When I visited college friends Jamie and Niki Elenbaas recently on their sailboat Grateful in the Caribbean, I had no idea how much they would teach me about community building. I learned lessons that...
Folk singer Carrie Newcomer has some powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities. She’ll share those insights through performance on Friday, March 23 and a workshop on March 24...
My guest this week is celebrated folk singer Carrie Newcomer. We talked her powerful insights about how we can bridge the divisions in our communities.
In successful communities, people look out after those who are in need or are suffering. That sense of giving back is part of the DNA of those of us who live in North Central...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/40_How_Wenatchee_YMCA_is_enhancing_our_valley.mp3 Some significant enhancements are being developed at the Wenatchee Valley YMCA that will help youngsters in our valley develop healthy relationships, confidence and fitness. This is an organization moving forward aggressively to serve...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 One of the myths in the Wenatchee Valley is that Pybus Public Market is “owned” by local philanthropists Mike and JoAnn Walker. While they made extraordinary contributions to make the market a reality,...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/38_Pybus_Public_Market_and_building_community.mp3 My guests this week are Kristin Wright Lodge and Katie Pauly of the Pybus Market Charitable Foundation board. We spoke about the magical way that Pybus Public Market has brought the Wenatchee Valley...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/37_The_Apollo_Club-_Healing_the_divide_through_music.mp3 Paul Bergman and Gabe Stefanides have strongly held but diametrically opposed political views, yet they have found a way to develop a deep friendship through their musical kinship in the Apollo Club. I...
“Why do we treat the homeless as a burden rather than as an untapped resource?” Laurel Turner asked me that rhetorical question the other day as we chatted in her office. She’s the executive...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/36_Mariachi_-_the_antidote_to_divisiveness.mp3 Against the backdrop of political divisiveness and acrimony in our society, our beloved Mariachi Huenachi program continues to bring together people from all walks of life and all political stripes to share in...