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This morning I donated breakfast for a local marketing and design organization called Red Thinking. The reason I donated to them is because, like ARG, Red Thinking values giving back to their community. Every year, the organization closes down for 24 hours straight to work exclusively on a marathon of pro bono projects. “Brand Jam”Read more

I got my 8-year-old involved in the mix here and he’s been looking for an opportunity and this weekend he found it. We were at Potbelly for lunch with his travel soccer team between tourney games this weekend and there were 2 servicemen in line in front of us. Matthew wanted to accomplish “two birds”Read more

You may not know it but most apartment complex’s pools lifeguards are young adults from countries across the world. The pool management companies bring them over, place them the group housing and schedule a few social gatherings for them… for this experience, they work at the pools and are paid a small paycheck. Most haveRead more

I had to go to traffic court today for an expired registration. After debuting in my first court appearance and getting out with no charges, I was walking back to the parking garage and encountered a frazzled young mom carrying a hefty 3 year old. She put him down and he started wailing so IRead more

I was in Cava when two firefighters/EMT walked in. I immediately went to the cashier and said I would cover their meals. I also asked she not tell them who it was from. They had no idea and looked around trying to figure it out. They seemed pretty happy about it but a bit confused.Read more

I gave my $20 to my son with the instruction to treat his friends today.  He and 3 friends metroed into DC for a class at the District Architecture Center.  Afterwards, he treated them to cupcakes at the nearby Red Velvet Cupcakery.   He and his friends were delighted and wanted to THANK ARG.  They areRead more

Experience: Arlington County Election Volunteer Concierge Yesterday I used my volunteer hours to work the polls in Arlington County for the midterm elections. I felt like I was part of something bigger than myself. I always exercise my right to vote but by being the feet on the street I felt like I was directlyRead more

The Falls Church City Public Schools, in conjunction with the Special Olympics, put on a fabulous event at the GMHS track. The Little Feet Meet in The Little City had a great turnout and from what I could tell, everyone had a lot of fun. Students ran, threw, jumped and played games. The lead sponsorRead more

It was great to be able to leverage our community engagement initiative & use a few hours of time to get to the meet and do whatever the coaches needed to get done so that the meet started on time. There were approximately 100+ kids participating in 32 events from long jump, high jump, discus,Read more

One of my close friends is a teacher at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria. She mentioned that one of her “at risk” students who she cherished and had great potential had been jumped walking home from school. They took his backpack, stole his sneakers, and winter coat. He had been coming to school inRead more