Monthly Archives: August 2014

#Greatfutures

We started off the week with a visit from the National organization! Columbus was one of the stops on the Triple Play Mobile Tour promoting healthy minds, bodies, and souls. We spent the day playing kickball, basketball, and learning about … Continue reading

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Falling into place

My work for the ALS Association has finally started to come together in the last two weeks. When I first started, they let me know that if I was able to come up with a few options regarding the loan … Continue reading

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Bridging the Gap of Local Produce and Low-Income

I had one of the busiest weeks of my fellowship this past week. We are gearing up for the Weeding Out Hunger workshop on food insecurity taking place this Wednesday and the amount of detail and reflection needed to make … Continue reading

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I smell fall

With a week left, I shouldn’t be writing about the end of summer quite yet, but the truth is, I smell fall. Friday Aug. 1 was the last day for most of our summer lunch sites, and that was a … Continue reading

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Magic of Books

The Tri-Village Lions Club approached Children’s Hunger Alliance in June about having a book give-away called “Christmas in July” for children at our sites. As most of our sites are in areas with low parent participation, I didn’t know how … Continue reading

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State of Emergency in Toledo

                  We often hear of places where the water is unsafe to drink, or there simply is no water, or there are just not adequate water treatment facilities. In fact Sudan, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan come to mind when I … Continue reading

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A WICked Experience and A Personal CO

This week has been jam packed full of activities and responsibilities. After the Columbus Foundation learning session, I went to my first WIC appointment at their clinic/office on Indianola close to Morse Rd. WIC stands for Women Infants and Children … Continue reading

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