In this episode, Darren Reinke chats with Beth Thorp, co-founder and executive director of the Mitchell Thorp Foundation. Beth discuss how losing her son to a mysterious illness led her and her husband to start the Mitchell Thorp Foundation, how they harnessed their grief and turned it into purpose, the positive impact their foundation has had on kids with life threatening illnesses, their families, and their communities and so much more! Mitchell Thorp Foundation's mission is to support families whose children suffer from life-threatening illnesses, diseases, and disorders by providing financial and emotional resources to help with their desperate situations. Show Notes: *The story behind the Mitchell Thorp Foundation [0:57] *How Beth found the courage to start the foundation and honor her son’s legacy [4:59] *The strategies Beth and Brad Thorp utilized to maximize their foundation’s impact [9:55] *How Beth goes about engaging her community and attracting volunteers [14:43] *The early struggles of running a nonprofit and how Beth overcame them [18:22] *An example of Beth’s nonprofit helping a local family in need [21:43] *The future of the Mitchell Thorp Foundation [24:45]