Books for NYC Schools event this Saturday, April 10, collecting gently used books for pre-K to 12th grade. The event will take place at the Center for Fiction, 17 East 47th Street, one of the event sponsors (and a great resource for writers, they have a writing studio and classes and a great collection of [...]
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March 3rd is World Read Aloud Day
Mar 03 2010 – 4:19 am
One of my favorite things to do is curl up with a few books my daughter has selected from her treasure trove and read before bedtime. So I was excited when I ran across World Read Aloud Day by chance. Because I believe in the power of reading to shape minds, I wanted to encourage [...]
Haiti Fundraising
Feb 08 2010 – 2:30 pm
I recently found out about an interesting fundraising effort for Haiti called C4C or Cooking for a Cause. Staff at the United Nations International School came up with the idea to devote their time to creating fabulous dinner parties for those who are interested. All the money they collect is donated to Haiti relief and [...]
Choosing Charities
Dec 29 2009 – 4:31 pm
Deciding how and where to give is overwhelming when faced with the flood of pleas on television, in the mail and in my inbox, especially in the last remaining days of the tax year. I walk around feeling guilty – I should have pledged during the PBS drive because I do believe in quality programming [...]
Afghanistan
Dec 14 2009 – 12:47 am
The American Museum of Natural History currently has an exhibit about the Silk Road, an impressive review of land links from China to Europe that began sometime in the second century BC to around 1500 when boats took over as trade conduits. My daughter loved the camels and the live silkworms, I marveled at the [...]
Welcome to Global Markets and Ideas
Dec 03 2009 – 9:49 am
I am excited to launch what I hope will become a network of idea generation and sharing with leaders and readers around the globe. Each month, I will be exploring a topic and engaging global thinkers to share their thoughts about the month’s theme. I anticipate Speakers’ Corner will be a chance for leaders otherwise [...]