7th-Annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand: “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade”
Sometimes the littlest among us make the biggest impact. Such is the case of Alexandra “Alex” Scott, an 8-year old girl who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood […]
READWS: Spreading the Love for Reading Throughout the Community
Some children have more difficulty than others with literacy skills. For those who struggle with reading, access to direct and explicit literacy instruction is key. In fact, research shows that a structured […]
Feeding Futures—Kids Interview Food Banker Clyde Fitzgerald about His Career
BY GWEN FRISBIE-FULTON Forklifts moving crates of rescued blueberries are beeping in the distance. Volunteers chat while stacking boxes of North Carolina-grown sweet potatoes. A door to the warehouse swings […]
It Almost Didn’t Happen
Thankfully, these children benefited from enrollment in Family Services’ Head Start and Early Head Start child development programs—and from services that helped their parents set goals and work toward self-sufficiency. […]
A Learning Tool: Teaching Children about Harmful Animals
Eyes wide-open, fascinated and listening, our children, even before they can utter the first word, are interested in the animals, insects, reptiles, and birds which occupy our world. We point, […]
The Readlings: Missionaries for God
Since 2010, Joe Readling and his wife, Anna, have called South Africa their home. While the beauty of the land is one thing, what truly drew the Readlings in was […]
A Toast to Our Non-Moms | Raising a Glass to the Women Who Make Us Better
Today we are raising a glass to, and toasting, the incredible women in our lives who never needed to give birth to us to love us unconditionally and mold us […]
“Out and About” in Winston-Salem with Hospice Hope Run
On Saturday, April 14th, over 1,200 participants gathered at Bailey Park in downtown Winston-Salem for the 22nd-annualHospice Hope Run that supports the Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. The Hospice Hope Run […]
Clemmons Community Foundation Meet the new President/CEO – Sandi Scanelli
What is a philanthropic foundation? The Britannica.com definition is “a non-profit, non-governmental organization with assets provided by donors and managed by its own officials with income expended for socially useful […]
What to Do When Your Child Hates School
BY Kori Mackall, Director of Communications, The Piedmont School & John Yowell Academy Not much is quite as exhausting as the battle to get a child (or children) of almost […]
