Don’t Miss our YuMMieMeet & GreetToday, 11/7, 2:00 – 2:30 PM EST  Join us on our Zoom call today: Meet other YuMMies from around the world, Share your stories from this year’s Marathon, and, Get any questions about the Marathon answered. Let’s come together as a...

Don’t Miss our YuMMieMeet & GreetTomorrow, 11/7, 2:00 – 2:30 PM EST Join us on our Zoom call to: Meet other YuMMies from around the world, Share your hopes for this year’s Marathon, and, Get any questions about the Marathon answered. Let’s be together and have the...

You Matter Moment  I got my cards in the mail yesterday and am SO excited to start giving them out. I’m working at a store that creates and delivers fruit and gift baskets. You KNOW that I want to slip a card into the baskets I create. I want to share two photos...

“We’ve been giving You Matter cards to everyone who delivers to us since the pandemic began."–Cindy from PADear YuMMies (my term of endearment for You Matter Marathon participants): And we’re off! Welcome to week 1 of the Marathon! Hope you’ve already started to...

Dear YuMMies, On this first day of this most necessary You Matter Marathon, we offer these words of inspiration from Yael Levy.  You are needed,You are necessary. Take your place.Stand strong,Lean on each other,Set your intentions andAlign yourselves for blessing, for...

"What an incredible power we have, to walk through the world, making somebody’s day."–Krista Tippett Dear YuMMies (my term of endearment for You Matter Marathon participants): We’re just 3 days away from the start of the 2020 You Matter Marathon! Currently, our...

Dear YuMMies (my term of endearment for YMM participants), This Sunday will be the start of our 5th You Matter Marathon! If getting your You Matter cards isn’t enough of an inspiration for what’s to come, then let me introduce you to a truly spectacular YuMMie. Khelly...

Don’t Miss our First YMM Meet & GreetTomorrow, 10/24, 2:00 – 2:30 PM EST Join us on our Zoom call to: Meet other YuMMies from around the world, Share your hopes for this year’s Marathon, and, Get any questions about the Marathon answered. Our goal is to come...

"I gave a You Matter card to the cashier at Publix and she said 'You just made my day!' As I walked away, I heard her tell someone else, 'She just told me that I matter!' What she doesn't know is the high it gave me."–Gina Dear YuMMies (my term of endearment for You...

You're Invited When you join the You Matter Marathon, you’re joining a worldwide community of kindhearted people – people seeking more connection, more meaning. Now, when many of us are more separated than ever, we want to offer more ways to come together as a YMM...

Hi YuMMies, Happy October – we are now officially ONE MONTH away from this year’s You Matter Marathon! Lace up your heartstrings because 2020 is going to be our biggest year yet! Here’s a super sweet You Matter Story, courtesy of Cynthia from Nashville, to get you...

  “Yesterday I sent my 97 year old mother-in-law some fall flowers from my garden,with a get well soon note on a You Matter card. She called today to tell me how much she appreciated it. Yay!” –Robin, Doylestown PA Dear YuMMies (my term of endearment for You...

  "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."―Marcel Proust Interview with the Inspiring “Godmother” of the You Matter Marathon  The idea for the You Matter Marathon began when a colleague gave me...

Bucknell University Students "I was gifted with the brightest smile and enthusiasm when I shared a You Matter card with the fellow who delivered something to our home. He just lit up the room."―Mish Dear YuMMies (my term of endearment for You Matter...

Dear YuMMies, Even though the Marathon begins in November, we’re busy all year preparing You Matter cards to be mailed throughout the world! For the third year in a row we’re delighted and grateful to have the students and staff of the Special Education...

Hi YuMMies, This week, I felt the first hints of fall in the air. Unlike most people, however, a leaf on the ground here and there, and a cool breeze on my skin doesn’t make me long for more sunny summer days. For me, and for you, the crisp air just means that it’s...

Alaina from Evansville, Wisconsin. Photo taken by her mom, Sarah T.   Dear YuMMies, Thank you for showing up, signing up, and brightening up the world with You Matter cards. This is the first year we're not hiring a PR professional to help us get the word out....

Drawing of a YM card share done by Drew S. Photo by Ronnet R. of Columbus, Georgia   Hi YuMMies, We’re less than two months away from the start of the Marathon, and we already have 9,548 individual participants, 105 Ambassador organizations, and 80 countries...

"It’s a win-win situation. I get a lot of satisfaction from participating and the receiveralso feels empowered. I enjoyed doing this and would gladly do it again."– YuMMie   Dear YuMMies, When we see the numbers as impressive as they are – more than 1,500,000...

Photo credit: Dennis & The BC360° Team Hi YuMMies, We’re less than two months from the 2020 You Matter Marathon! If you haven’t signed up yet, now is the time to do it: Sign Up. . . . . . In the spirit of, “you never know when a You Matter moment is going to come...

Dear YuMMies, Last year Nicole Phillips was generous enough to have me as a guest on her Kindness Podcast to spread the word about the YMM. (And if you haven’t already – there’s still time to sign up!) Nicole was so taken with...

"The You Matter Marathon has become a part of who I am! I always have cards with me andevery day I find someone who could benefit from getting a card! I am proud to be a YuMMie!"—YuMMie Hello YuMMies,  Don’t be caught without your You Matter cards and You Matter Mask!...

"Collective heroism also requires widening the circle that defines who matters to you and whose joys and sorrows you share." —Elizabeth Svoboda Let’s not let wearing a mask stop us from unmasking our vital message. We’re super excited to reveal our You Matter Masks!...

Hi YuMMies, The inspiring You Matter stories you’ve shared have brought light into the dark. These simple moments of kindness and connection make an extraordinary difference which is why we’re asking you to keep them coming! We want to make your You Matter stories the...

“Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” –Eleanor Brownn Hi YuMMies, As we move into August and September, we’re beginning to gear up for the 2020 You Matter Marathon! 2020 may be our most important year yet. Now more than ever, people need...