Posts from — February 2007
A penny for your thoughts
Welcome to the Armstrong County Community Foundation’s new weblog, Making Change. Weekly (or more frequent) posts will bring you timely updates about ACCF initiatives and events and news about local organizations and people making a difference. Most of all, I hope to connect and communicate with YOU–Armstrong County friends, donors, volunteers, leaders, and service providers. [...]
February 24, 2007 2 Comments
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
March 2nd, Dr. Suess’ birthday, is Read Across America day. The Armstrong School District’s television show, “Education Today,” celebrates Read Across America day with a special segment including the ACCF’s AmeriCorps member Paula Rummel and our early reading initiative Armstrong Books for Children. The research is clear–children who are read to and who read for [...]
February 23, 2007 Comments Off
Guilty by reason of knitting
I knitted a sweater for my cat. She looks cute, it was fun, and my friends got a kick out of it. (The cat, however, had to be bribed with chipped ham.) Then I read an article in knitsimple magazine. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation noted in a report examining high infant mortality rates [...]
February 22, 2007 Comments Off
