Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Steiner has no hesitation in stepping up to give back to the town that she loves so much.
Name: Michelle Steiner (aka “Shelly”) Where do you live? Emmaus – for 15 years Tell us about your family: "I’m married to Tim for almost 13 years. I have two adult step-children, Derick and Amanda, and my own child, C.J." "We also have Seon Lee who is our international exchange student from South Korea. And my grandson, Wyatt also lives with us." What do you do for a living? "I’m the local representative for NACEL Open Door, which is an international private school program for international exchange students. I find host parents for students for Allentown Central Catholic for the academic year." "I also work at St. Ann’s School in the cafeteria. I’ve been there for three years." Tell us about some of your volunteer activities. Tell us …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
By staying active in our community, we show our children what it means to give back.
I have this issue where I feel like I’m never doing enough. I currently have four part-time jobs and volunteer for two non-profit organizations (oh yes, and I can’t leave out the part about being a stay-at-home mom and wife). And I still feel like that’s not the most I could be doing. I think I have a problem. My closest friends and family often question why I get involved with so many things, why I spread myself so thin, and what good it does me. I guess it’s just in my blood. When I see an opportunity, I want to grab it. I want to run full speed and accomplish something I’ve never done before. I want to fill a gap that needs to be filled. I want to help. So when I found out the Εmmaus Borough Special Entertainment Commission had several …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
One week of your life could change a child’s future.
Today is the first day of Spring! But did you know that Gov. Tom Corbett has also proclaimed today, March 20, the “Fresh Air Fund Day” across Pennsylvania? In 1877, our state was one of the first to begin hosting inner-city children from New York City through the Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit organization founded by Rev. William Parsons, a minister of a rural church in Sherman, Pa. For the past 136 years, approximately 1.7 million underprivileged children ages 6 to 12 have been traveling to host families’ homes for one to two weeks during the summer. The mission? To give them a glimpse of a future they can strive to obtain. To give them a break from the heat and noise of the city. It’s that simple. The bad news…so few host families have…
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
After several years of not having a formal playground for its students, Seven Generations Charter School volunteers join together to build one.
On Aug. 6, volunteers gathered at the back of the Seven Generations Charter School (SGCS) property on Minor Street in Emmaus with hopes of creating a functional playground for the school. This date marked the first of a series of Saturday "work days" during which parents, teachers, and those interested in supporting the school could commit their time to the cause. Work will continue until the job is completed, hopefully in time for the first day of school on Tues., Sept. 6. With a minimal budget, the school's heavily encouraged theme of "reuse" was put into action as old rubber tires, tree stumps and mulch from Emmaus Borough's compost center were incorporated to build a formal playground for the children of SGCS. "We have a partnership …
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tamarya
1:58 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Very good article. I would love to help out by helping out animals in need of foster homes, just know my husband would never go for it lol. And it would still be teaching the kids as a way of volunteering your time to help out. more ›