For me the recycling of digestible speeches and non-threatening quotes is patronizing. No, it is not existential anxiety, although it could be. I skip the few hours of songs, stories … Continue reading I Am Here For A Reason
The Bloom A Reflection
In the sharing, and promoting the sharing, of A thorny Journey Blooms in Story in the #MyGivingStory contest funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with Unleash … Continue reading The Bloom A Reflection
A Thorny Journey Blooms in Story
Sharing #MyGivingStory now seems the right choice as I may be at the halfway mark in my service journey. What does over forty thousand hours of service in one’s adult … Continue reading A Thorny Journey Blooms in Story
On The Parade Ground (2009)
The following blog entry into On the Parade Ground was in 2009 when WPAA volunteers had lost a two-year effort to acquire a property on The Parade Ground. They also had … Continue reading On The Parade Ground (2009)
#MoreThanTV
More people in town know about the two-story tiger mural painted by #ARCY on our South Orchard St. building across from Center St. Cemetery, than what actually belongs to them, … Continue reading #MoreThanTV
What shows are on Community TV?
People often ask, “What kind of content is shown on Community TV?” The answer is, “Whatever walks in the door.” So, what does walk in the door? People walk in. … Continue reading What shows are on Community TV?
Help Me Tell Our Vision Story
We just experienced our first intentional fundraising for the direct work of WPAA-TV. The lessons learned include: Donors who know us and had the means were generous. Several gave from … Continue reading Help Me Tell Our Vision Story
Would the world be different?
If I had retired this week at age 65, would the world look different? A reflection by Volunteer Executive Director Susan Adele Huizenga A Different World – Most Definitely! So … Continue reading Would the world be different?
Be the Community Story
Stories Need to be Shared The life of an organization such as Wallingford Public Access Association (WPAA), intersects with and touches lives in unpredictable ways. Often, outcomes are not readily … Continue reading Be the Community Story
Better, But …
We can be better. But “Great Again?” They may be slanderous words. When were our doors open so often, our schedule of programs so diverse, our rooms so filled with … Continue reading Better, But …