tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17568076631362357432024-03-12T19:02:57.031-07:00Jenifer McDonaldPublic Relations | Graphics | Marketing | PersonalizationJenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-10584456135673002362022-11-14T08:32:00.004-08:002022-11-14T08:32:45.869-08:00Wellness Support Group<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNl1aNHNuA2DkHXiitn0tItOcaomXCz0gU5Kvv0Wav_pauUPFDcSP6Xtgp15mcZLd3HoWTcPVH_4BluM7wxSsD7fELr4rcCL3BEktNSUl3PqeiRvj5vhV7ARy-eXjPTde7HwqEDwJIpnUs5zvlNk3Mxc_SCLIxsxXmTFps1oljY1DS733PhCI62ll/s2732/Wellness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2550" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNl1aNHNuA2DkHXiitn0tItOcaomXCz0gU5Kvv0Wav_pauUPFDcSP6Xtgp15mcZLd3HoWTcPVH_4BluM7wxSsD7fELr4rcCL3BEktNSUl3PqeiRvj5vhV7ARy-eXjPTde7HwqEDwJIpnUs5zvlNk3Mxc_SCLIxsxXmTFps1oljY1DS733PhCI62ll/w578-h619/Wellness.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-56036472247838387762022-10-24T09:44:00.006-07:002022-10-24T09:44:56.504-07:00Mount Carmel Auxiliary Fundraisers<p>The Mount Carmel Auxiliary raises funds to provide Ascension Via Christi Hospital with the funding for projects, equipment, and scholarships. 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display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8CeEi9-3LmDpGK9RarsAjbbE3i9ATxgLBW86K7x-kUvgT8QXRUH7bgs4DsY6saZKl1Rg1bEDZCxfOv_uJZq7yahWzTxOyTSDZ-l12EeQTzHOD5LtFUaIH_Hl7GFxLH_abTYhjDCExDQurvxksFLPWdzfbFCwOayhzveJtDxf19HfxWDdD3fdBCXT/w166-h200/PSU%20Gorilla.jpg" width="166" /></a></h2><p>Going back to college after twenty years from graduating the first time was an eye-opening experience. An online graduate program offer through my alma mater, Pittsburg State University. I am getting ready to graduate with a MS in Human Resource Development. Canvas, Discussion Boards, Zoom classes, and web cams-oh my. <br /></p><p>I have not been posting about my life or things that interest me because I have been busy with homework, my son's senior year, and COVID. You would think, staying home and social distancing would have given me plenty of time to write, but I work in health care, so I was considered essential and was working, thankfully, the entire time.</p><p>Wanting to work towards my goal of being a life-long learner has led me down an interesting path. I have had various jobs in retail, executive search, marketing, education, and now health care. Back in high school, when I took aptitude tests, the results were always teaching. However, that didn't interest me. I was unsure of what I wanted to do, so I went to business school, knowing this would lead me places. </p><p>I started working in Human Resources over five years ago and felt a belonging. I became a member of the Pittsburg State Human Resource Development Advisory Council. When I wanted to grow in the HR field, I wasn't sure what area I preferred. So I enrolled in the HRD program. I highly recommend this program. It was nothing like I thought, it is so much more. I have completed a research project that I could work to get published, an entire training program from start to finish that I will be implementing later this month. </p><p>I found what I like, finally, and yes, it is teaching. However, it is teaching adult learners and in the work setting. A career path I never envisioned, but I believe I will love.</p>Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-44024295519967991692019-10-16T11:18:00.001-07:002019-10-16T11:26:29.315-07:00Why Volunteer?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> “</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Volunteering</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">vote</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> in elections once </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> year, but when you </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">volunteer</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, you </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">vote every day</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> about the kind of community you want to live in. ”</span><br />
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Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-74218601005730993752019-08-14T14:21:00.003-07:002019-08-22T12:30:40.876-07:00What is Art - Frontenac Artisans Guild<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you ask, “what is art?” You will get as many different answers as you have responders. Here are a few famous answers:<br />
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<i>Henry James</i>:<br />
“We work in the dark-we do what we can-we give what we have-our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.”<br />
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<i>Frank Lloyd Wright</i>:<br />
“Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.”<br />
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<i>Elbert Hubbard</i>:<br />
“Art is not a thing-it is a way.”<br />
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<i>Michelangelo Pistoletto</i>:<br />
“Above all, artists must of be only in art galleries or museums-they must be present in all possible activities. The artist must be the sponsor of thoroughly in whatever endeavor people take on, at every level.”<br />
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Whatever you do or create-it is art-if you do it in the spirit of creating something you enjoy. If you don’t necessarily believe yourself to be an artist, quit doubting and own your gifts. You may need to Join a supportive group of like-minded people.<br />
