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 …
by Debbi Casini Klein, I Want to be an Ambassador Director The “I Want to be an Ambassador” camp is the only camp of its kind in Western Pennsylvania. Our seven-day summer camp is designed to help teens master the …
by Dana Wineland O’Rourke, contributing writer Often an ordinary day becomes extraordinary. My two nieces and nephew spent a great deal of time at our house when they were growing up, much to the delight of my two sons who …
by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer “Wait…what? They killed Lennie?” They were the words of my daughter about the ending of “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck’s novella about migrant workers during the Depression. “They didn’t have to kill him,” …
by JR Martin, contributing writer On a long walk up the Laurel Mountains hiking trail, I come to an important place. It’s a huge rock formation with slabs of boulder lying one upon the other, stacked into what I see …
