Do you ever find yourself saying… tomorrow you’ll make time to sit down and write that check for a whatever nonprofit, fundraiser, or organization speaks to you; or you’ll make time in your already over-packed schedule to give a couple hours to your local homeless shelter, nursing home, or children’s program that is always accepting […]

Life is a funny thing… not to make is sound fickle or invaluable. Life is a blessing, something to cherish with every waking breath. And while sometimes I may lose sight of that or get my attention focused on the wrong things and caught in that drama, I work hard daily to keep my perspective […]

Here at Tough As Nails, one of our goals is to promote the idea that anyone can make a difference, no matter where they are in life. From childhood to 95+ years old, rich to poor, urban or rural… everyone makes a difference. We recently launched our first activity kit (** excited exclamations here **) […]

We are beyond excited to announce our first Tough As Nails Activity Kit… We are challenging all our people (and those who want to become our people!) to fold origami cranes.  Each activity kit includes one crane, folded and donated with love, directions for how to fold cranes, and 5 sheets of beautiful paper. All […]

I know I shouldn’t be so excited about something as basic as posting an application online, but I am!! Simply because all the in’s and out’s of technology is a huge challenge for me so every time I learn something new or it actually WORKS is a small win in my book! No, I take […]

We are digging deep here at Tough As Nails to figure out our direction & impact. And people… we are SO excited for what is to come! Our mission and original desire to involve youth, inspire community, & give to others is back in the forefront. Tough as Nails will encourage kids to create activity […]

When I became a mom 14 years ago, I knew without a doubt that I would love it. I knew that the love I felt for my daughters would be deep. I knew that it would be hard. I knew on some level my heart would break sometimes. What I did not know, was how […]

Here we are facing another New Year already… time has a way of disappearing on me!  As I reflect on last year and try to put some goals for this year front and center I am finding myself digging deep.  Maybe it’s age, maybe it’s watching the girls grow and become their own beautiful souls, […]

Good morning all! Whew… I am not really sure where to start, but this has already been an adventure and we are just beginning!  I’m sitting here this morning with my coffee finalizing everything for this little website and thinking of all that has happened behind the scenes.  Sometimes I feel like I’m rowing upstream, […]

  Hi, my name is Leslie and I like helping people.  I like playing with baby animals and raising sheep. I hope Tough As Nails inspires you to help raise money for kids who are sick.       Hey there! When we started Tough As Nails for our little cousin, I felt happy about […]