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Last Saturday was my favorite day of the whole year here at Compliment.  Not only was it Small Business, Saturday, but (as you'll know if you're following us on Instagram) we awarded two more very deserving young women with college scholarships.This year we had more applicants than we've ever had, which of course made the decision about how we were going to narrow the field to just two girls especially difficult. We are so proud to announce these two beautiful #smartgirls,  Leevegar Kim and Sienna Meli-Magana, to our Compliment Family.   Compliment Scholarship 2016 from Compliment on Vimeo. It's because...

Tomorrow those of us in the USA gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. I wanted to take some time today and thank YOU.Because of your support, this week, we are awarding two more deserving young women from the greater Sacramento area with a $1500 scholarship-- our biggest award to date.Together, we are making a difference. (You'll soon get a chance to meet these amazing young women.)This time of year always brings about a lot of reflection as the holidays kick off in full swing and we take a look back before taking a look forward into the new year.Here are some things...

Today is officially Compliment's 5th birthday.  On this day in 2011, I launched our first (super clunky) website with the hope that maybe I could raise a few bucks for my students' college tuition--I thought I'd be a high school teacher forever and make a little difference.So much has changed since 11-11-11.  But, I want to talk about this week.  It's been a very reflective couple of days to say the least. My feelings are not even political anymore.  They are deeply human.  And this human typing this right now, needed some major uplifting of my own to find the courage...

I haven't missed voting in a single election since I turned 18. It's a beautiful thing to have a voice. Of course, #ivoted. I voted for the men and women who have given their lives to preserve that right for me. I voted for the women who came before me who weren't so lucky to have a voice nor the same opportunities to choose. Choice equals true freedom. I have the choice to work, to own a business, to marry whom I love, to worship how I choose, to live where I want, and to make a the world a...