by Dana Wineland O’Rouke, contributing writer Stories can teach, entertain, and more importantly, allow your legacy to live on. I’m humbled to share that my stories opened the door to address a large group of people during a Morning of …
by Dana Wineland O’Rouke, contributing writer Stories can teach, entertain, and more importantly, allow your legacy to live on. I’m humbled to share that my stories opened the door to address a large group of people during a Morning of …
Pescatarians — Vegans — Vegetarians — you can survive the holidays! Is it hopeless being a vegetarian or vegan over the holidays? No. Can it be somewhat difficult? At times, yes, especially if you are a vegan, which has greater …
by Dana Wineland O’Rourke, Contributing Writer Freshly waxed floors, stacks of textbooks, new boxes of crayons, and peanut butter sandwiches in brown paper bags; that’s what the first day of sixth grade looked and smelled like at St. Anthony School. …
by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer The first spotted lantern fly I ever laid eyes upon was in a netted cage at an apple orchard near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. I was there in August 2022 with a photographer, filming a documentary about …
The important role food can play in diplomacy by Debbie Casini Klein, Director, I Want to be an Ambassador! Diplomacy is the art of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups or individuals. And an important aspect of diplomacy, which our …
by Gina Catanzarite, Director, Teen Writer! When I was a child, I read a chapter book called 100 Pounds of Popcorn by Hazel Krantz. Written in 1961, it tells the tale of a brother and sister who find a 100-pound …
Music Makers! Celebrates Successful Launch in Summer 2023 by Bob McCutcheon, Owner and President, The Vault Recording Studio and Music Makers! Summer Camp Director Music has always been a part of my life. After purchasing my first “real” electric guitar …
by Dana Wineland O’Rourke, contributing writer When a party of ten or more gathers at a long table, most people opt for an end chair for leg room or the head for elbow room. Not me. I prefer a center …
by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer A lot of years ago I spent five nights in the hospital after cancer surgery. By that time, I’d had a mild case of asthma that meant I always kept a rescue inhaler within arm’s …
by JR Martin, contributing writer So the Bees have a place to work I look out the window of my log home and see a few dandelions scattered around the yard. There among the growing grass, their bright yellow heads …