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If you’ve read my blogs for more than a couple of weeks you know that I am a huge proponent of volunteerism.  I believe that each of us has a responsibility to help our fellow man.  I am so excited when service meets philanthropy and ABC’s Secret Millionaire TV show marries the two wonderfully.  Secret Millionaire […]

It’s officially “back to school” time.  The rush is on – new school supplies, dorm needs, uniforms and fashionable fall clothing.  Is this what the start of a new school year has been reduced to?  Education is so much more!   Education is a key factor in the attainment of economic stability and self-sufficiency.  Educational […]

I’m just as connected to my elementary school as I am to my senior high school.  I met two of my dearest friends there.  We are watching each other’s children grow up.  Through the wonders of social media I have reconnected with my Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten teachers.  (Yes, they still remembered me all these years […]

Separation of siblings in foster care happens all too often.  Two made for TV movies shed light on this common practice that often adds additional trauma at a time when young people need the love and familiarity of family the most.   This weekend I watched the GMC movie Raising Izzie.  I love GMC so […]

The results of a poll conducted by the consulting firm Twentysomething, Inc. states that roughly 85% of recent college graduates planned to return to their parent’s home.  “Boomerang kids” as they are now known are adults who left home for education or work and due their inability to find well-paying jobs have had to return […]

We all want to belong – to be accepted in a group.  We want to socialize and hang out with people with whom we have common interests.  These desires play out in different ways – enjoying a sleepover with friends, good times sharing a cabin at summer camp, and partying in a college dorm room.  […]