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bigger than originally intended, so that by the end, we were doing 2-hour classes, three to four times a week. I knew what was coming, so I pushed myself to go above and beyond to reach the goal.”

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LEARN ABOUT FOUR WAYS HOUSTONIANS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

THE VINE UGANDA THEVINEUGANDA.ORG GHOUSE.THEVINEUGANDA@GMAIL.COM @THEVINEUGANDA The Vine’s mission is to empower women, further children’s education, and establish spiritual discipleship resulting in community transformation. The Vine serves ten villages, and in addition to offering programs for women, the nonprofit runs The Vine Preschool, a Vocational Tailoring School, and creates products sold as The Vine Collective. Houstonian and The Vine founder Gari Meacham’s work in Uganda has spanned over a decade. The nonprofit’s work has led to sustaining projects such as a pig and poultry farm, a banana tree plantation, Functional Adult Literacy for village women, children’s education sponsorships, medical care, and academic supplies for thousands of children. COVID food relief programs during harsh Ugandan lockdowns have fed and supported over 15,000 people in the region, making The Vine Uganda one of the premier organizations in the country. The Vine is nestled in a lush, rural portion of Uganda called Kamuli. Formerly known as the hub for witchcraft, Kamuli is now the home of a thriving development center and Baby Cottage for abandoned kids. This fall, The Vine opens its doors to a newly constructed Baby Home that will serve orphans’ needs, as the number of unwanted pregnancies tripled since the first COVID lockdown. Meacham traveled to Uganda for the first time over ten years ago, and she had no idea the dream of helping people in the African country would bloom into a reality. The Vine is impacting thousands--and continues to grow as they complete their vision for The Vine Village Primary School and Vocational Training Center.

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Roots of Goodness

Photo Credit: Marlo Wise Photography

B E L O N G K I T C H E N VILLAGE TOWERS PLAZA 9655 KATY FREEWAY, STE 3105 BELONGKITCHENHTX.ORG Kim Brown founded Belong Kitchen when she discovered the

HOW DOES BELONG KITCHEN WORK?

lack of opportunities for her daughter after her high school gradu-

We prepare one meal per day and operate on a grab-and-go,

ation. She wanted Belong Kitchen to be where young adults with

first-come, first-serve basis. No pre-ordering is necessary, just

IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) could find digni-

come in and see the meal for the day and take it home, and

fied and meaningful paid employment in a nurturing environment.

pop it in your oven. In addition to dinner, we offer coffee and pastries in the morning, Mondays through Thursdays, and

HOW DID YOU START BELONG KITCHEN?

breakfast tacos on Friday and Saturday.

We started in my house while we were looking for a permanent space. Finding our location took a lot longer than we

WHAT IS YOUR BEST-SELLING DINNER SO FAR?

thought, and then COVID hit, so we continued cooking out of

Our Chicken Enchiladas and King Ranch Casserole are our

my home until we opened the permanent kitchen in September.

most popular dinners. The community support has been outstanding - we sell out every night, and we are trying to ramp

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE CURRENTLY

up production to keep up with the demand. The best way to

WORKING IN THE KITCHEN?

find out what we will be serving for the week is to get our

Right now, we have about 30 young adults with IDD, and we have 75 adult volunteers that support them in the kitchen.

newsletter or follow us on Instagram. CONTINUED >

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Photo courtesy of BEAR...A Resource for CPS Kids.

BEAR...A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS AND HEART GALLERY HOUSTON HEARTGALLERYHOUSTON.ORG BEARESOURCEHOUSTON.ORG

Each day, over 3,000 children in Harris County, the larg-

the traveling exhibit. Professional photographer and current

est county in Texas, wait for a family and a place to call

BEAR volunteer, Barbara Perlick, has grown very passionate

home. Until now, Houston has been without BEAR’s most

about Heart Gallery Houston’s mission and children. Perlick

impactful initiative, Heart Gallery Houston. Heart Gallery

incorporates tangible elements that relate to each child’s

Houston is a traveling photographic exhibit and commu-

interests or hobbies into their photo using her creative tal-

nity education and awareness initiative created to help find

ent. “I hope that by telling each of their stories through my

forever homes for children in foster care awaiting adoption.

photography, potential parents will get a glimpse of a child’s

With the help of local businesses and professional photog-

personality and feel more connected based on their com-

raphers who volunteer their time, these heartfelt canvas

mon interests,” said Perlick. “Volunteering with Heart Gallery

photos bring life to the faces of children that long to find a

Houston has been an incredible experience as I’ve had the

forever family and a life of stability and love.

opportunity to spend time with these fantastic children.

