Today I donated my 16th pint of whole blood. Yes, that’s the equivalent of two gallons. I love donating because it’s an easy way to give something back to my community. It requires very little time and no money. I get to eat an iron-rich hamburger the night before and, after donating, there’s cookies. Guilt-free [...]
For the past year and a half I have had the pleasure of serving on the board of Heritage Works, a Detroit-based nonprofit. I was most pleased to discover the Detroit News featured Heritage Works in an article on the front page of its website earlier today. Check out this article and video by journalist [...]
This quote captures my feelings on museums and their role within the community: For museums to succeed and continue to be valued by their community and supported, they have to extend value in turn and go way beyond hanging objects on the wall or putting object in display cases to… serving as conduits to build [...]
Last month I had the honor of joining the board of Heritage Works, a Detroit-based nonprofit with a focus on cultural arts. This community-based organization is both inspiring and making an impact on the lives of children and adults. Founded in December of 2000 as African Dance Works, Heritage Works “celebrates the beauty and humanity [...]
What do 3,639 people have in common? The answer is an interest in teaching the children of Detroit how to read. Back in December the Detroit Free Press, in partnership with Detroit Public Schools, made a call for citizens to volunteer 100,000 hours collectively to tutor reading in the DPS. The public has responded. Yesterday [...]
I’m a big fan of the Ann Arbor Chronicle. Having worked a short stint as a photojournalist at some of Michigan’s biggest papers, I have a high respect for both journalism and citizen journalism. The Ann Arbor Chronilce is a great local resource. An article was posted earlier today on Project Grow’s annual meeting, which [...]