Growing Bolder Community

Have you ever had one of those moments where somebody said something to you and it just didn’t process? I mean, you understood the sentence; it was correct in grammar and style…it made sense and, yet, it didn’t make sense either. You know, one of those comments where your initial reaction is to tilt your head to one side, scrunch up your forehead in a symbolic gesture that means,...

As the volunteer coordinator for RSVP of Orange County, Florida, I have the privilege of working with some of the most interesting and diverse people in this area. Our volunteers range in age from 55 to 96, and each makes his or her own contribution to help meet the needs of their community. RSVP is a national organization with 750 locations throughout the United States. Being based in...

"I mean this, Byron – if you let them take me out of here before you finish doing my hair, I WILL come back and haunt you – I will be your worst nightmare!! Plus, I will never buy Tupperware from you again – I mean it!” My longtime hairdresser (and friend) and I were having this discussion in his shop during a thunderstorm with lots of lightning. He was in the middle of...