Studies show that in communities with an established

I can’t think of anything more rewarding than potentially

Heart Gallery, the hardest-to-place children go from a one

helping a child find a loving forever home. I encourage

percent chance of being adopted to more than a 60 percent

fellow philanthropists, creatives, business owners, and

chance of adoption due to their photo being displayed in

Houstonians to get involved in any way they can.”

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RICHARD HARRIS

Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Harris.

FOUNDER OF GREAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS PODCAST THEGHWELLNESS.COM @DRHARRISMD WHY DID YOU START GREAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS? I worked full-time at a large practice in Houston and felt like I was not making a difference; I saw up to 30 patients a day in 15-minute time slots. I felt like I was working in fast food medicine that only treated symptoms and did not address the root cause of illness or prevent disease. The medical system here is exceptionally reactive. We have the resources and the knowledge to be proactive, to prevent disease before it happens. I began to think about what kind of doctor I should be to make myself proud, and the answer was to focus on preventative health and lifestyle medicine. What we do daily can either hurt our health or add to our health, and I wanted to help people make investments in their minds, body, and spirit. WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THE PODCAST? The main goal of the podcast is to help create informed health consumers. Most people know more about their cell phones or their cars than they do about their bodies. How can you make a crucial decision about your health without fundamental knowledge of how your body works? I wanted to empower people to take control of their mental, physical, and spiritual health and see how every system in the body is connected. WHAT SPECIFIC AREAS OF WELLNESS DOES YOUR PODCAST COVER? Wellness and health can mean a myriad of things, and my podcast reflects that. Health is an accumulation of how we interact with our environment and how we think about that environment. If you break health into three essential elements, it’s mental, physical, and spiritual. We also cover relationships, nutrition, exercise, supplements, energy medicine, and clinical research. I try my best to present the information so that everyone can understand it. CityLifestyle.com/Memorial

INSPIRED BY BEN HIGGINS TALKS COFFEE, HOPE & HUMANITY, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THANKFUL

Living a Purposeful Life

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PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR BEING LEAD #20 IN THE

CL: ARE THERE THINGS YOU DO, OR MAN-

BACHELOR, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO BEN HIGGINS

TRAS YOU LIVE BY ON A DAILY BASIS?

THAN BEING ONE OF AMERICA’S REALITY TV SWEET-

BH: I don’t wake up going “today is going to be

HEARTS, SUCH AS HIS DEEP PASSION FOR MAKING

a good day.” I’ve found that some of the worst

MOVES TO “MULTIPLY GOOD IN THE WORLD.”

days have taught me the most. They’ve built

Since his time on The Bachelor, Ben has taken the opportu-

grit, character, resolve, and a story that will not

nity to use his fame to create not one, but two inspiring pod-

only help me, but allow me to be more empa-

casts, publish a successful autobiography, while also elevating

thetic and loving.

awareness of his “for-purpose” Generous Coffee brand. We sat

I did a speaking tour 4 years ago for high school

down with him (virtually) to reflect on all that he has accom-

students. At one moment during the speech I got

plished in this season of “thankfulness.”

emotional speaking about purpose; all of a sudden it was like this reeI of my life went through my

CL: WHAT DOES THE TERM ‘THANKFUL’ OR ‘GRATEFUL’

head where these little, small moments led me to

MEAN TO YOU?

that point in time to speak with this group.

BH: It may sound corny and cliche, but when I think of gratitude,

I try to sit in those moments daily and remem-

it’s an every day break to look at where my life sits and to be

ber the things that got me here, what I’ve learned

thankful for the friends and family around me and the things that

along the way that I can celebrate, and what

I am able to be a part of.

keeps me thankful.

We believe that people enjoy drinking life-changing coffee that has a story behind it over their regular cup of coffee.

