This past week I have been scanning loose photos and slides into the server here at headquarters. After 1300 pictures, you could say I was all scanned out. But I found out that we have a lot of great shots of in-country projects and some of the slides even date back to the 70’s! It was fun to see the smiling faces of children and other beneficiaries of our work. However, it was also sobering to realize how many people are still living in unacceptable conditions.
So how do you move a mountain? One shovel at a time. Ascend is making a difference one project at a time. We are headed in the right direction and picking up pace as more people volunteer their time and donate their resources. The future is bright and the time is right to jump on the band wagon and get involved. So don’t just sit there, pick up a shovel and start moving those mountains with us!

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Happy 4th of July weekend!

I want to change lives, I want to change my life, I want to change the world. That is what brought me to Ascend Alliance headquarters.
Emerson said, "Every man is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him." I couldn't ask for a better position to be in; I'm surrounded by knowledgeable people from all walks of life and even networked directly to other countries! If ever there was an opportunity to learn as an intern, this is it.
With technology rapidly advancing, we are on the brink of pushing humanitarian service to new limits. The internet has shrunk our planet to what seems to be a small neighborhood; I can instantly see and talk to any one of our offices in the world by the click of a button. As the web dissolves distance barriers, the need for foreign assistance grows ever more apparent as well as the success of our efforts. Through blogs, social networking and streaming video we can literally see who benefits from our programs.
Now is a great time to get involved so check out our expedition schedule and reach out to the people who need it.
-Will Naylor
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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday