What a year fiscal year 18 turned out to be. During the first 30 days, we were engaged in seven different state and national humanitarian missions, more than half in response to the devastating havoc wreaked by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It was a demanding start ...
You are here Alive Thriving And striving You are a beautiful warrior And you are strong You are stronger than you could ever imagine Somehow you found the will to fight with a smile on your face -filled with so much grace and love You faced your fears and the great ...
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” –Anais Nin “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel Courage is what life is all about, right? Without courage – to be yourself, to say what you believe, to find your path, to go ...
We often say at United Way that “Great things happen when we LIVE UNITED.” This month, I wanted to give a few examples of what that really means and why, for our community, it is an important concept. This past month, we hosted our third annual “United We Sleep to end Hunger and ...
Today, it feels like we can’t go anywhere without hearing someone talk about politics. Movies and late-night TV shows have discovered that political humor draws viewers in droves. Boycotts against products and companies that support the “wrong” political party have become commonplace. ...
Sometimes when I hear or read about a public library’s “Friends of” group, I wonder, is there really anyone out there who would call themselves an “enemy of” the library? Well, there is one case I can think of that’s kind of in the ball park, but I won’t go as far as to label ...
