Motivation is everything. When you are motivated to do something, things are so much easier to do and to get into. I’ve been trying to eat better and to lose weight for the last couple of years. I’ve done really well at forming new habits for eating healthier food, cutting our processed foods, and eating…
Last Fall, we attended a CISV (Children’s International Summer Village) reunion for McKinley who had gone to Belgium the prior summer with other 11 year olds from around the world. The point of CISV is to foster a greater understanding of each other and promote world peace. McKinley met kids from 11 other countries and…
For the next few Fridays, I’ll be playing a “getting to know you better” game with five questions. Some of the questions at first seem very facetious, but upon further reflection, I think the answers to the questions can be very telling. So here goes… What brings you the greatest joy? Several things bring me…
I recently ran across a survey asking about philanthropy and changing the world. There were five multiple-choice questions on the survey and after I read the results, it got me thinking more about fundraising and philanthropy. Now, I do a lot of fundraising, working with groups or individuals trying to raise money, grant writing and…