Awake (Skillet album) Awake (Skillet album) Awake is the seventh album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated album "Comatose". The album was released August 25, 2009 by Lava Records and Ardent Records and debuted at No. 2 on the "Billboard" 200. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 27, 2010, and has since gone double platinum, selling over 2,000,000 copies to date. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the "Billboard" Music Awards 2011 and won. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ben Kasica and
Alternative giving Alternative giving Alternative giving is a form of gift giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization on the gift recipient’s behalf, rather than giving them an item. The idea of giving something to one person by paying another was applied by Benjamin Franklin as a "trick [...] for doing a deal of good with a little money", which came to be known as "pay it forward." This form of giving is often used as an alternative to consumerism and to mitigate the impact of gift-giving on the environment. Charities that promote this type of donating