rwerkman

Here is what makes my job the best in town: I was talking with Allison about pulling information together about our annual financial audit and about the Annual Report (coming out in June) and the needs assessment we are doing and all the other things on our to-do list when I saw four boys playing outside on the basketball hoop. I said, "Allison, I am really sorry to dash out, but I have to video this!" One of the great benefits of my office is the view of the playground and of the outdoor...

Transitions are all around us at the Y right now. Some are easy to notice. As the weather warms, our rhythms shift. Summer in Maine pulls many of us outdoors, and like many of you, the WCY feels that change. Some familiar faces step away for the season, while others return from their winter routines. Soon, our building will be filled in a different way—more than 100 children bringing energy, laughter, and movement to every corner during summer camp. Some transitions are more personal. And...

Last weekend, I had breakfast with a friend who works at a large synagogue in Denver. She told me that lots of people join the synagogue hoping to find a community to connect with. Her job is to put on events and activities and create groups to help people find those communities. When it doesn't happen, she said, it is usually because they don't attend the group. One younger couple who had been so excited to join the synagogue called her a few months later discouraged that they hadn't...