Ten years after the World Trade Center Twin Towers collapsed, American citizens are getting ready to pay tribute to the lives that were lost and to the fire fighters, police officers, and soldiers who ran into the blazing flames on September 11, 2001. With social media being leveraged as a primary source of communication and [...]
It’s become clear that education is not just a privilege.; it’s a right and a cause. Thankfully, organizations such as Educare are building dreams in schools across the globe. EduCare’s Global Education Movement in India from EducateNcare.com on Vimeo.
My high of the week was once again meeting with Kathy Eldon, Founder of Creative Visions Foundation. Whenever I see Kathy, I feel like I can take on the whole world and then some. If you’re seekig inspiration today, look here. Kathy is co-creator, with Julia Roberts, of “Mothers on a Mission,” a series about [...]
Aftershocks continue to rock the country, and Tsunami waves up to four feet high pummel the South Pacific, as reports of the largest earthquake to devastate Japan pour across the Internets. The 8.9 tremor has killed at least 300 people in Sendai, the northeastern port city closest to the epicenter, according to officials. Immediately after [...]
In August, I teamed up with Changents and Proctor and Gamble to bring clean water to the developing world. For every vote that my blog post about the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Drop in the Bucket received, along with votes for several other write-ups, P&G donated a day of drinking water to someone in need. In [...]
It started like any other ordinary flourescent-lit work day at the TechTV news bureau in New York’s trendy Chelsea neighborhood. On September 11, 2001, the only occurrence that deviated from the norm during my morning walk from the subway was that I finally stopped to listen to the fortune teller on the corner of West [...]
Hello my gorgeous gardenias, I’m hiring! The social good web series “Good and Ready” is in need of a kick-ass producer. If you fit the bill or if you know someone who does, please shoot an e-mail to Mel.Rowley@gmail.com. Please include links to reels! There is pay. Thanks so much! ABOUT GOOD AND READY “Good [...]
