By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Ginger Spickler For the record, Peabody’s dads are some of our best and most faithful volunteers, so the two “Peabody Moms Summer Retreats” that were held in June and July certainly weren’t meant to discount the contributions of dads at the school. But sometimes, girls just gotta have fun! So, with the intent of [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Matt Martin No one questions watching cold, snowy movies in winter. It just seems right. Every year, as the holidays approach and the weather outside turns cold and bitter (well, for Memphis anyway), we huddle together inside watching movies and television about warm, emotional human interaction amidst freezing temperatures and snowy climates. When we [...]
Posted in Movies | Tagged Cooper Young, family, midtown, Movies |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Stacey Adams The Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is looking for families to volunteer to host foreign exchange students for its Academic Year Program (AYP) for the 2011-12 school year. This unique program offers students the chance to be fully-immersed in a cultural experience which includes connecting with a host family in the United [...]
Posted in Community News, Education | Tagged Education, family, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Barb Elder According to cyclememphis.com there will be monthly group bike rides on the first Saturday of each month. If you would like to participate, show up at the CY gazebo at the corner of Cooper and Young at 8pm. The next ride is scheduled for August 6, and everyone is welcome to participate. [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged bike, Cooper Young, events, family, green, health, kids |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Betty Lamarr The heart of a mother is truly fascinating! A good mother loves unconditionally, regardless of any faults her children may have. I am so blessed to have had a wonderful mother; a mother that prayed for me and my eight siblings by name every night. I truly believe that her prayers are sustaining us now, years [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged betty lamarr, family, Mothers, opinions |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell Summer is here, and I have time to sit back and relax, spending time contemplating my life and my kids’ possible futures. As for background, I was born in Miami, Florida in the 1960s. When I compare that time to the turn of the millennium when my children were born, [...]
Posted in Blog, Community News, Education | Tagged Education, family, kids, opinions |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Cathy Marcinko Young people around the world are fascinated by American culture, and many dream of having a chance to experience and learn about our way of life. Students from countries like France, China, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Venezuela, India, Serbia, and Ethiopia come to the US every year through international exchange programs like [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Goings On! | Tagged Education, exchange students, family, non-profit, PAX, Program of Academic Exchange |
By Staff on July 2, 2011
By Marcey Evans He’s a walking, talking encyclopedia on Memphis baseball. Ask statistician and sports expert J.J. Guinozzo a question on local baseball history, and he’ll likely have the answer, along with a story or two. “Baseball is my number one love and what I always wanted to do,” said the official scorer. Guinozzo estimates [...]
Posted in Goings On! | Tagged events, family, Library, Memphis baseball |
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