I wanted to share with you which I though appropriate for Mothers Day weekend… a Mother and Son business collaborating for many years now helping each other and sharing their vision and passion for the Art. A few months ago, while meeting with Alberta Santora at Capelli Salon in Stevenson Village Maryland, I met a [...]
As a Junior and Senior in high school meeting with college guidance counselors, consulting with your parents, visiting various colleges and universities of your choosing, is an exciting time in your life and your parents lives. The last two years of high school at Jemicy Upper School, for Zach has been just that, he is [...]
Jemicy Upper School senior Zachary Bowers has been selected as a recipient of the 2012-2013 Comcast Leaders and Achievers®Scholarship. This award, funded through The Comcast Foundation, recognizes high school seniors from Comcast communities for commitment to community service, academic achievement, and demonstrated leadership. To acknowledge these accomplishments, recipients receive a one-time grant of $1,000. Only one senior from [...]
Paws for Purple Heart lend support to their fellow Veterans…in companionship, lifelong friendships and Hearts of Gold… Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) is the first program of its kind to offer therapeutic intervention for veterans and active-duty military personnel by teaching those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to train service dogs for their comrades with combat-related physical [...]
Written by Jeff Kurtzman & Tolga Baki The Enlightened Shopper is obsessed with finding the coolest, most unique, and best designed products from companies that give back to a good cause. So go on and make a difference while you shop! Jeff and I have a long history of working together on various projects, but [...]
Written by Jennifer Burke Capturing the holiday season every year for three sparkling days in November, Festival of Trees raises much-needed funds for patient care, research, special education, and community programs at Kennedy Krieger Institute. The event kicks off Friday, Nov. 25, continues through Saturday, Nov. 26 and Sunday, Nov. 27. Held in the Cow [...]
My name is Peri and I am fourteen years old. My dream has always been to become a professional singer and make it big. A few months ago I entered a voice contest for Ark Music Factory. The contest was national and out of thousand of entrants I made it into the top forty, then [...]
The first of a three part Series ~ an Educational & Inspirational Story … By David Cohan, Proud Father and Founder Susan was a beautiful little girl. With her beautiful smile and curly blond hair she literally lit up a room. Gazing into her piercing, innocent blue eyes, I never would have imagined her inner [...]
Written by Laura Tschirgi Lucia Tulhaise celebrates her nineteenth birthday next month in her village in Uganda. I have never met this young woman face to face, but every year since I can remember, my family has had her most recent photo taped to the refrigerator door. Lucia is our sponsored child. Through an organization [...]
Co-Written by Tammy Bowers & Patti Sapp Have you ever been mesmerized by the hypnotic characteristics of music or perhaps a campfire? The word mesmerized originally comes from Mesmer’s ideas and practices, which led Scottish surgeon James Braid to develop hypnosis in 1842. One form of hypnosis is used for entertainment. I saw it for [...]