CONTINUED >

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INSPIRED BY (CONTINUED) CL: TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE

When the show [The Bachelor] hap-

MOST PROUD OF OR INSPIRED BY?

pened, our fundraising increased 500%

BH: I’m proud that my podcast Hope Still

within a year and that was awesome, but

Wins and my book Alone in Plain Sight both

we also knew that it probably wasn’t going

play a part in getting resources for help to

to last. We asked ourselves how we can

those who need it. One of the ways I love to

make funding this non-profit more sustain-

connect with others is to connect them with

able, and we came up with the idea that we

stories of other people that I’ve been able to

could start a for-profit business and call

be a part of. For example, in my book I high-

ourselves “for-purpose.” The founders were

lighted a girl named Annie who was 23 and

financially-able enough to donate 100% of

had two weeks to live — she was dying from

our profits to nonprofits now that we had

cystic fibrosis when I interviewed her. I got

the platform to do it.

to talk to her about the end of life and what messages she would share. I’m often asked, ‘what is this whole thing about for you, what is your mission in all of

Plus, we believe that people enjoy drinking life-changing coffee that has a story behind it over their regular cup of coffee.

this?’ Selfishly, I just want to be a part of really cool stories that I believe are good and

CL: WHAT ARE YOUR

healing. And my filter on whether they are

RECOMMENDATIONS

good or not comes from my faith. I just want

FOR PEOPLE TO

to be a part of stories of loving others and

GIVE BACK IN THEIR

loving God well.

COMMUNITY? BH: At Generous we

CL: DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY

have

YOU WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND?

investing

BH: I want to be known as someone who

human-facing injustice,

gave more than I took, as someone who

and we do that because

cared deeply for those around me and that

that was the thing that

loved others and God well. If I could choose

angered us the most.

always in

enjoyed fighting

the memories of my kids, grandkids, friends

I think everybody can

and family, it would be to remember that Ben

figure out what they can

People matter and have value. There’s a purpose for the life we are living and when people get out and care for others well the world is a better place. Stay curious; look left and right at the needs around you and use your impact to be a community maker. That’s the message I’d like to share.

lived a life where he loved others really, really

do in their local commu-

well and he sacrificed a lot to do that.

nities by asking the same question: What is it around me that makes me the angriest?

CL: HOW DID GENEROUS

Maybe it’s people without homes, maybe it’s

COFFEE BEGIN?

animals or the environment. What emotional

BH: The idea came in July of 2017 and we

pull is it? Go after that.

launched in January of 2018. When I was

There’s a purpose for the life we are living

15 years old I went to Central America; our

and when people get out and care for others

hearts were broken and eyes were opened

well the world is a better place. Stay curious;

to the lack of strategy behind mission and

look at the needs around you and use your

non-profit work.

impact to be a community maker. That’s the

My buddy who was also on that trip started a non-profit called Humanity & Hope United Foundation. The idea is that we can

message I’d like to share. Plus, you can do that sitting on your couch drinking a great cup of Generous Coffee.

ask people within these communities, how can we help? The goal was a partnership

With over 1.2mm Instagram followers, Ben Hig-

for perpetuity — to help them increase their

gins is co-founder of @generous_coffee_, au-

education programs, their healthcare, but be

thor of #AloneinPlainSight, host of @hopestill-

led by them.

wins, and co-host of @almost_famouspodcast.

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16TH ANNUAL LADY CLAY SHOOTERS CHARITY SHOTGUN EVENT

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help support the Houston Ballet

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Founder

This year’s event benefits Be An

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which

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13-28 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PRESENTS ALEGRIA

the Houston Texans. Includes a silent

Angel,

auction, beats by DJ Big Reeks, and a

helps children with special needs.

virtual (and limited in-person) dinner

Registration for ladies begins at 7:30

This

by Whitney and a mystery opponent.

AM with a 9:00 AM start time. The

moment of change, as the aristo-

The WithMerci Foundation serves

couple’s event registration is at 12:30

cratic standards of the old guard

families of children with disabilities.

PM and a 1:30 PM start time. Entry

are challenged by the revolutionary

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11-14

istry. Stunning costume design and

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Heights Theater

Christopher Cross comes to Houston

vibrant sets allow audiences to fully immerse themselves in this kingdom tickets.cirquedusoleil.com

Alley Theatre

as part of his 40th anniversary tour.

This powerful play follows deported

He will take us down memory lane

immigrant Anita and her American-

with his smooth, sophisticated bal-

born husband and children over a

lads, including selections from his

decade as they come of age, fall in

history-making, quintuple-platinum

love, fight in wars, and rally for each

1980 debut that made him the first

other, against the backdrop of depor-

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egories in a single Grammy Awards

laws. This impactful drama by Hilary

This gourmet strolling event includes

ceremony.

