Mother Duck: Sculptor Nancy Schön still loves her ducklings

As it celebrates its 75th anniversary, Robert McCloskey’s Caldecott Award-winning book Make Way for Ducklings continues to be a favorite bedtime story around the world. In Boston, where the charming tale of a mother duck’s efforts to escort her ducklings to their new home is set, lovers of the story gather each year on Mother’s Day and on nearly every other day to visit the set of sculptures of Mrs. Mallard and her...


In Praise of Go(o)d~Women

From Medford, New Jersey

By Cindy Weinstein

Tanesha stood before me in prayer mode, palm heels at my chest, fingertips gently brushing my throat. Moments drifted with my eyes shut, sensing other women encircling my space, gently grounding each shoulder. Eventually, my wet eyes opened and met Tanesha’s smiling reflection. And then bewildered, I saw only Tanesha standing alone, supporting my upper frame...


Solar Powered Backpack Raises Over $500K on Kickstarter

Lifepack, “the briefcase for millennials,” which features a solar powered USB charger, Bluetooth speakers, integrated lock and an organized storage system, has officially raised over $522,000 with two days left on their Kickstarter campaign. The high-tech backpack, aims to reinvent the mobile office for consumers and travelers all around the world.

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The connection between “Doing Good” and Stress

By Serena Wadhwa Psy.D., LCPC, CADC, RYT

Spring is in the air and generally the abundant sunshine and warmer temperatures have an influence on some individuals. People feel good, and are ready to get out and “do”. Why not add another word to that and make it more about “doing good?”  I wrote about this last year, when I was first introduced to the concept of “good works.” And since this month focuses on “Do Gooders,” why not take...


Digital Goodness

By Dean Landsman
In the age of ubiquitous connectivity and digital opportunity there are countless examples of goodness that occur thanks to technology.  Creative thinking and innovation combine to enable global reach and effective forms of communication.
 
Crowdfunding is a perfect example.  An idea requires capital, it may be of interest and desire to many, and online...

Marion Ceruzzi Does Good Work!

by Sally Haver

After working for 3+ decades as an executive at international pharmaceutical companies, Marion Ceruzzi left to do what she really loves – Good Works. When asked what that entails, she gave a little “Aw shucks” chuckle before launching into a description of past and present volunteer activities.

While Marion was working full-time, she managed to squeeze in the following:

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Innovative Cancer Treatment Gets A Boost from SUBWAY® Sandwich Shops

By Ryan Hostetler  

Immunotherapy is a game-changing approach to cancer treatment, which reprograms a child’s own immune system to fight cancer. Clinical trials and immunotherapy research are currently underway at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s Research Institute, funded by Strong Against Cancer, a nationwide fundraising initiative to cure childhood cancer using immunotherapy.

“Immunotherapy is the...


The Young, the Restless and the NEET

I was at a private fund-raising dinner, where I sat at next to the CEO of an early-stage technology company. The topic of of Seattle’s new light rail expansion came up. The new light rail line would provide rapid transportation between downtown Seattle and the wealthy neighborhood where the CEO lives. “The light rail will bring them close to my home,” he said.

The them he referred to are the people who he would never hire or sit next to at a dinner party because they are NEET.  There is more to this story than I can share at the moment, but I can comment on the NEETs who are them—the other—those who have been cast aside by the great economic divide that only favors people who come from privileged circumstances.