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Sweet preps supplies for homeless youth

Sweet  Jun 7

In mid-May, 30 Sweet volunteeristas converged on At the Crossroads to prep supplies for San Francisco’s homeless youth. Some of us made greeting cards, candy packs and safe injection kits. Others folded and organized clothing or washed messenger bags.

At the Crossroads is the brainchild of Rob Gitin, who wants to inspire homeless youth to dream big dreams and support them while they reach for them. A big part of that is building trust. At the Crossroads isn’t about telling people what do. It’s about helping them overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. It’s really an incredible program with a huge success rate. Watch a short documentary about their work. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jen Rainin: Sweet founder and squeaky wheel

Sweet  May 28

One of the best things about Sweet co-founder Jen Rainin is that she doesn’t let it lie. Wherever she goes, she wants to make a difference. Recently, she has been spending a lot of time in Corpus Christi, Texas (don’t ask). When she learned that her hotel didn’t have a recycling program, our favorite squeaky wheel found a way to get some grease. Read the rest of this entry »

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Harbor House: Live Sweet kick off

Shannon Wentworth  Apr 20

On April 17, Sweet kicked off our Live Sweet Voluntour with a project at a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Orlando, Florida. Our Sweet voluntouristas (and voluntourmista) hounded their friends, families and co-workers for donations in the weeks prior to our event.

Because of the women in the shelter often continue to be in danger, the location of the shelter is a closely guarded secret. Our volunteers met at a nearby church, then drove to the secret location, our vehicles stuffed to the gills with food, clothing, toys, bedding, cleaning supplies, cell phones and other shelter wish list items. We even gave cashy money. Yeah, the women of Sweet really stepped up for Harbor House. Read the rest of this entry »

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Live Sweet Voluntour 2010

Shannon Wentworth  Mar 28

Sweet lesbians volunteer for community service projects all over the United States.

Like Chicken Little, since the late-80s I’ve been running around telling people, “The sky is falling.” When I saw “An Inconvenient Truth” in 2006, it was a profound visualization of that very thing. Watching polar bears drown, I felt powerless. The problem was so big. What could one little chicken do? It was overwhelming.

I hate feeling powerless. It pisses me off. If we’re going to solve these huge global problems, we need to feel empowered, inspired and energized. That’s how Sweet co-founder Jen Rainin and I struck upon the idea for Sweet. We asked ourselves: How can we make solving these problems fun? How can we get more people involved? Voila! Let’s travel the world and do simple community service projects where we can see a difference in a few hours. Read the rest of this entry »

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Welcome to Live Sweet

Sweet  Mar 28

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. — Edmund Burke

Live Sweet is about putting our passions and good ideas into action in our communities. It’s about bringing the Sweet community together between trips to celebrate our lives. On our November 2009 Caribbean cruise, we changed hearts and minds in Belize, Mexico and Honduras by being ourselves and letting people know us as individuals while in the safety of community. Live Sweet is about doing that in our own backyards, where it seems like every other day there’s a new referendum on our human rights. Read the rest of this entry »

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