our fathers in action:
Plum Organics, the nation’s leading organic baby food brand, donated more than 24,000 meals (almost three tons of food!) to charitable organizations chosen by City Dads Group chapters in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, … [Read more...]
Dad 2.0 Summit 2016: Community in Action
We asked some of our City Dads Group members to reflect on what they took away from attending the recent fifth annual Dad 2.0 Summit in Washington, D.C. Here are a few of their thoughts: Kevin "Spike" Zelenka, Las Vegas Dads Group I've been to dad conventions, and I've been to blog conferences. The Dad 2.0 Summit was the first event I've ever attended that really met the need of who I am: a blogger and a parent. I can't stop talking about the opening and closing keynotes. They both really spoke to me as a father, and in different ways. The other programming I attended had a blog focus, … [Read more...]
City Dads Help Feed, Clothe Needy on #GivingTuesday
Fathers from City Dads Groups around the country banned together to help feed and clothe families on Dec. 1 as part of the international #GivingTuesday celebration, a 24-hour-event day dedicated to giving back to those in need. Seven of our outposts participated in this year's #GivingTuesday, up from three City Dads Group that performed civic services in 2014. Here's some photos of our handy work: Also, our Indianapolis Dads Group pitched in with money and volunteer help at the Gleaners Food Bank of Indianapolis. The St. Louis Dads Group ran a diaper drive … [Read more...]