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That is why Keesha Hervey (<a href="http://www.khervey.com/" target="_blank">K. Hervey Art</a>) and I (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/4-Corners-Graphics-108231067190256/" target="_blank">4 Corners Graphics</a>) are creating the Frontenac Artisans Guild. Open to any self-proclaimed artist in the Frontenac area. Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lAKFo0otSJlhJlLIHK47ph4flJ5cRnDx" target="_blank">here</a> to download a membership application.Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-18563103862014395982019-07-23T08:28:00.000-07:002019-07-23T08:31:37.917-07:00Handwriting - A Lost Art<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I remember the years of penmanship in grade school. The proper way to form letters, then the curves and connections of cursive in third grade. However, my mom taught me how to write in cursive once I started school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I held my blue Laddie pencil incorrectly, so my mom had to purchase these hard plastic torture devices that fit my pencil, but never my fingers. I can only imagine my son's face if I handed him one of these pencils today, where texting by thumb-typing is the most common form of creating letters.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The National handwriting Association states that "modern technology has dramatically changed the way we communicate through writing. However, despite the increased use of computers for writing, the skill of handwriting remains important in education, employment, and in everyday life."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">In a study by World Vision from May 2010, "more than a quarter of seven to 14-year-olds surveyed had not written a letter in the last year and one in 10 had never written one...but half had written an email or a message on a social networking site."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">According to the study, manners play a large part in children's letter-writing "seven in 10 said they would pen a note to say thank you." This practice is usually enforced more at home with girls more likely than boys to put pen to paper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In an article written in 2009 by Malcom Jones, he states that "the decline in letter writing constitutes a cultural shift so vast that in the future, historians may divide time not between B.C. and A.D. but between eras when people wrote letters and when they didn't."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">So, what happened? Why did handwriting, especially cursive, disappear from our schools? the answer: Common Core. <span style="color: #111111;">In 2010 45 states </span><span style="color: #111111;">adopted the Common Core standards, which do not require cursive instruction but leave it up to the individual states and districts to decide whether they want to teach it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">According to a Washington Post article from 2013, "cursive is becoming as foreign as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. In college lecture halls, more students take notes on laptops and tablet computers than with pens and notepads. Responding to handwritten letters from grandparents in cursive is no longer necessary as they, too, learn how to use email, Facebook and Skype."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Unfortunately, budget cuts and new standards forced educators, "seeking to prepare students for a successful future <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in which computer and typing skills have usurped penmanship,</span> are finding cursive’s relevance waning, so they’re opting not to teach it anymore."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">According to Pattie Leonard, retired 2nd-grade teacher form Girard, Kansas, "the argument was that most everything is printed books, computers, etc. so why the need for cursive? That is true, but my beliefs are that cursive should still be taught in school. It's up to the individual, after they learn, as to whether they want to use it or not, but they should at least be able to write and read it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">As for cursive, Jennifer Morris, a sixth-grade history teacher in Frontenac, Kansas, believes "it will eventually die out. If you look back at history, with all the various writing styles that were in place for thousands of years and fell to the wayside, this too shall follow the pattern."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">As for me, my efforts to encourage handwriting in any form include the creation of fun, specific note cards, thank you cards and other personalized cards. When the cards are used as fundraisers for charities, people tend to do good and give back. then our pride makes us use these cards to show our philanthropic endeavours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Whatever the reason you write, keep doing it and encourage others as well. If you or they need motivation, contact me and I will create whatever cards will get you writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A humorous meme on social media states that the only things needed to cripple an entire generation is to write in cursive and have cars with manual transmission. While this is funny, there are ways to cripple my generation as well - communicate using shorthand.</span><br />
Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-79286879138625558852019-07-10T07:49:00.003-07:002019-07-10T07:52:36.565-07:00Are Business Cards Still Relevant in our Digital World?<br />
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easy to forget how much actual, tangible objects can mean. According to</span><a href="https://www.liendesign.com/blog/2018/12/6/are-business-cards-and-letterheads-still-relevant-in-this-digital-world" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lien Design</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, for marketing purposes, “having great web site content and social media
posts can be effective, but modern business card design…can make for the extra
special something that will really send your business over the top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While exchange cell numbers is a possibility, it can be time
consuming and once a person enters you in their contacts, who knows if they
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A business card represents who you are, what you do and
includes all your contact information. When a contact comes across this card,
they will be sure to have all the information they need regarding your business
and take the time to call if they are interested in their services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you present someone with a business card, it should not
only have the right information, it should look professional. Cheap paper
that’s flimsy or dog-eared or outdated design can really make you look bad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.youngupstarts.com/2018/05/20/5-reasons-why-business-cards-are-still-important-in-2018/" target="_blank">Young Upstarts</a>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;">Add a personal touch.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;">It Creates a Solid First
Impression.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;">Business cards never run
out of power.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1d1d1d; line-height: 107%;">They are one of the most
effective direct marketing tools.</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Click <a href="http://jenifermcdonald.blogspot.com/p/biz-cards.html" target="_blank">here </a>to view Business Card examples.</span></div>
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<br />Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-58857398089784556382019-05-08T12:29:00.001-07:002019-05-08T12:42:33.986-07:00MS Warrior - #RemovetheStigma<i><br /></i>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>*Excerpts taken from an article by
Aviva Patz that you can read in its entirety <a href="http://www.momentummagazineonline.com/the-hidden-symptom/?print=print" target="_blank">here</a>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I was diagnosed with Multiple
Sclerosis (MS) in May 2000. I have been coming to terms with this chronic
illness for the past nineteen years and I still don’t quite have a complete
handle on it. Due to the nature of MS, every day is different. I never know how
the day will go until I wake up and try to get out of bed. After a silent
inventory, I can plan out the next 14 or so hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A basic description of Multiple Sclerosis – my immune
system is attacking my nervous system. When the protective cover of a nerve is
breached, something happens to my body. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to the <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350269" target="_blank">Mayo Clinic</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #111111;">“signs and symptoms of </span><abbr style="color: #111111;" title="multiple sclerosis">MS<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></span></abbr><span style="background-color: white;"> vary widely
and depend on the amount of nerve damage and which nerves are affected.</span><span style="background-color: white;">”
From n</span><span style="color: #111111;">umbness or weakness in one or more limbs to electric-shock
sensations in your neck to tremors, lack of coordination and unsteady gait to vision
problems, slurred speech, fatigue, dizziness, tingling or pain in parts of your
body to the embarrassing sexual problems and bowel and bladder function issues,
the symptoms of MS are different for everyone with the illness. Like most
people fighting MS, I have experienced many, if not all, of these symptoms. The
hardest part, is “you don’t look sick.” To everyone else, you appear the same,
but you “all of a sudden” get tired or trip over your own feet.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to the <a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/chronic-illness-mental-health/index.shtml" target="_blank">National Institute for MentalHealth (NIMH)</a> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">it is common to feel sad or discouraged when you are trying to manage a chronic condition. It becomes hard to adapt to the new reality and learning to cope with these changes. Depression is common among people who have chronic illnesses. Multiple Sclerosis is just one of many. Chronic illnesses include:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">Cancer</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Coronary heart disease</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Diabetes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Epilepsy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Stroke</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">Alzheimer’s</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">HIV/AIDS</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Parkinson’s</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: #111111; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lupus</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">Rheumatoid Arthritis</span></span></li>
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to carry on with daily life and to enjoy work, leisure, friends, and family. The
health effects of depression go beyond mood – depression is a serious medical
illness that carries certain stigmas with it. </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the general population, it affects about 50% of people living with MS,
according to Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D. “And if you consider the people who feel down
and depressed but don’t meet the criteria for clinical depression, that number
is a lot higher,” she says.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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can make people feel depressed,” says Anthony Feinstein, MBB, Ph.D. “There’s
also the uncertainty – you can’t predict what your symptoms will be tomorrow,
let alone in 20 years. The unknown can itself be a cause of depression.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #111111; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Few people want to admit to
having depression, and people with MS are no exception. Three main factors get
in the way of a diagnosis. The first is the persistent stigma against mental
illness as if it’s a personal weakness or moral failure. The second is the
mistaken belief that “I have MS-why wouldn’t I be depressed?” Third, people say
“my body is betraying me, so I don’t want to think there’s also something going
on with my mind. I’ve got enough problems with the physical stuff.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Illness (NAMI) states that “stigma is when someone, or even yourself, views a
person in a negative way just because they have a mental health condition. Some
people describe stigma as a feeling of shame or judgment from someone else.
Stigma can even come from an internal place, confusing feeling bad with being
bad.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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fight every day to make it better than the last. I personally believe a
positive attitude, a strong support group, and proper medical care – both physical
and mental – are the best weapons I can arm myself with. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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to the battles many people face that you may not be able to physically see, then
I am happy. To be cliche, don’t judge people until you <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">try</i> to walk a mile in their shoes.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-83575451043579448652019-04-03T08:44:00.000-07:002019-04-03T08:47:45.574-07:00SEK Wands for Wildlife – Generation Z Volunteering<div class="paragraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Four members of the Frontenac High School freshman class have spearheaded a community service project to benefit Wands for Wildlife. With the Pittsburg Lions Club as a sponsor, these students have created SEK Wands for Wildlife. </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Engaging in community service provides students with the opportunity to become active members of their community and has a lasting, positive impact on society at large.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Community service or volunteerism enables students to acquire life skills and knowledge as well as provide a service to those who need it most.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Participating in community service not only makes a difference to the organization and people being served, but also makes a difference to every student's career prospects.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span data-contrast="auto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Each student is playing to his/her strengths within the roles they have taken on. Hannah Lee is the Organization Chair. Coy Medlin is the Volunteer Manager; Camden McDonald is the Social Media/Marketing Chair; Abe Fredrick is the Communications Chair. </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span>By playing important roles in the project, </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">the students want to enhance their resumes by obtaining work-related skills prior to graduation, build good references for employers in regard to community involvement and provide a forum to network with future potential employers.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span data-contrast="auto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The students selected area businesses spread throughout the community to contact about becoming a drop-off location for mascara tubes. This project had the students contact the businesses. By having the students initiate the communication, the hope was to enhance their personal knowledge, grow from new experiences, and develop better interpersonal communication skills.</span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span>S</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">even (7) area businesses have offered to become designated sites. Frontenac High School, Raider Express, Labette Bank-Frontenac, Lindburg Pharmacy North, Celebrations by Lori, Attractions Salon, and Ascension Via Christi Hospital. </span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Wands for Wildlife benefits a wildlife rehabilitation nonprofit in Western North Carolina, that recycles old mascara wands to help remove fly eggs and larva from the fur of animals. The wands work great because the bristles are so close together and gentle to use on the injured and orphaned wild animals receiving care.</span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"><span class="eop"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; user-select: text;"></span>Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-41565017679433671412019-04-01T11:48:00.001-07:002019-04-01T11:49:23.613-07:00Convoy of Hope - F.E.A.S.T.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gJ1IgGNi0AoxgxbMbjd-cv5B5pepiBXamDYNsyMpdXflZ6n41rwdmhSX3-tEUOf9OYlFKz08nleHMpzYHYm7xyai_3S3M6A1gZc0Q4j8JlUtvS3jaLMgGdeVldBJLXp3gp8HFqLtlk4/s1600/alpha+kappa+F.E.A.S.T..JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gJ1IgGNi0AoxgxbMbjd-cv5B5pepiBXamDYNsyMpdXflZ6n41rwdmhSX3-tEUOf9OYlFKz08nleHMpzYHYm7xyai_3S3M6A1gZc0Q4j8JlUtvS3jaLMgGdeVldBJLXp3gp8HFqLtlk4/s320/alpha+kappa+F.E.A.S.T..JPG" width="235" /></a>Convoy of Hope in Springfield, Missouri, has a mission statement of definition, "we are a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a passion to feed the world through children's feeding initiatives, community events, and disaster response."<br />
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AS the need for food in Haiti continues to grow in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Convoy of Hope has been working to ship 11.8 million meals and other relief supplies to Haiti. The meals are designed to provide calorie-dense nutrition as each rich and soy meal also includes vitamins, minerals, and dried vegetables.<br />
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The Frontenac United Methodist Church (FUMC), under the leadership of Pastor Annie Ricker, has partnered with Convoy of Hope to create a food packing community involvement event - F.E.A.S.T. On Saturday, March 23rd, teams of volunteers from various church groups, families and organizations throughout Southeast Kansas worked together for 1.5 hours to package 10,000 individual meals to be delivered to the children of Haiti.<br />
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One of these groups of volunteers consists of members of the Phi Tau Omega Philanthropic Sorority (PTO). PTO's national platform for 2018-19 is "Feed the Hungry". So this opportunity was an obvious fit.<br />
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Formed in 1925 by eight women, Phi Tau Omega became a national social and philanthropic sorority. With chapters in five different states, Phi Tau Omega's generosity reaches numerous communities.</div>
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National philanthropies include Box Tops for Education, Ronald McDonald House, and Coupons for Troops. Each chapter selects local philanthropic endeavors to benefit by volunteer hours as well as monetary donations.</div>
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With an active membership of over 240 women, Phi Tau Omega is always looking for women who share our passion for friendship and philanthropy. For more information about our sorority, please visit our web site at www.phitauomega.org or contact ptosorority@gmail.com<i>.</i></div>
Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-71122057799677066792019-03-11T11:31:00.001-07:002019-03-11T11:31:19.866-07:00Frontenac Rotary Turns 40<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLQq-GO17yJ1hftrsNsdJKwikkFMUhd7mNOMvSeIRT5McbCysIPKgylGH_stZ60uXJIMfwPchJiVsEDwh_vaNKXYj1b5aLwDk6zlkMTtTUWJt7QziZ7sQ4lNxQdRt10Yn-itwVACqyH8/s1600/invitation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1568" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLQq-GO17yJ1hftrsNsdJKwikkFMUhd7mNOMvSeIRT5McbCysIPKgylGH_stZ60uXJIMfwPchJiVsEDwh_vaNKXYj1b5aLwDk6zlkMTtTUWJt7QziZ7sQ4lNxQdRt10Yn-itwVACqyH8/s200/invitation.jpg" width="200" /></a> On February 9, 2019, the Frontenac Rotary Club, District 6110, celebrated its 40th year as an organization. The Frontenac Rotary has been a community organization since February 3, 1979. As part of Rotary International, the Frontenac Rotary represents community leaders who tackle our community's most persistent problems with fresh thinking and enduring solutions.<br />
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Together we make great things happen. We have a structure that focuses on action and positive results. Our motto is "service before self" and that is also our mission.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCBkEJbwISwM4dvcZrql08A2f_b76AJWgKgn__bjB-kpfg-XJdvOxVr900UPRtUBjC6jDkbEDZFq4mGFYXRtO7ze6jmTItJRLv1WCGyCY4agdB8x2V2z8EVSaHW5ijmGyzMqePQv4fXY/s1600/asst+gov+joe+grisolano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCBkEJbwISwM4dvcZrql08A2f_b76AJWgKgn__bjB-kpfg-XJdvOxVr900UPRtUBjC6jDkbEDZFq4mGFYXRtO7ze6jmTItJRLv1WCGyCY4agdB8x2V2z8EVSaHW5ijmGyzMqePQv4fXY/s200/asst+gov+joe+grisolano.jpg" width="200" /></a>Belonging to a Rotary Club provides members with an opportunity to give back to their communities and to connect with like-minded leaders & friends.<br />
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If you are interested in learning more about Frontenac Rotary or attending a meeting, please <a href="mailto:frontenacrotary@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact us</a>.Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-54706291324551013482019-03-04T07:50:00.002-08:002019-03-04T08:11:53.471-08:00What about your Friends?<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Through the years, the Friends have supported numerous programs, activities, and services at the library including Walking Books, the homebound delivery service in the 1980s, The Talking Heads discussion group, and the Summer Reading Programs.</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">In recent years, the Friends have become known throughout southeast Kansas for their semi-annual used book sales that raise thousands of dollars, that all go back to the library to support their services.</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">2011 - What's New at the Review</span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">by Wayne </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Bockleman</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, Al Ortolani & Mike </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Hogard</span></span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">2012 - The Little Blue Books</span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">by </span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Randy Roberts, PSU Curator of Special Collections</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">2014 - Nina </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Mukerjee</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Furstenan</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Rsading</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> & Book Signin</span></span><br />
<span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>2015 </b>- </span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">The Orphan Train</span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">by Serena Price</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>2016 </b>- </span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Ethiopia Reads</span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">by LeAnn Clark</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><b>2017 </b>- </span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">Little House on the Prairie through Quilts </span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">by Judy Wampler</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">2018 - The Candy Bar Pilot</span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US">by Dagmar Snodgrass.</span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span><br />
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<span class="TextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The annual program for 2019 will be "From Duckling to Disney, the Literary </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Life</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> of Hans Christian Andersen" by Dr. Michael </span><span class="SpellingError SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; background-image: url("data:image/gif; background-position: left bottom; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Holworth</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">. The annual meeting and program will be Monday, April 1, 2019, in the meeting room of the Pittsburg Public Library. The Program is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXO244224694 BCX0" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "calibri" , "calibri_msfontservice" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></div>
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Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-7006993621699363432019-02-06T07:35:00.000-08:002019-02-22T10:09:51.453-08:00Paint & Pinot<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW123860792" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC8NSfbddGbn-LS9IrYuInVTJ_ldhHU6naGlUeywvBC-zQa1fgCljB9Rk9CfIN3XulIxcp3GzdsvzVbbI4M_QbNQZM9HRsyyqVpxd_EcBVU_eML_r-vIE5463YPwWdBu38zub4PiUHxU/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBC8NSfbddGbn-LS9IrYuInVTJ_ldhHU6naGlUeywvBC-zQa1fgCljB9Rk9CfIN3XulIxcp3GzdsvzVbbI4M_QbNQZM9HRsyyqVpxd_EcBVU_eML_r-vIE5463YPwWdBu38zub4PiUHxU/s200/3.jpg" width="200" /></a> <span class="TextRun SCXW123860792" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">What began as an idea for a fundraiser for the Frontenac Rotary became a new set of quasi-skills I learned. It was my tenure as Rotary Club president and we needed new ideas for fundraisers so we could, in turn, help out our community. Most trends take a while to reach Kansas, so the paint-and-sip experience was just taking off. </span><span class="EOP SCXW123860792" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></div>
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the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.</h5>
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<em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What makes a person creative?</em><em style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />Creativity is any form of an idea that solves a problem in a better way than normally done.</em></div>
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So, when my father got fed up with his four children’s constant bickering while he was trying to work in the yard, he had to come up with a creative solution to end it. As he looked around the yard, an idea came to him.</div>
