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Because It’s My Home
“I give. Because it’s my home.” – requoted by Melia, HandsOn Portland Program Manager There’s a lot of talk about community. We work in communities, we shop in communities, we exercise in communities, we drive in communities, we worship in … Continue reading
Fixing The Awkward Social Situation
“I can feel the twinkle of his eye in his handshake.” – Helen Keller Giving Time is a path toward something better in one’s life – being more satisfied, having more time, being happier, and connecting with people. That connection … Continue reading
Watered Down Connection
“A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor’s.” – Richard Whately When bacteria was found in one of the reservoirs that feed the west side of the Portland metro area, a robo-call … Continue reading
Posted in In the Neighborhood
Tagged boil advisory, Connections, portland metro area, water
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A Postcard Says Far More Than A Text Message
“The postcard is a great neglected literary form about fifty words in length.” – Garrison Keillor The postcard is dead. Just like the scroll, the tablet, and the sheepskin, it’s dead as a communication form. That does not mean the … Continue reading
Daily Choice
“Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.” – Denis Waitley As parents, we have a daily choice. We can choose to get involved in our kids’ schools. To be on the parent-teacher … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Children, Connections, drama, parental challenges, parenting, parents, relationships, school, Whitford Middle School
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The Places We Don’t Go
“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.” – Paulo Coelho There’s never a McDonald’s when you need one. Yesterday, I ran out of cards that I hand out to people who … Continue reading
Posted in While Traveling
Tagged Connections, handicap, Homelessness, Hunger, meal cards, Subway
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A Customer Service Story
“Be alert to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others.” – Anonymous The phone rang at quarter to four… … in the morning. It was the cabbie from Radio Cab. He was … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Connections, customer service, good customer service, Helping Out, Needs Of Others, Oregon, Portland, Radio Cab, Taxi
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When I Am Old, I Won’t Care How Much TV I Watched
“When I’m old, I won’t care how much TV I watched.” – Gary, from the Tigard Good Neighbor Center That’s what Gary, an employee at the Good Neighbor Center, told me this morning as I finished up painting over the … Continue reading
