But I’m Just a Server

Let’s have a quick “get to know the voice” moment. My name is Tobin and I am a foodie. This is a qualifying statement so that you can know that the soliloquy I am about to launch into comes with years of back-story and passion. I am 4+ years removed from food and beverage, where once I held the keys … Read More

Five Back-To-School Tips That Never Make the List

Once again the time is upon us, as the tans begin to fade, the last remaining grains of sand come dislodged from the places that only sand can find and new school shoes gear up for a couple of month of kicking rocks to and from the bus stop accompanied by an infinite supply of grumbling. Ah yes, a new … Read More

Attracting and Keeping Volunteers

We are a nonprofit, and with this label come certain challenges. Before we get too deep, let us recognize that these challenges are met with the understanding that what we are doing has dramatic payoffs in community, environmental impact and karma. Never the less, we absolutely know what it is like to operate on a small budget and still garnish … Read More

Danville group makes old crayons new again

The Crayon Initiative collects discarded crayons, melts them down and repurposes them in shapes that can easily be used by kids in the hospital. The non-profit organization has made about 10,000 new crayons. See article here.

[BLANK] As ART #2, Food

Welcome back to our monthly series of BLANK as Art! As a recap, this is where we uncover, rediscover and often redefine what “art” is. In our first post, we stated the sheer definition of “art” as: “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to … Read More