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Silent Giants In The Schools
February 4, 2014
Today’s post is written by Lauren Longwell. She is venturing into her second year as an AmeriCorps VISTA with us. (VISTA stands for Volunteers In Service To America. VISTAs commit...
Blog Category: Partnerships
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A Gift Of Warmth For Edison
December 17, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPartnerships
Today’s lovely post is written by Donna Carroll, Director of Health Initiatives for CIS. If Edison School looked like a department store last Friday it was not by chance. Over...
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Count Thanks, Not Sheep
December 3, 2013
Category: General InfoPartnerships
When you find yourself having trouble falling asleep: count thanks. I tried it the other night and it worked. I drifted off somewhere around 124. It probably wasn’t a coincidence...
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How Do You Spell Excellent? K-A-L-A-M-A-Z-O-O
November 19, 2013
Category: Guest BloggersPartnerships
Today’s guest blogger is Pam Kingery, Executive Director of Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo. Read what she has to say. I think you’ll find it most excellent! Who doesn’t like...
One Man’s Charitable Odyssey
October 22, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
We recently welcomed a most amazing and interesting person into our midst. Imagine making it your personal mission to seek out and perform a charitable act in every state throughout...
Pop Quiz: Liz Youker
October 15, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
As Director of Education for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Liz Youker has been instrumental (no pun intended) in helping to establish Kids in Tune (KIT)—a partnership between Kalamazoo Public Schools,...
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Pop Quiz: The CIS Interns Of 2013!
October 8, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
KZOO Spartans: Scoring Big For Students
September 24, 2013
Category: ChampsPartnerships
College football season has started so it seems only fitting that we should wrap up our 2013 Champ series with the KZOO Spartans. (Not that we have any favorite teams –...
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Pop Quiz: Von Washington, Jr.
September 17, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
Got Learning?
August 6, 2013
Category: PartnershipsPrograms
What have you been learning this summer? Have you improved your math and reading skills? Have you learned to sing, cook, dance, play the cello, discovered who you are, and...