We’ve all heard the phrase it takes a village to raise a child. Well, sometimes it takes an entire community to support a village. When I was 19, I volunteered with a child battling cancer, and I quickly realized what a ripple effect the disease had on the entire family. …
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On Monday, Oct. 18, about 20 first graders planted seeds in freshly built plant beds for a new community garden at Curtis Bay Elementary School. Community volunteers saw five or six students huddled at each of the 8-foot by 4-foot beds, one of them excitedly exclaiming, “When do we …
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Nysa Martin, 8, has always been a kid who likes projects. In the past year, she felt it was important to start a project that would make the community “feel good,” says her mother, Melanie Martin. She decided to create brightly painted rocks with positive messages, such as “Smile,” “Be …
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