Monthly Archives: July 2014

To be honest, I usually zone out when people start talking. It’s not on purpose, but for some reason if my subconscious senses a lecture coming on, it comes out to play and my conscious-conscious goes in to take a … Continue reading →

Although blogging about our experiences over the summer is a mandatory component of the Columbus Foundation Fellows program, reading the blogs of the other fellows technically is not. However, I suspect that all of us have happily done so anyway. … Continue reading →

So far, one of the high lights of my time at the Foodbank is my interview with Matt Habash, the CEO of the Foodbank. The title of CEO can be elusive and give the impression of removal from the trenches, … Continue reading →

Quiet.  The hallways are empty, the lights are low, the sounds of running feet are absent, and the chaos is paused for a brief moment.  Our week off from camp was a blissful reminder of the beauty of a quiet … Continue reading →

The ALS Association has had an ongoing parade of meetings for the past week or so since we had a couple of board members visit us on Tuesday. We’ve been discussing the direction of care services (the branch I work … Continue reading →

This past Sturday FLOW partnered with Anheuser-Busch (AB) to do a clean up at Glen Echo Ravine. The event went from 9:00am-12:00pm and concluded with a Budweiser toast at Patrick J’s in Clintonville. The cleanup included volunteers from AB Columbus, … Continue reading →

Week 7 of my summer as a Columbus Foundation summer fellow at Homeport was all about convergence.  During a crazy week filled with learning sessions, backpack stuffings, produce distributions, and Business Process Management I saw so many things that have … Continue reading →

It is very rare that I get to accompany a client starting from their arrival in the US and then taking them through the entire resettlement process of finding an apartment, delivering the home supplies kit, going to the furniture … Continue reading →