by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Feb 24, 2022 | Community Involvement
More than 80% of a child’s brain is developed in the first three years of life! And research shows that one of the best ways to develop a child’s brain is to make reading and storytelling a daily part of the family’s routine. But not all families have books at home,...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Feb 17, 2022 | Community Involvement
When I was growing up, my favorite actor was Michael J. Fox. I had a big crush on him, both as the super-cool time-traveling Marty McFly from the “Back to the Future” films and as Alex P. Keaton, the young conservative obsessed with ‘80s values of wealth and power, in...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Feb 6, 2022 | Community Involvement
Qatar is a small desert country in the Gulf region of the Middle East, looking a bit like a thumb sticking off the east side of Saudi Arabia into the waters of the Persian Gulf. More than 2.8 million people live in Qatar, and this population is quite diverse, as about...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Jan 30, 2022 | Community Involvement
I met Jen Marlowe when we were counselors together at Seeds of Peace summer camp in the woods of Maine. Jen’s the kind of person who invests deeply in everyone around her and everything she does. She shows her heart and how much she cares about improving our world...
by Jocelyn Sage Mitchell | Jan 21, 2022 | Community Involvement
The COVID-19 pandemic has had so many difficult impacts beyond the immediate health risks of infection, sickness, and even death. When economies are shut down and people lose their jobs, food security—the ability of people to reliably access affordable and nutritious...
