Live Fit and Sore

Category: Giving Back

  • The Twin Towers in Pictures

    Reflecting on the twin towers. Pictures taken by readers before the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 http://nyti.ms/a4eKEZ

  • Remembering 9/11

    Keep the Memories of those lost alive & Make sure none of us ever forgets National September 11 Memorial Here is a blog post I wrote last year: Indescribable The National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Plant First Trees on the Memorial Plaza at the World…

  • Dulles Day Plane Pull to benefit Special Olympics

    I will be participating in the Dulles Plane Pull this year on Sept 25th which is in support of the Special Olympics.  My trainer Michael Thrash has organized a team to compete and we are very excited as none of us have ever entered this event.  How many times have you seen the signs along…

  • Free Museum Day 2010 on Friday September 25, 2010

    September 25, 2010 is… Museum Day 2010 | Smithsonian.com. Find a participating museum and plan a family outing! Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

  • Loudoun Interfaith Relief Food Pantry Items being collected in Ashburn

    Part of living a healthy and fit life is doing things for others — giving back. Here’s an easy way to help that I found out about via LivinginLoco The Ashburn Library in Ashburn VA is currently taking donations of cereal, juice, canned meat, and canned fruits for the Loudoun Interfaith Relief Food Pantry until…

  • Creating Healthier Families

    I write a monthly article for my homeowner’s newsletter focused on Family, Fitness, and using Social Media to help families. Here is this month’s article: live fit and sore — The Villager – Aug 2010 page 16 Creating Healthier Families I recently read that only a third of all Americans now meet the government’s minimum…

  • A Tribute to Alexandra Scott – Alex’s Lemonade Stand

    Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation: A Tribute to Alexandra Scott. What an amazing little girl who battled so bravely — thinking of others while in the midst of her own illness. Her parents are amazing and strong and inspire me still. How amazing the impact she is still having on people around the world… This week…

  • Welcome to the Kindness community

    Welcome to the Kindness community Thought this was a good site even though it is filled with annoying ads. Reminders on a regular basis of the kindness that happens around the world. Wish you could find more positive stories in the news — stories that inspire and uplift you? You’ve come to the right place.…

  • Lemonade Days 2010 | Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

    Help Put the Squeeze on Childhood Cancer Stir up some fun as you raise money to help find a cure for pediatric cancer by taking part in our 7th Annual Lemonade Days, on the weekend of June 11, 12, and 13, 2010. Host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand fundraising event along with more than 10,000 volunteers…

  • Notable News

    Study Finds Certain Drugs Can Keep Some Forms of Cancer in Remission Longer – NYTimes.com. Using certain anticancer drugs for years at a time can help keep some types of cancer in remission longer, doctors reported Thursday. In another finding, researchers said they had made progress on a long-sought goal — developing a way to…