Feed the Birds
Posted on Monday, December 26th, 2011
I thought dinosaurs were extinct, but guess what! I just found out birds are avian dinosaurs. COOL! I’m not that surprised; their fierceness reminds me of dinosaurs sometimes! A few weeks ago, we thought our [...]
continue readingReflect on Service
Posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
I love service learning. It’s fun to help kids help people, in preschools, retirement communities, parks and gardens. Service learning is a respected way to get kids involved in their own educations.
But it’s not just [...]
Go Out and Play!
Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011
Watch my last “We’re Entrepreneurs, We Can Help” show recorded live on July 7, 2011. Ray Morley, Patti Petersen-Keys and I talk about our favorite things to do outdoors–how it feeds our inner kid, and [...]
continue readingPlant a Garden
Posted on Monday, June 6th, 2011
I’m gardening with the Earth Heroes from Carver Community School‘s Boys and Girls Club this season. When I first saw how little these mostly second graders are, I thought there’s no way they can farm [...]
continue readingRide like the wind
Posted on Monday, May 30th, 2011
Last week I signed up for the MS 150 in eastern Kansas. It’s a two-day bike ride to raise money for combatting Multiple Sclerosis. I rode 110 of the 150 miles in 2008, and I [...]
continue readingPush the Edge
Posted on Thursday, February 17th, 2011
We just did our fifth, Internet-based radio show–We’re Entrepreneurs. We Can Help–Women on the Edge. For several months, I played around with the idea of a weekly radio show. Then last fall I asked my [...]
continue readingRow Your Boat
Posted on Friday, November 26th, 2010
I got my water bill today. For a little over $70 a month, I get clean, safe water delivered to my sink, shower, tub, yard and toilet. I also get my garbage picked up, recycled, [...]
continue readingClean and Green Your Second Grade Class
Posted on Sunday, October 24th, 2010
With this Clean and Green Second Grade Program Guide, the first phase of the Keep Iowa Beautiful service learning, litter-free schools, environmental education, character building program is officially ready for piloting! With help from the Waste Commission [...]
continue readingClean and Green Your First Grade Class
Posted on Sunday, October 17th, 2010
I am excited to present the Clean and Green First Grade Program Guide. Thanks to Keep Iowa Beautiful, the Waste Commission of Scott County and Character Counts! in Iowa, we are ready to pilot it [...]
continue readingClean and Green Your Kindergarten Class
Posted on Monday, October 11th, 2010
I am excited to present the Clean and Green Kindergarten Program Guide. Thanks to Keep Iowa Beautiful, the Waste Commission of Scott County and Character Counts! in Iowa, we are ready to pilot it in Davenport [...]
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