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Month: April 2011

AmeriCorps Members a Decade Later.

AmeriCorps Members a Decade Later.

Today, Americans from around the country are calling Senators urging them to support the Corporation for National and Community Service, the parent organization of AmeriCorps.  Working at CHC, I’ve seen some of the great work that AmeriCorps members do in our communities.  I mentioned this in a blog post about our diabetic retinopathy program which has benefited greatly from one of our AmeriCorps members.  One response that I received was the suggestion that I write about two specific AmeriCorps Alumni.  So,…

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Healthy Exercise is No Joke

Healthy Exercise is No Joke

Happy April Fool’s day everyone.  Have you found any good pranks?  One that everyone has been pointing out to me is Google Motion.  One of the ideas that they present is that Google Motion is designed to increase physical activity by getting users out of their chairs and moving around. In a similar vein, one of the pranks suggested on DoSomething.org’s blog post, April Fools Pranks for Social Good suggests “Encourage some exercise. Snatch the keys to your friend’s car…

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