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 [...]
In Solomons, Maryland, there’s a special place where art and nature meet. It’s called Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, and it is located at 13480 Dowell Road in Calvert County. The sculpture garden features a ¼-mile walking path that meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned sculpture, including over thirty works on loan [...]
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 [...]
Part Two To read Part I – visit this link: beach-week-you-told-them-what-part-i Binge drinking. Tons of shots. Drinking upside down. Drinking from some apparatus that has a hose on it. Mixing wine, beer and liquor for the ‘effect’. It’s enough to make me the terrible, mean Mom who changes her mind on a big decision. I [...]
Part One of Two She casually mentions this ‘beach week’ thing and how she and five of her good friends would like to go and have the entire ‘senior year’ experience. Without even hesitating, I offered a ‘sure’ remembering how it felt to be 18, wanting to be my very own person, having the freedom [...]
Being a home school family definitely has its advantages. One of them is the amazing field trips we always seem to be going on. Last month, my daughters and I joined students from all over the state at the Bowie Baysox Baseball in Education game. We went with a group from the Baltimore Homeschool Community [...]
About two and a half years ago I received an email from Diana, a good friend of mine announcing the birth of her baby girl. I actually read the email three times because I thought there was a mistake. Diana and I were pregnant at the same time and we both had due dates about [...]
Do you have a teen graduating from high school this year and he or she doesn’t know what they want to do after graduation? There are lots of exciting careers at local community colleges. Just go to your local college website by searching online and your high school graduate can even search for degrees and [...]
I am proud to announce that starting in April I will now be honoring a Student Community Member of the Month. As a former teacher for 11 years I know that there are a TON of great students out there that are actively participating in their local communities. I have decided that I am now [...]
The Village Connector Community News hosted a “Cash Flow for Kids” night on Friday, February 11th for kids and parents in our local communities to come together for something enjoyable and educational. Our friends at Re/Max Advantage Realty in Fulton, Maryland held the event at their location for this night of fun and financial literacy. [...]
