For 72-year-old Amanda Wade Schmitt, volunteering is in her blood. The Iroquois High School and University of Kentucky College of Education graduate grew up volunteering with her parents around Louisville. She said they led by example the importance of giving your time and talent … [Read more...] about It’s International Volunteer Day! Here’s What She Is Doing For Our Community
Meaningful Work
The Library Foundation’s Chandra Gordon – Sharing What She Knows Now
A course with the Southern Empowerment Project after college inspired Chandra Gordon to seek a career specializing in fundraising and community organizing with nonprofit organizations. To Louisville’s benefit, she has been with The Library Foundation since 2007 and now, since … [Read more...] about The Library Foundation’s Chandra Gordon – Sharing What She Knows Now
A Man Who Knows How To Shine
Art has the ability to shift perceptions and inspire. It connects us in ways that transcend language and we’re permanently changed by the creations that move us. If you’re ready to be forever transformed by an artist and his poignant work, then meet tapestry-quilter, “Sunshine … [Read more...] about A Man Who Knows How To Shine
Carol Besse Talks Books, Birds, and How To Soar Into Retirement.
Moving to Louisville over 40 years ago to start a family and a bookstore, Carol Besse and her husband are the visionaries behind the local favorite Carmichael’s Bookstore. “One of the first jobs I had was working in a bookstore, and I loved it,” Carol says. Following her … [Read more...] about Carol Besse Talks Books, Birds, and How To Soar Into Retirement.
Digging Life In The Dirt – A Visit With Archaeologist Anne Bader
At first glance, her office might resemble an archaeological work site. Scattered about are file folders, photographs, a pink hard hat, a random rock or two. But how could it be otherwise as Anne Bader is an archaeologist and founder of Corn Island Archaeology in Jeffersontown. … [Read more...] about Digging Life In The Dirt – A Visit With Archaeologist Anne Bader