Monthly Archives: May 2009

One Percent

        A long time ago my dad decided to give one percent of the gross sales from his lumberyard business to the poorest village in the western hemisphere. Through a little research he was partnered with a village outside Port-au-Prince, … Continue reading

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Read On!

By Laura Bain (guest columnist)       (Laura Bain is a reading specialist in a rural Ohio elementary school and is passionate about the importance of teaching kids to read.  She’s also one of my dearest friends. – Jane Hess Collins) … Continue reading

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