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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Being a teenager isn’t easy. With school, friends, family, and extracurricular activities, along with the added stress of increased responsibilities and drive for more independence, teens, by very definition, are faced with the weight of complex emotions on a day-by-day …
by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager Producer of top-rated national and local TV talk shows. World traveler. Foodie tour guide. Board member of nonprofits. Multi-Emmy award winner. Freelance travel agent. Mother of two. Put these together and you only just begin …
Message from Luminari President and Founder Hilda Pang Fu I have a bit of writer’s block, causing me to start and then delete this first sentence over and over. Long before computers allowed us to erase our work …
You’re Never Too Young and Never Too Old By Don Laird, Luminari Contributor These are indeed challenging times. Ongoing injustice, civil discontent, a surging pandemic, economic and social inequality, and a broad wealth of misinformation fueling all these topics can …
