If corporations were people, you’d be on my list of favorites. Congratulations on 10 years of strengthening communities by connecting diverse individuals and organizations through civic engagement initiatives in ten Massachusetts locations, one of which is Lynn. When I’d bring you up in conversation, people would hear the word capital and ask what kind of… [Read more…]
September 10, 2011
Joining Neighbors Once Again to Observe 9/11 | SCI Social Capital Inc.. Here’s a great story about a community coming together in the face of fear and uncertainty. It was written by David Crowley, founder of SCI or Social Capital Inc. SCI is based in Woburn, but it has an outpost here in Lynn called… [Read more…]
February 21, 2011
You’ll see two new links in my blogroll. The Daily Tomato is a new Lynn blog written by what is clearly a deranged vegetable that came to fruit in the Ingalls School Garden this fall. Deeming himself “the Head Tomato,” the author has taken to lampooning city politics by writing Onion style satire because “if… [Read more…]
January 29, 2011
I can’t let the month slip into the past without mentioning that January is National Mentoring Month. According to Mass Mentoring, the word mentor is from the Greek meaning steadfast or enduring and is the one-on-one or group relationship that one or more adults develop with a child or group of children to help them… [Read more…]
December 4, 2010
I wasn’t expecting to see the Mayor today, nevermind hang wreaths at several East Lynn intersections and sit down for coffee and conversation at Dunkin Donuts with her. Yet there we were, spending Saturday morning together. I even got a ride in the Mayor-mobile. Mayor Kennedy’s car comes with police and fire department radios, a siren… [Read more…]
November 15, 2010
10. On September 25, I cycled 25 grueling miles in Foxboro and surrounding towns under a hot sun in the 20th annual Rodman Ride for Kids. My goal was to raise $750 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay. Well, I haven’t reached it yet, and I only have until November 19. If I… [Read more…]
November 6, 2010
East Coast International Church, Vida Real Internacional of Lynn, Orale con Verónica-(Telemundo) and the NGO Amisrael –The Messenger of Peace- with its volunteers are sponsoring “2,000 Thanksgiving”. They will serve a delicious, traditional Thanksgiving dinner and distribute 500 new Winter jackets and 20,000 pounds of groceries AT NO CHARGE to the GENERAL COMMUNITY. This event shall take place on Sunday, November… [Read more…]
November 3, 2010
That the Food Project garden at Ingalls school is not responsible for rats or a haven for disruptive youth seems like a no-brainer to me. Quite the opposite, it is responsible for many good things including locally grown organic vegetables for our urban environment, an alternative to violence and source of jobs for youth and… [Read more…]
October 26, 2010
The following letter was posted on Facebook. Thanks to Living in Lynn for first posting this. We don’t want to lose the Food Project. It is a great program for the whole community. If there are problems with neighbors, they should be addressed, but this program is too good to be kicked out. Dear Friends, This Thursday,… [Read more…]
September 6, 2010
Maybe I shouldn’t let comments on other websites like Item Live get me riled up. But this is too much! Reading an article on Boston.com about the proposed Lowe’s Wal-Mart development on the Lynn/Salem line, I made the mistake of digging into the reader comments. I admit I have a thin skin. But these people… [Read more…]
September 2, 2010
Friend, Mentor, Ally: these are a few of the words we use to describe the relationship a Big Brother or Sister has with his or her Little Brother or Sister. As an employee of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (BBBSMB) in Boston, I believe that our program is unequaled in promoting the healthy… [Read more…]
August 13, 2010
In grammar school religion class, I learned that gospel means “good news.” To some degree, I hope this blog is like gospel, although the good news I’m hoping to spread may not have anything to do with God. This post is the exception to that caveat. Driving down Hamilton Avenue from the Ford School, I… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
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