Archive for July, 2009

Team Time!

Published Date: July 22nd, 2009
Category: Alzheimer's Info, Memory Walk

The Oregon Chapter Staff, enthusiastically pictured, held a phon-a-thon for Memory Walk Team Captains today.  Led by our Development Team cheerleaders we were tasked with calling Team Captains to get them engaged in the cause.    As I flipped through my call listed and chatted with energized team captains, I quickly realized I was behind the times.  The Team [...]

Fun with Dick and Jane

Published Date: July 14th, 2009
Category: Parenting, Reading

Last week when Luke and I went to our local library to retrieve his summer reading prize, I happened upon a stack of Dick and Jane (yep they’re still in circulation)books.  On a whim I grabbed a few from the pile and added them to our check-out bag.  I didn’t bother scanning them, as I [...]

The Proof is in the Peas!

Published Date: July 4th, 2009
Category: Clips, Community, Writing

A few months ago I wrote my column for the Vancouver Voice about a community gardens project that the city of Vancouver offers its resident.  If you have time or the inclination, you can read the entire article here.  The basic premise of the feature was how easy it is to plot out a garden in a [...]