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The View from the Passenger’s Seat
My son starts Driver’s Education next month, making this my third time through this process. My first two experiences were with my daughters, but this time I will be sitting […]
What’s On The Menu? Lifelong kitchen skills for teens at Dunsmuir High School
“This is not like a class,” Jeff Capps announces to students enrolled in Dunsmuir High School Culinary Arts Program (Dunsmuir, CA). Each new roomful of students may well wonder what […]
Teaching Kids About Kindness: Small Gestures to Put Smiles on People’s Faces
Amid our busy lives, it can be easy to lose sight of the little things we can do to make the world a gentler, kinder place for others. As […]
How to Host a Holiday Cookie Exchange
Cookie exchanges are inherently rewarding. Not only do you have a chance to share one of your family favorites, a cookie swap is a festive way to feed your guests […]
We’re Hoping for a FLOOD! Help us fill Turtle Bay with a river—of Turtles!
Want to own your very own turtle? You can—and it comes with perks. It will make you famous, plus you will be doing a good deed, too. Purchasing a turtle […]
Under the Flags of Gratitude: Sherwood Montessori fosters thankfulness with a Festival of Gratitude
Sherwood Montessori is kicking off November with an autumn festival on November 3. From after school to sundown, students and their families will play carnival games, run relays, enjoy a […]
What I Thought I Knew vs. What I Know About Raising Adopted Kids
With consistent limitlessness, I love all my children the same, born to me and adopted by me. Then again, if I’m honest, that’s not totally true. I love my adopted […]
Shasta Clayworks – Renee Wendy Helps Families Turn ‘Mud’ Into Memories
Renee Wendy’s romance with pottery began with chemistry. “The Merrill Pottery Co-Op at UC Santa Cruz studio needed someone who could mix glazes,” she recalls, “and I’m a chemist, so […]
The Women’s Fund: Mobilizing Women in the Redding, CA Area Through Strategic Philanthropy
Hatched in 2009 during the depths of the nationwide financial crisis, The Women’s Fund of Redding probably should have failed. After all, how could a philanthropic organization take flight when […]
