88. ‘Birthday Box Foundation’ and Making it Possible for Every Child to Celebrate Their Birthday (with Founder and Executive Director, Emily Buss)
Description
While navigating her husband’s sudden job loss, Emily Buss wanted to still be able to provide a fun birthday for her daughters…but after looking around for community resources didn’t know how she could do it. A friend ended up anonymously sharing a list with the community, and packages started arriving on Emily’s doorstep…even down to the cute cat napkins her daughter had requested. From there Emily realized there was a real need in the community to provide birthday supplies to other families walking through difficult times, and that was the beginning of her nonprofit, The Birthday Box Foundation.
Emily shares some sweet stories of those who have served the foundation and those who have been recipients of their birthday boxes. She also has a lot of great insights and advice for anyone starting their own nonprofit.
The Birthday Box Foundation truly believes that birthdays are more than just cake and balloons, but a cornerstone of childhood memories. And they are committed to helping families be able to make those memories together, even in the toughest of times.
Links mentioned in the episode:
Birthday Box Foundation Website
Birthday Box Foundation Instagram
Birthday Box Foundation Facebook
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