Bettis returns to the Alley follow-

an afternoon of delicious Italian

ing its world premiere Off-Broadway

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3-28

THE 15TH ANNUAL RISOTTO FESTIVAL

The Houston Design Center -

entertainment, AN exotic car display,

MFAH PRESENTS “GEORGIA O’KEEFE, PHOTOGRAPHER” Caroline Wiess Law Building

“Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer” is the first exhibition devoted to

plus11% of all merchandise sales,

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activities for kids and designer show-

HOUSTON BALLET NUTCRACKER MARKET - 40TH ANNIVERSARY

event. Benefitting Second Servings

room tours. Some of Houston’s top chefs will be competing in this year’s of Houston. risottofestival.com

NRG Center

The

Nearly 100 photographs from a

Market is the signature holiday

newly examined archive reveal the

fundraising shopping event in Texas

American icon’s Modernist approach

that kicks off the holiday season!

Complementing

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, this

the photographs are paintings and

popular market features over 270

drawings to represent the full scope

merchants, offering home décor,

Performance Hall

of her career. Included with General

gifts, food, apparel, toys, accessories

In this electric performance, Beatles

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and more. Proceeds from each ticket,

vs. Stones, two of the greatest bands

the

medium.

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Houston

Ballet

Nutcracker

O’Keeffe’s work as a photographer.

BEATLES VS. STONES: A MUSICAL SHOWDOWN

University of Houston - Cullen

of all time face off in a high-energy, adrenaline-pumping musical showdown. The Fab Four, represented by tribute band Abbey Road, will engage in a barrage of hits against Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction. Tickets are $25 - $75. uh.evenue.net

17 THE SALVATION ARMY OF GREATER HOUSTON ANNUAL LUNCHEON Minute Maid Park

The Salvation Army of Greater Houston will present their in-person

Annual

Luncheon.

Leading

the helm for this event are the Luncheon

Chairs,

Diana

“Stick”

Delaup and Maureen Higdon with the theme "Change Lives & Rescue Hope." This year’s special honoree is The Salvation Army Woman’s Auxiliary. SAWA is a 460-strong team of volunteers and fundraisers. salvationarmyhouston.org

19-30 ALLEY THEATRE PRESENTS A CHRISTMAS CAROL Alley Theatre

A highly inventive adaptation of the Dickens classic pared down to its essential elements. A resident company of actors assemble to perform a new production of the heartwarming Christmas story. When two of the troupe’s actors can’t arrive in time for the performance, others step in to create a magical world of holiday make-believe. alleytheatre.org

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LOCAL’S CHOICE HOW THE BUCKINGHAM CREATES A REWARDING LIFESTYLE FOR GRATEFUL SENIORS.

L E S S ONS I N J OY

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JUST OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, A COMMUNITY OF SENIORS LIVE A DELIBERATELY INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE AT A DISTINCTLY LUXURIOUS DESTINATION. It’s called The Buckingham, and it’s long been home to some of the city’s most accomplished retirees. This group of dynamic seniors have found a place that allows them to continue the vigorous lifestyle they love. Among these active residents, Philip Baker has finally found time to pursue a passion he’s

The staff is just amazing accommodating our needs or desires.

been waiting more than 25 years to pursue. Philip

Whatever you want to do is probably right here.”

developed an interest in woodworking ever since

Philip is one of many residents determined to turn gratitude

watching his father work around a carpenter shop

into action. “One of my great joys here is raising money for the

when he was a boy. Now, the colorful boxes and

employee appreciation fund. Being able to collect money from

decorative pieces he handcrafts with exotic woods

all the generous residents and say thank you to these dedicated

grace the coffee tables of fellow residents and

people who make sure our lives are so comfortable, is a great joy.”

adorn the halls of The Buckingham.

Philip wishes he could bring more people into the community

Without The Buckingham’s woodworking shop and

maintenance-free,

amenity-rich

to experience it for themselves, so they can see The Buckingham

lifestyle,

is nothing like retirement communities their parents may have

Philip says he may not have had the opportunity

lived in. “It’s truly a charming living experience in which we have

to reconnect with his father in this way. “Time’s a

the freedom to do what we want to do,” Philip continues, “and

wasting,” Philip says. “Living here, you can do what

more people need to know about it.”

you want to do with your whole day. They don’t put demands on your time so you’re free to do what you want to do.” Like other residents, Philip feels the community’s team members are the key to the exceptional lifestyle he enjoys. “I haven’t found anything that anybody wants to do here that they’re not able to.

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