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What is Diplomacy?

by Debbi Casini Klein, I Want to be an Ambassador! Camp Director Diplomacy…it means handling problems in a way that makes the situation better, not worse… The “I Want to be an Ambassador!” camp is all about diplomacy, and so …

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Ambassador Camp Alumna named to WAC’s Youth Board

by Alina Zaidi, Ambassador Camp Alumna My name is Alina Zaidi. I am now a junior at North Allegheny Senior High School. In 9th grade, I became involved with the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh through the Global Leadership Certificate …

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How I Used Social Media to Create a Full-time job

by Win Kim, Ambassador Camp alumnus Chances are you spend at least a part of your day scrolling through social media. Especially throughout this pandemic, social media has proven to be a powerhouse to connect with people you may not …

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Comfort TV

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer This week, Pa brings home a couple of orphans, Laura fights off the advances of a college professor, and Ma takes a job at the new restaurant in town.  All’s well in Walnut Grove, where …

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Grow Your Garden

by Don Laird, contributing writer Gardening: Is there a horticulturalist in each of us just waiting to be called forth, spade in hand? Perhaps there is some connection between the soil and how and who we are? Will this need …

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A Mission for Your Dreams

by Don Laird, Contributing Writer Goals and dreams give us hope and make life interesting and worth living. Indeed, they are a wellspring of everlasting motivation and meaning, and they illuminate balance in a seemingly unbalanced world. Naturally, realizing your …

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Looking forward to Ambassador camp 2021!

by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager and Debbi Casini Klein, Ambassador Camp Director Summer fun and exploration are right around the corner this year for I Want to be an Ambassador! campers. The pandemic proved challenging and also created opportunities in …

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Represent

by Gina Catanzarite, Teen Writer! Director My inspiration to be a writer is a well-documented part of my “origin story.” At age seven, I read Charlotte’s Web, the tale of a spider who saves her piglet-friend’s life by weaving clever messages …

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Keeping our campers safe during Covid-19

by Sheila Hyland, Luminari Operations Manager Covid-19 has put a whole new spin on ‘summer camp safety.’ And we take seriously the safety of our campers. Luminari is working on a plan to help protect our teens and staff, guided …

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Thanksgiving Plan B: Potluck

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer My mom makes stuffing unlike any I’ve ever seen or had. It’s her dad’s recipe from when she was a kid, and it goes like this. Let slices of store-bought white bread go stale, then …

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