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Did you know that community banks typically offer the same services as the “big banks”? So what’s the difference? You. As in, where our focus is. 🔍 You won’t see a community bank name on a multimillion-dollar stadium. But you very well may see your community bankers cheering on the little league team they’re sponsoring, collecting food donations for the local food shelf, delivering a check to the nonprofits benefiting your town, funding your favorite area boutique, or simply sitting down with your neighbor to discuss their finance options for that major home renovation project you know they plan to tackle this spring. What is a community bank? It’s a bank, but one that cares about you and your community. #banklocal #bankinmn

I am relaunching Lecramb Writes Ink (www.lwiclassic.work) and a real estate investing idea I let go of in 2007, after illness hit. I need cofounders and investors for both. I also want 20% ofcboth owned by employees and 12% owned by a corporately started and funded nonprofits. I would like to donate 3.25% of pretax profits quarterly to the nonprofit to help fund it. I got the idea from a Marc Benioff book called, Compassionate Capitalism, I believe was the title.

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After I was laid off form Consulting. I took this time to pursue my passion project. I started a non-profit called Wargaming for a Cause where we host an annual charity event through tabletop war games. Our inaugural tournament event is being held on June 15-16th 2024 at The Epic in Grand Prairie playing Games Workshop, Warhammer 40K. Hoping to get 60 players this year and looking to raise more than $5,000 dollars for Extra Life at Cook's Children Hospital in Fort Worth. In the three months since I've been laid off, This was what we were able to accomplish; 1. Idea to reality 2. Navigate the federal and state bureaucracy to start a non-profit. Without using my personal address! 3. Navigate the challenges of finding and choosing a bank that suits us. 4. Find suitable people to fill our board of directors that knew the hobby and shared a similar passion. 5. Reach out to local, national, and international businesses to ask for support in the event and spreading awareness of what we were doing 6. Reach out to other non-profits to spread awareness and hopefully spark a future partnership 7. Reach out to our charity of choice and coordinate efforts 8. Reach out to players for awareness of the tournament 9. Contact individuals with streaming capabilities and knowledge to livestream the event and raise money through online donations 10. Plan the event and activities from start to finish 11. Source, navigate, and experience firsthand the world of offshore manufacturing, international trade, and maritime shipping. 12. Source multiple products for testing and use during the tournament. 13. Create a website with the help of a web designer! Doing all this is NOT cheap. I think I poured over $4,000 of my own personal funds for various professional help, materials, manufacturing, shipping, etc. but its an investment towards a recurring noble goal towards charity! I'm sharing this in the hopes that my LinkedIn network will consider helping me and my team with our goal of raising money in the name of gaming and children! I hope this story inspires you to don't be afraid to take that first step into the unknown. My favorite quote; "I have loved the stars too fondly to be afraid of the dark." Don't be afraid of the dark, because in the darkest night is where you'll be able see the faintest of stars.

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