We continue to maintain that there is no deeper, more fulfilling fun than working on something bigger than ourselves with others who care, too. One of our favorite bands of volunteers is the folks involved
Photo of Dr. Spencer Thomas atop the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Photo by Katheryn Laible As usual, when he’s not scrying into the mysteries of metals at the atomic level, or pondering puzzles of
Photo of Elvis Costello and Yushiro “Fuji” Fujioka by Katheryn Laible We were really interested in Steve Fulgoni’s story about discovering the John & Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, and his journey since. We’ll
Dudley Music at Coltrane Day 2019. Photo by Katheryn Laible Part of that article with Roger Tilles talks about the power of dedicated teachers. This reminded us of a discussion we had with two incredible
A Long Island Four-Leaf Clover. Photo by Katheryn Laible While the Irish shutting down their pubs on the Eve of St. Paddy’s day is a sure sign that this stuff is serious, locally we’ve seen
We stopped in at “Long Island’s Premier Blues and Jazz Club” Treme in Islip because we appreciate fellow Coltrane volunteer Leonardo the Fabulous and wanted to support his Art Opening. We ended up reworking our schedule to stay all night because the work is incredible, the musicians were meaningful, and the company well worth spending the time with.
A conversation with David Okorn of the Long Island Community Foundation on making philanthropy easy, fun and effective, and why it’s so important.
