Joe & Larra Donaldson - Sam’s Furniture + Sheep Dog Impact Assistance

On this episode of Out Comes The Sun Mariel and Melissa welcome the incredible global philanthropist's couple from Arkansas, Joe and Larra Donaldson! From the recent red carpet premiere of their latest movie, “God’s Country Song” to Tanzania in July to climb Mt Kilimanjaro for their Combat Veteran Project to their mega-furniture stores throughout Arkansas, Joe and Larra Donaldson are not slowing down one bit! Their main company is the widely known and very popular multi-unit furniture store, Sam’s Furniture. They use Sam’s Furniture as the foundation and platform to fund all our outreach and serve projects! You can visit Sam’s Furniture at samsfurniture.net They fund a large Combat Veteran Project, Sheep Dog Impact Assistance which is taking combat, and combat wounded Veterans over to Tanzania to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in July. This is an attempt to show and prove to combat-wounded soldiers that they still have a purpose and can accomplish great things even with the pain buried within. They took a group over to climb in 2021 and climbed 9 of 11 summits on the mountain. This is round 2 coming up. Please look at www.kiliclimbforacause.com If that wasn’t enough, they travel to Villages in Africa where they work with orphan babies and travel to the villages of Vietnam where they take teams to distribute wheelchairs. About the Donaldson's Endeavors - - - - - Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (SDIA) is a national non-profit organization founded and headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas. SDIA exists to engage, assist and empower our nation’s “Sheep Dogs” (military veterans, law enforcement, fire & rescue, and EMS personnel) to reengage in living a meaningful and productive life with a renewed sense of purpose. Climbing to the summit of Kilimanjaro is mentally and physically challenging but can be life-giving and a revolutionary experience for these men and women. Embracing the call to “Serve the least of these”, Sam’s Furniture partnered with 2ndMilk, a nonprofit that aids families of the poorest country in the world, Malawi Africa. Their support provides a formula to infant orphans and a poultry program that stimulates the village's economy while also providing a much-needed food source for the villagers. American Wheelchair Mission - - - After partnering with American Wheelchair Mission, Sam’s Furniture has been able to extend the gift of mobility in Vietnam. The lives of the Sam’s Serve Team were impacted just as deeply as those Vietnamese recipients upon receiving their wheelchairs. The villages of Vietnam where they take teams to distribute wheelchairs Sam’s Furniture - Arkansas Largest Furniture Destination! SERVING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY…AND AROUND THE GLOBE! #LOVEOTHERS #SERVEOTHERS Go and see “God’s Country Song” Directed by Johnny Remo. With Mariel Hemingway, John Laughlin, Justin Gaston, Justene Alpert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices