This year’s TEDxColumbus on Nov. 11 at COSI will celebrate “A Moment in Time.” During the day-long experience, 18 speakers and performers will present their discoveries, innovations, observations, and more in engaging 18-minute presentations. If you haven’t watched TED videos… [Read More]
A large group of smart and passionate Columbus supporters came together at the Franklin Park Conservatory to celebrate the Columbus Landmarks 2011 Annual Design & Preservation Awards Thursday night. Columbus pride was spilling from all of the speakers and award… [Read More]
Before the sun has even hit the walls of the YWCA Family Center, families are already fueling up on bananas, cereal, and toast to energize them for the daily work of stabilizing their lives in order to get out of… [Read More]
Supporting your local jazzman is easy when that man is Byron Stripling. He has been leading the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) with passion and vision for a decade. His love of performing and “feeding the souls of young people” in… [Read More]
Often their parents bring them kicking and screaming into Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Homework Help Centers. Soon however, the children become friends with staff members and evolve into eager regulars. Even after the first day of school, students came rushing into… [Read More]
It’s a game of inches; it’s a game of precision. For Columbus residents Marck Harrison and Cornelius Oatis, boccia is more than just a ball game. “What’s cool is that it’s a community. We are friends with everybody we play… [Read More]
Marie E. Collart, Ph.D., is passionate about helping individuals in central Ohio breathe easier. As president and CEO of The Breathing Association, a local nonprofit focused on the prevention and treatment of lung disease, she has seen firsthand the debilitating… [Read More]
Emily Hanson is a passionate volunteer who has been affected by pancreatic cancer. She lost her dad to pancreatic cancer when she was 12 years old. He was diagnosed in November and died just three months later. That was 11… [Read More]
The Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX) program was designed in 2006 by Dr. Lisa Hinkelman, with funding from The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio. Through extensive experience working as a counselor with girls, coupled with a rigorous review of literature on… [Read More]
Cakes for a Cause was founded in December 2009 by wedding and event planners, Emilie Duncan and Kasey Skobel-Conyers. In their line of work, one big component is to make sure people are fed and happy everyday. In addition to… [Read More]
Fairy Goodmothers started with five close friends and a girls’ trip to Chicago in April of 2005. While enjoying their time together, the ladies came up with the idea of collecting and distributing free prom dresses to high school girls…. [Read More]
Skills-based volunteerism is a growing trend across the country that utilizes the skills, experience, talents and education of volunteers and matches them with the needs of nonprofits. Locally, organizations like HandsOn Central Ohio are developing this concept in Columbus. The… [Read More]
“I would like to thank you for funding my fourth grade class’s trip to COSI. I appreciate it and I am grateful because it was educational.” Most people might not realize that COSI is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that… [Read More]
The YMCA is one of the largest and most respected human service organizations in the world. The YMCA of Central Ohio is a mission-driven association, committed to providing programs to serve the whole community while working to build a healthy… [Read More]
LifeCare Alliance programs assist older adults or chronically ill residents in Franklin and Madison Counties through eight signature programs. These programs include Meals-on-Wheels, Columbus Cancer Clinic, Project OpenHand-Columbus, Visiting Nurse Association, Senior Dining Centers, Senior Wellness Centers, Help-at-Home and Groceries-to-Go…. [Read More]
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