by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | May 17, 2022 | Community Involvement
In one of his most famous movies, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Paul Newman said, “I got vision and the rest of the world wears bifocals.” This quote is certainly correct when you think about Newman’s vision of philanthropy for the world! In 1982, Paul...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | May 5, 2022 | Community Involvement
I’ve written previously about how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased hunger in the United States. Even before the pandemic, 38 million Americans, including 12 million children, faced hunger, according to Feeding America, the largest hunger-relief organization in the...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Apr 20, 2022 | Community Involvement
One of the best quotes that no one actually said is: “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” (This quote is often attributed to Gandhi, but there is no evidence that he ever said it.) Qatar’s desert climate...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Apr 12, 2022 | Community Involvement
For 40 years, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates, known as GAL, Guardians ad Litem in some US states), has advocated for a neglected or abused child’s best interests in court. Hundreds of thousands of children have found support from CASA volunteers in their...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Apr 6, 2022 | Community Involvement
Have you ever dreamed of being a hero and saving the life of someone else? It might be easier than you think! By joining the Be the Match Bone Marrow Registry, you could be that hero for someone who has a potentially fatal diagnosis like leukemia (blood cancer) or...