Posts for February, 2012
Feb
07
Posted by cmurphy to Uncategorized
Do you want to make time to play outside with your kids, help out in your local neighborhood or simply vow to keep a positive attitude?
Feb
07
Posted by cmurphy to Uncategorized
Not only is it important for you to do good for others, but it’s also important to do good for yourself. If you aren’t focusing enough on yourself it’s time you do - because you deserve it!
If your New Year’s resolution to improve your health is already fading, now during the month of February is the right time to try again for National Cancer Prevention Month.
AICR’s guidelines for Cancer Prevention can help you improve three major areas:
- Eat more plant foods, limit red meat and avoid processed meat.
Feb
06
Posted by cmurphy to civic incubator, News Flash, Uncategorized
Leaders from HandsOn Network's 10 Innovation Hubs recently came together for a five-day summit near Atlanta to share creative ideas, develop new strategies to engage volunteers and create cutting-edge community engagement models that can be replicated across the network.
"The summit was an intentional and strategic deep dive into innovation and how it is applied to community challenges in a rapidly changing world," said Tara Smith, executive director of Seattle Works. "I think it ignited a conversation that would have otherwise not happened and will yield powerful results for our role in community transformation across the country."
Feb
06
Posted by cmurphy to National Conference on Volunteering and Service
The theme for this years National Conference on Volunteering and Service is “Turning Point.” On the blog we are continuing to highlight turning point stories – the stories of when someone recognized they could no longer stand by and watch the needs of their communities go unmet.