Monthly Archives: July 2018

At every weekly Local Matters staff meeting, time is set aside to focus on two foundational components of the organization’s culture: gratitude, and mission moments. Gratitude is a time to acknowledge the kindness or contributions of another staff member, and … Continue reading →

In celebration of what would have been Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday, my old film professor and I went to watch Wild Strawberries (1957) at the Wexner Center for the Arts. The film itself is about an old man named Isak … Continue reading →

Wow, this is the halfway point. When you’re a little kid and the 4thof July hits, you know that summer is dwindling fast. It’s hitting me at the age of 22. I have so many projects, goals, and to-dos to … Continue reading →

Hey everyone, I’m back from my two-week hiatus! I just got back from a trip to Ireland and it was absolutely beautiful, but I’m so happy to be back at LifeCare! Weeks 2 and 3  have been extremely rewarding. I … Continue reading →

I started this week overwhelmed by how fast time has flown by working at the King Arts Complex. The days seem to blur together, each being a continuation of one another as I’ve fallen into a daily routine. Although the … Continue reading →

…girl. Podcast link: https://soundcloud.com/user-110817248/tcfblog-week-5/s-baJ04 Podcast transcript: I’d like to take this week to reflect on motivation. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week the office was closed due to the holiday. Because I needed to keep up on editing, I decided … Continue reading →

I can’t believe that I’ve already been with CXC and The Columbus Foundation for five weeks. Time passes quickly when there’s a lot to be done and week five was no different. I started on a new project focused on … Continue reading →

This week, we welcomed the new 2018-2019 service year AmeriCorps members! Needless to say, it has been a busy week at City Year. It has been exciting to witness City Year Columbus corps members at the very end AND the … Continue reading →