Volunteers needed! Nurses and male counselors
“To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and...
View ArticleMissing: One kidney
Post-Op: Day 1 My time in the recovery room was a bit of a blur, naturally. I was heavily drugged with Dilaudid but I still remember coming out of the anesthesia and seeing my mom and sister at my...
View Article2,861 miles away and alive in Julia
The physical recovery from my surgery went so smoothly, and I improved at a much faster rate than I had anticipated. About one month after the donation I was still feeling lethargic but it didn’t stop...
View ArticleMy thoughts on “Why charity doesn’t start at (our) home”
Back in December, Mark McGuire of the Times Union wrote “Why charity doesn’t start at (our) home”, an article about the Capital Region’s rank of 334 out of 366 metropolitan areas in charitable giving,...
View ArticleThe ‘Un’assigned Project.
Sometimes (often) life (fate?) presents us with circumstances that appear to be nothing more than ordinary, everyday events. But, for those special people in this world who have the ability (gift) to...
View ArticleInspiration Rides on Three Wheels
I ignore most videos that pop up on Facebook. Don’t get me wrong, I like watching a toilet trained cat or redneck stunt gone wrong as much as the next person, but there’s only so much mind-numbing...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics needs volunteers for upcoming 5Ks
As someone who runs in 5Ks on a regular basis, I can tell you how very important and appreciated volunteers are for these events. They are a key factor in how smoothly and successfully the race goes...
View ArticleNational Volunteer Month
National Volunteer Week was April 6-12th, but many consider April to be National Volunteer Month. In 1974, President Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of...
View ArticleWorld Wish Day here in the Capital Region
World Wish Day was earlier this week, a day that honors the work of Make-A-Wish chapters worldwide, and recognizes how the Make-A-Wish organization began on April 29, 1980 with a little boy named Chris...
View ArticleWish Jump 2014 ready for best year yet!
This Saturday, July 26th, is the fourth annual Wish Jump, a skydiving fundraiser to benefit Make-A-Wish Northeast New York! I became a volunteer wish granter for Make-A-Wish NENY in 2010, and after...
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