Civic Ventures

Aug 18, 2008

Seeking Rotarians Who Want to Serve

I wish to touch base with members of Rotary clubs as well as non-Rotarians who believe in its motto, “Service Above Self.”

My purpose is to exchange ideas with them about how we can join hands to render service to needy persons.

By the way, I am a past president of a Rotary club and a Paul Harris Fellow.

Send me a short note.

Mar 4, 2008

GENERATIONAL CHALLENGE: 10 million person-years of talent and experience

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Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life.

Baby boomers know and fear that they are part of the first generation in American history in danger of leaving the world worse than they found it, writes Marc Freedman in the lead editorial in the March 3 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

“At the same time, the nation — and the world — today face serious problems that need to be reversed in the three or four decades the boomers have left,” says Freedman. “Our challenges in education, poverty, health, and the environment all require a massive infusion of human capital, experience and ingenuity.

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