Treetops Collective Blog

We Are The Women We've Been Waiting For
By Tarah CarnahanDirector of Business DevelopmentLast fall, in the height of the hustle and bustle of our first major fundraising and sales season, one song, passed along by our team’s encourager-in-chief, Lauren, stopped us in our tracks. It was Michigan native...
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Welcome to Michigan (in all languages)
By Kate Kooyman When you arrive at my child’s school, the doors are locked. You press a button, and stand and wait until someone buzzes you in. That means I’m sometimes standing there with nothing to do but read the...
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Taking a Step to Love My Neighbor
By Peg Theobald, Treetops Volunteer I have big dreams and hopes for my two sons. When I first held them in my arms, my heart swelled with love. Like any parent, I am completely smitten and biased toward my kids....
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A New Year for Spreading Hope
By Dana Doll, Executive Director At our last cross-cultural creative gathering we planted paperwhite flowers, while taking a moment to share what makes us feel welcome. And as I sat at the table with some of my refugee sisters, it...
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A Manifesto for Today
We belong to each other. Showing love to our neighbors takes more than a social media declaration of which side we're on. It involves the quiet and faithful stuff of showing up, knowing when to march and shout and knowing when to...
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