by mary1988 | Mar 30, 2019 | 2019
I bought a bag of balloons recently for my 92-year-old mother who is leading an exercise class in her Holland retirement community. She wanted the balloons for an activity that involves batting about balloons with swim noodles. She tells me it is the most fun and the...
by mary1988 | Mar 11, 2019 | 2019
Left to Right: Mike McDonnell, Lori Sickenberger, Paul Shellaway, Candy Tomes, Ron Thornton, Ron Tomes, Bill Sickenberger “I can’t write or speak, but I can bake,” said a 90-year-old woman arriving at a fundraising bake sale with two Pennsylvania Dutch Funny...
by mary1988 | Mar 3, 2019 | 2019
What if every 4th grader in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario, and Quebec followed the lead of the 4th graders in Zeeland, MI and launched a “Don’t Let it Fly or the Great Lakes Will Cry?” campaign to eliminate...
by mary1988 | Feb 11, 2019 | 2019
What if everyone knew Mylar balloons, when released, can float into power lines–where Mylar’s metallic coating can melt, become tangled, and result in power outages? even spark fires? What if they knew power companies from California to Virginia are concerned...
by mary1988 | Feb 9, 2019 | 2019
Thursday, I had the privilege of being in conversation with David Ullrich at the Union League Club of Chicago, discussing my book, Uncharted Waters. My goal—in addition to talking about the book—was to plant a seed. I would like the city of Chicago to...
