S.O.F.I.A.’s Walk is Sunny and Successful
Although a forecast of rain had been given, not one drop fell in Canterbury Park, a wonderfully chosen site for S.O.F.I.A.’s “Walk Against Domestic Violence” held on the morning of September 10, 2011 in Montclair, New Jersey. Volunteers, consisting of friends, family and colleagues arrived early to prepare for the much anticipated event with vigor [...]
Penn State Football Lettermen Support Steve Smith in his Battle Against ALS
Family and friends of former Penn State football captain and NFL veteran, Steve Smith, have launched a campaign and website to support Smith and his family for the ongoing medical expenses related to his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) sap their resources. There are three ways to help Smith, a captain on Penn State’s [...]
Sponsor a Child through World Vision and Fight Poverty
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 [...]
Navy Spouse’s Humor Blog Named Top Military Family Blog
A humor blog written by Navy spouse, Lisa Smith Molinari, and our very own Village Connector columnist of “The Meat and Potatoes of Life” received the most votes recently in the Circle of Mom’s Top 25 Military Family Blogs contest for 2011. CircleofMoms.com, a social networking site launched in 2008 and frequented by 6 million [...]
The Community Servant
My name is Glenn Garnes and I am the founder of the Village Connector Community News. I’ve decided to begin writing a column to share with you from my perspective what Village Connector is all about and how I plan to help local communities to thrive and prosper by using our resources. This column will [...]
On The Road Again: Wounded Veterans Receive Critical Gift
When Lt. Col. Ty Edwards, U.S. Marine Corps, returned to the United States on October 22, 2008 life as he knew it had changed. While fighting in one of Afghanistan’s remote mountain regions just 12 days earlier, an enemy bullet entered Edwards’ head, sending him in to an immediate coma. But even after he regained [...]
What Every Condo Owner Should Know!
There are a lot of changes in regards to the housing market that will affect you and your home values. I recently came across a situation which illuminated a problem that is happening in Condo Communities around the country. This is a big enough of an issue that every single condo owner (or potential owner) [...]
Ready, Take, ACTION!!!
How many times have we put off what we need to do today until tomorrow or for some indefinite date in the future? I have and far too many times than I can count. We do that to gain more time to do something that we find more pleasurable at the time. Now looking back, [...]
Ask and You Shall Receive: Gluten Free Pizza
They deliver direct to you! Dad’s Gluten Free Pizza crust was started in 2004. For five years now they have focused on delivering a quality product and personal customer service, providing recipe ideas for our crusts, gluten free news, customer testimonials, spotlights on restaurants serving our crusts, and maybe even some fun contests and giveaways. [...]
DIY Designer: Courage
In speaking of courage this week, I refer specifically to the kind of courage it takes to transition out of the struggle to attain a goal into the position of living in the dream. Do You Really Want What You Want? Conditions of struggle and effort, especially on going ones, can become so much a [...]
