TheGoodMuse

Today I feel like Indiana Jones – only less graceful, not as surly and searching for bacteria instead of long lost artifacts.  Water testing is the volunteer activity for the adventure seekers.  This is for the people who want to ...

People who say children don’t like to read anymore should see how excited they are to get a new book. Today I am helping a Girl ScoutTroop and the literacy organization BookPALS throw a Love & Literacy Event at an inner ...

Growing up in the South Bronx Majora Carter watched half the buildings in her neighborhood burn down.  Landlords thought it was more profitable to torch their property in the dilapidated area and collect the insurance money than earn an honest ...

When you hear the phrases Stream Team and Creek Restoration you might assume you will be participating in a volunteer activity involving water – not so my dear ones – prepare instead for a day of gardening. I arrived at ...

 Being environmentally conscious is not a new trend.  In fact the best conservationists living today might be members of “The Greatest Generation.”    If you are lucky enough to have friends or relatives in this age range (alive during the ...

Over 30 children an hour have to be rescued from situations of abuse and neglect in America.  Taken from their homes I imagine them sitting or standing in the middle of a police station.  Maybe they are given an old ...

 I have a new personal goal – complete 50 different volunteer activities before 2010. I have mentioned on this blog before that my goal last year was one volunteer activity a month.  I decided to up the ante this year.  ...