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My father, the retired army captain, used his no-nonsense commanding voice and ordered each child to go stand in a different corner of the fenced-in yard. Once we got to our corner, we were then told to turn around and face outwards and keep quiet.</div>
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This went on for about fifteen minutes when my Uncle Murvel pulled into our driveway. As he and my Aunt Mary got out of the car, his eyes went from one corner of the yard to the next, taking in the four of us. He comes walking up to me with a big grin on his face, “What’s this new game? Four Corners? Can I play, too?”</div>
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And thus, 4 Corners was introduced into my family’s vernacular. It wasn’t until much later, after I was grown and started using my graphic design skills for my friends and family that 4 Corners Graphics was developed.</div>
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Business school taught me the importance of branding. Life experience taught me the importance of incorporating my passion into my work in order to draw others to my visions. So after many name ideas, brainstorming sessions, and failed starts, my childhood and adult life came together to describe the work that I use to help others.</div>
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I assist smaller organizations to create their unique marketing presence on a grassroots budget. I do this by blending graphic design with a marketing background that fits the needs of organizations that otherwise cannot afford a marketing department and/or has not the marketing/branding experience.</div>
Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-48021537111987574982018-10-16T09:21:00.000-07:002018-10-16T09:23:07.421-07:00Empty Bowls - Feeding the Hungry<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , , , , , , sans-serif;">Wesley House is an outreach mission of First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Kansas. It was established in 1982 to address the needs of low-income families in the area. The mission of Wesley House is to provide a safe, welcoming place for individuals and families of Crawford County to seek assistance, advocacy, education and hope for a brighter tomorrow. The ministry has grown and evolved through the years, but the primary purpose remains the same- to reach out with God's love to those who are in need in Crawford County.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , , , , , , sans-serif;">Like Wesley House on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pittsburgwesleyhouse/" target="_blank">here </a>to learn more about them and the Empty Bowls event.</span></div>
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Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-72289567620075241192018-08-29T09:54:00.001-07:002018-08-29T09:54:10.023-07:00A Safe Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Safehouse Crisis Center in Pittsburg provides a place that is safe and free of violence. Where children can build and maintain positive relationships with their parents.<br />
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Safehouse aids in the reduction of the incidence of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.<br />
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Safehouse has been in operation for 34 years and continues to provide advocacy and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Southeast Kansas. <a href="https://safehousecrisiscenter.org/" target="_blank">Click here to learn more.</a><br />
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Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-88259114253238882172018-08-27T12:53:00.002-07:002018-08-27T13:20:39.707-07:00It's in our own backyard...Human Trafficking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Via Christi Hospital, in conjunction with Pittsburg State University, Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing, The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education and The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East, will present “Human Trafficking and its intersections with Pornography and the Internet” from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 8 at Pittsburg State University’s McPherson Hall.</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Sex trafficking is one of the world's most horrific and lucrative crimes, robbing millions of people of their dignity in order to make a profit. Prevalent worldwide, sex trafficking exists even in our own community. But you can make a difference. In order to effectively respond we must have a good understanding of human trafficking and what feeds this multi-billion dollar industry. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Pornography and the internet have strong connections to human trafficking. Advertising and recruitment are easily promoted through the worldwide web. Meanwhile, pornographic images and videos are often produced at the cost of individuals who are being threatened or coerced. Globally, the largest pornography provider received 64 million visits per day (2016). Please join us to learn about what you can do to identify and help those who are being trafficked in our community.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">This course is designed for healthcare providers and professionals, behavioral health professionals, pastors and youth leaders, law enforcement, staff of social service agencies, educators and concerned community members. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Cost to attend is $15.00 for general audience and $20.00 for healthcare professionals (includes continuing education credit or certificate of attendance). Conference fee includes lunch. Preregistration is required due to limited seating and is due by 5 p.m., Sept. 3. Registration at the door will be available only if space permits. <a href="http://bit.ly/HumanTraffickingPittsburg" target="_blank">Click here to register</a>.</span><br />
