by Teri Brown | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today, we have Susan Hill Long, an amazing author who lives here in Portland. She volunteers for SMART, (Start Making a Reader Today), an organization that pairs caring, adult volunteers with children in need of reading support and books to take home and keep. SMART...
by Teri Brown | Mar 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am delighted and humbled to have New York Times best selling author Brenda Novak as a guest on my blog today talking about her cause, diabetes. To date, she’s raised $2.4 million through her annual online auctions, most of which has benefited the...
by Teri Brown | Mar 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today we have Nancy Tague at the blog, an author whose love for nature dictated her community involvement. She volunteers for the Glide Wildflower Show which has been running 1965. The Glide Wildflower Show is the largest display of native flora in the northwest. ...
by Teri Brown | Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’ve known Angela online for about 13 years and though we’ve never met in person, I’ve always found her inspiring and hope you do too. Why do you feel volunteering is important? I’ve always had a “give back” mentality. I’m sure it stems...
by Teri Brown | Mar 5, 2015 | Books, joy, Volunteering, Writing Life
My first guest in my blog series on Writers and Altruism is Portland author Dawn Prochovonic. Why is volunteering important to you? Volunteering is important to me on many different levels, and it has opened my heart and mind in unexpected ways. Volunteering helps me...
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