Put plainly, I don’t think there’s anything more important to practice and promote than listening. Earlier this year, I worked with a number of local friends and colleagues at the Community Mediation Center to design and pilot Listening 101, a one-month course that focuses on this all-important skill and mindset, which I’ll write more about [...]
I’m halfway through the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Challenge. The first month went well, but two of the last three weeks have been a struggle in terms of getting into the gym. I guess that’s something to expect: extra busy weeks once in a while. I got through the rush of the last Sustainability Summit, the [...]
Thanks to Cargill’s donation of 478 turkeys today, the community has stepped up to provide the Salvation Army 962 turkeys for families applying for Thanksgiving Day assistance! The turkeys, food, and
As you may know, my day job is at the Community Mediation Center, where I coordinate a program called “Harrisonburg Summits.” The summits have been extremely successful and we’re hosting the next one Saturday at Memorial Hall from 11:30-1:00pm.
I’m doubly excited this time to be partnering with the Salvation Army to have a food [...]
Think of it as an “inside out” parade – a rickety video shot of parade watchers from atop the fire truck as I joined city council members and the city manager in the Veterans Day Parade. After the parade, a new Veterans Memorial was dedicated at the rebuilt Veterans Stadium. Along with Congressman [...]
Well, it’s been about five weeks since I began the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Challenge in earnest. You can see a brief interview with Lorilee from TV3 from Friday in the embedded video, where I share a bit about my progress and what I’m learning.
So far, I’ve been able to get to the gym two [...]
Bucky Berry invited me to stop by tonight’s kickoff of the 2009 Food Drive, which his lawn service company is coordinating with the Salvation Army. We met in the Harrisonburg High School parking lot as the crowd streamed in to see the Bluestreaks take on Spotswood. I interviewed Captain Duane Burleigh about the [...]