Follow the path of your dollar from A to Z
With the goal of making everything “Full-Circle“, our promise is to connect donors, recipients and the community in a personal way by allowing everyone to follow the exact path of every dollar donated from the initial fundraiser to the final result and each step in between. Simplified: we want you to enjoy the charitable journey from start to finish.
So pick your favorite “Victory” below and follow your dollar one step at a time!
Hostel Detroit
With 14 bunkbeds available and 3 full/queen beds for couples, and a bed night costing $25/person, Hostel Detroit will be a clean, safe, and inexpensive place to stay for travelers who want to explore Downtown Detroit and its surrounding neighborhoods. The long-term mission of Hostel Detroit is to be part of the revitalization of the City of Detroit, and an active part of getting more of the young, “creative class” to move to Detroit, adding their efforts to the revitalization of the city.
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Step 1: Meet Hostel Detroit
Meet Emily, the Founder of Hostel Detroit, and learn the ways that YOU can leave your mark on the city of detroit for as cheap as $10.
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![[VIDEO] STEP 2: Young Detroit Builders Volunteers for Hostel Detroit](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-11.18.48-AM1-210x116.png "[VIDEO] STEP 2: Young Detroit Builders Volunteers for Hostel Detroit")
Step 2: YDB Volunteers
YDB lent their carpentry skills & strength to help Hostel Detroit get ready for their April launch. Of course, results & inspiration were shared.
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![[VIDEO] Step 3: Community Day Planting, Painting & Playing](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-20-at-8.03.49-PM-210x116.png "[VIDEO] Step 3: Community Day Planting, Painting & Playing")
Step 3: Community Day
L2G and Hostel Detroit welcomed the community to come for a day of tree planting, painting, firepit building and street cleanup.
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![[VIDEO] Hostel Detroit Preview Party in 6th Street Lofts of Corktown](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_02114-210x116.jpg "[VIDEO] Hostel Detroit Preview Party in 6th Street Lofts of Corktown")
Step 4: Preview Party
With the hostel opening on April 17, it was only right that we hosted a Preview Party to invite the community & celebrate all the hard work.
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![[VIDEO] Hostel Detroit Grand Opening Celebration](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_3789-210x116.jpg "[VIDEO] Hostel Detroit Grand Opening Celebration")
Step 5: Grand Opening
The “Welcome Mat” to Detroit is here for travelers and visitors alike providing a safe, inexpensive, exciting place to stay in the city.
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![[VIDEO] Thank You Dance Off: Emily Doerr of Hostel Detroit & Ryan Doyle of L2G](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Screen-shot-2011-06-01-at-10.45.55-AM-210x116.png "[VIDEO] Thank You Dance Off: Emily Doerr of Hostel Detroit & Ryan Doyle of L2G")
STEP 6: Thank You Dance
To our hundreds of volunteers and the $7,500 dollars donated in only weeks time, Hostel Detroit and L2G have only YOU to thank!
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![[VIDEO] Hear from the Leaders in Michigan](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC1113-210x116.jpg "[VIDEO] Hear from the Leaders in Michigan")
BONUS: MI Leadership
From government officials to state representatives, we got the support that Detroit’s “Welcome Mat” deserves. Can you feel the future?!
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![[BONUS] Hostel Detroit Infographic](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hostel-Detroit-Infographic-210x116.jpg "[BONUS] Hostel Detroit Infographic")
BONUS: HD Infographic
We have completed our charitable journey with Hostel Detroit & want to make sure that you didn’t miss a beat. Check the infographic!
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![[BONUS] Hostel Detroit Infographic](http://www.livetogivefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hostel-Detroit-Infographic.jpg "[BONUS] Hostel Detroit Infographic")
Young Detroit Builders
L2G is partnered with Young Detroit Builders (YDB), a nonprofit that is building homes for low income families and deconstructing abandoned homes in Detroit, of which they reuse the supplies of the house to give teens the needed materials to build furniture for Detroit Public Schools and help them earn their GED in carpentry and construction.
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STEP 1: Fundraiser
To celebrate our new website, logo, team and cause we had a huge bash at the Dirty Martini. We had fun like never before!
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Step 2: Delivery to the D
The 2010 Holiday Season was a hit for 32 Young Detroit Builders. To celebrate Christmas & Kwanzaa, L2G hit the streets.
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BONUS: Video Shout Outs
This Holiday Season, L2Gers made video shout outs; YDBers loved them. Now we bring the two experiences together. Now that’s “Full Circle”!
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BONUS: Fox Sports
Chase Webber of Fox Sports and Chris Pizzi of Cubed on Fuel TV took a minute on set to send a shout out for L2G.
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Bottomless Toy Chest
For the 2009 holiday season, L2G partnered with The Bottomless Toy Chest, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to delivering art projects, crafts and interactive toys to hospitalized pediatric cancer patient to help them cope with the stress of cancer.
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STEP 1: Fundraiser
Mongolian Barbeque never had a fundraiser like this – $6,000 raised in 5 hours.
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STEP 2: Buy Toys
With some money raised at Mongolian BBQ, we raided a local toy store.
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STEP 3: Wrap Toys
Ever wonder what $4,000 worth of gifts looked like when wrapped?
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STEP 4: Results
A Christmas to remember at the Detroit Golf Club for 7 families affected by cancer.
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BONUS: Rich Rodriguez
University of Michigan Head Coach, Rich Rodriguez, offers best wishes.
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Kent Family
Melissia Kent, mother of 4 and wife to Larry, was hospitialized in April of 2008 with Celiac Disease which lead to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. On the same day, her husband Larry was laid off work because of an industrial work accident that left him disabled and their insurance was immediately terminated.
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STEP 1: Results
Video coming soon. A Christmas to remember that started with bowling for a family without insurance.
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STEP 2: Follow Up
After all the generosity L2G showed Missi, she wanted to pay it forward.
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BONUS: Pistons Shout Out
Some of the 2008 Detroit Pistons took a time-out to extend kind words.
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Scharfenberg Family
Bruce Scharfenberg, father of 3 and husband to Jill, had a rare blood disease called cardiac primary amyloidosis that affects 1 in 8.5 million people. Since July of 2008, he underwent stem-cell transplant and chemotherapy which put him in remission. In addition to emotional and physical distress, this terrible disease created an extremely difficult financial situation of which we were honored to help with.
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STEP 1: Fundraiser
Our very 1st fundraiser in August of 2008. Ohhh how far we’ve come!
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STEP 2: Results
Every journey begins with the 1st step. Our 1st step was a 12 hour drive to meet Bruce!
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We Volunteer
L2G wants to help everyone, even if it is just a day of volunteering for powerful organizations. Know of one? Suggest away!
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Jump Athletics of Michigan
Alley-oop from L2G to Jump Athletics of Michigan!
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Scleroderma Foundation
L2G hit the Detroit Zoo to volunteer for the Scleroderma Foundation.
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Celebrities Against Autism
L2G volunteered for Celebrities Against Autism at the Detroit Red Wings game.
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