Kids

Detroit Water Department and Belle Isle Nature Center Hosted Back-to-School Event

Community, Education, Family, Government, Kids, Nature /

Detroit families were treated to a special event as the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) teamed up with Belle Isle Nature Center to host a back-to-school bash that was both fun and educational. The event provided free bookbags, school supplies, and more for students preparing for the new school year. On Sunday, August 18, […]

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Edmonds Move4Mona Walk/Run Raises Over $25,000 for Global Education

Community, Education, Kids, Social /

More than 100 people came together at the Edmonds Center for the Arts to participate in the fourth annual Edmonds Move4Mona Walk/Run, raising over $25,000 for the Mona Foundation, a global education community. As reported by Lynnwood Today, Mona Foundation founder Mahnaz Javid shared how the foundation began in 1999 in Edmonds and has since

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Classroom Canopies: Bringing Nature Indoors at Taft Elementary

Education, Kids, Nature, Science /

In a bright attempt to tackle the gloomy confines of windowless classrooms at Taft Elementary in Santa Clara, a novel idea transforms the mundane into the serene. Ceiling canopies depicting lush tree canopies now adorn spaces that once featured only stark, beige walls. In classrooms that lacked a glimpse of the outdoors, like Logan Earnest’s

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No Goal is too Lofty

Family, Kids, Sports /

We all have aspirations; some big, some small. For a young boy who was blind, that aspiration was to play football. According to CBS News, Jasen Bracy completely lost his sight to retinal cancer by the time he was only 7 years old. He liked sports, but had an affinity for football and wanted to

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A Simple Thank You

Family, Kids, Wholesome /

There are few things in life like receiving a heartfelt “thank you”. It’s something that can stick with you for a long time. This is something Frank Grasberger understands all too well. Frank Grasberger, age 95, is a World War II veteran. Twelve years ago, in 2009, he received a letter from Dashauna Priest, who

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