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Parent Educators share age-appropriate child development information, addressing parenting concerns, and engage the family in activities. In addition, they coordinate group connections, screening, playgroups, and provide resources.<br />
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I utilized this program with my son to determine developmental milestones and learning opportunities. To learn more about what the program offers, click <a href="http://www.greenbush.org/244/Parents-as-Teachers" target="_blank">here</a>.Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-68590456744137314482018-08-20T13:07:00.002-07:002018-08-20T13:07:35.473-07:00Children's Advocacy Center - Giving a Voice <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Children's Advocacy Centers share in a common belief that coordinated, multidisciplinary response to child abuse is the most effective and most compassionate response to abused children.<br />
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Their mission is to provide excellence in child abuse response and prevention through training, program development, advocacy, and leadership.<br />
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Services include training and technical assistance, multidisciplinary team training, case review protocol and procedure development, and legislative representation.<br />
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Their goal is a common, reliable, valid evaluation system to measure and report client outcomes. Click <a href="https://www.cacpittsburg.org/" target="_blank">here </a>to learn more.Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-65423657851803539702018-08-14T13:39:00.001-07:002018-08-27T13:21:54.528-07:00Wesley House - Serving Southeast Kansas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "tahoma" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wesley House is an outreach mission of First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, Kansas. It was established in 1982 to address the needs of low-income families in the area. The mission of Wesley House is to provide a safe, welcoming place for individuals and families of Crawford County to seek assistance, advocacy, education and hope for a brighter tomorrow. The ministry has grown and evolved through the years, but the primary purpose remains the same- to reach out with God's love to those who are in need in Crawford County. To learn more about their services click <a href="http://www.wesleyhouseumc.org/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-62689852373202923752018-07-17T12:29:00.001-07:002018-07-17T12:29:20.810-07:00Civic Health Hero - What an Honor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When my sister asked me to share the community service I perform with her, I had no clue that a few months later I would be honored with the recognition of a Civic Health Hero by the <a href="http://kansashealth.org/" target="_blank">Kansas Health Foundation</a>.<br />
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The Kansas Health Foundation focuses on the four impact areas of access to affordable health care, healthy behaviors, civic and community engagement and educational attainment. Click <a href="http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/two-southeast-kansas-women-honored-as-civic-health-heroes/article_0ab97174-6c32-11e8-aa1d-97d522310a01.html" target="_blank">here </a>to read the wonderful article that was published in the Joplin Globe newspaper.Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1756807663136235743.post-53594310958414911622018-05-29T13:20:00.005-07:002018-05-29T13:20:51.436-07:00Frontenac Homecoming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In the southeast corner of Kansas, with a population of just over 3,400, Frontenac has a rich history. Frontenac was established as a coal mining town in 1886 in the Cherokee-Crawford Coal Fields. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The town was populated primarily by immigrant families from eastern and southeastern Europe, predominantly Sicilian, Italian, and Slavic people from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> On the night of November 9, 1888, Frontenac had the worst mining disaster in Kansas history, when a coal dust explosion killed 44 miners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In 1986, a group of community members held the first Frontenac Homecoming to celebrate Frontenac's 100th anniversary. As the community changed, the committee dissolved but has returned with a new generation in 2016. To learn about the activities of Frontenac Homecoming 2018, please find Frontenac Homecoming on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/frontenachomecoming/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span>Jenifer McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513162109986470727noreply@blogger.com0