Posts by Ashley Thornton
Healthy Outdoor Summer Celebrations
By Meilana Charles Even as the Waco temperatures rise into the triple digits, many holiday celebrations still move outdoors. Here are a few tips on how to have happy, healthy summer celebrations outdoors. Enjoy healthy options– Incorporate My Plate into the menu. Replace food high in sugar, salt and saturated fat with 100% whole grain,…
Read MoreFrom Around The World To Waco
By Christina Helmick When people first learn that I’ve lived all around the world, their immediate question is “why Waco?” I’ve really come to love answering that question. Here are a few things you should know about me: I’m a military child (GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY!) I’ve moved more than 12 times in my life…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs of Waco: Shane Turner and The Waco Hippodrome
(Note: This post is part of a series called “Entrepreneurs of Waco.” The series is collaboration between the McLennan Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Professional Writing program at Baylor University, and Act Locally Waco. The McLennan Small Business Development Center offers technical assistance, business mentoring, training, and resources for all stages of small business.…
Read MoreFinancial Freedom: Attacking Deficits
(Note: This post is part of an on-going series on financial literacy. Two of the goals of Prosper Waco have to do with accumulating wealth: (1) Reduce the percentage of Waco-area households living without three months’ worth of savings if they were not able to work. (2) More than 50 percent of Waco households will…
Read MoreTen years in …
By Ashley Bean Thornton Ten years ago this summer I took a trip to New Orleans that changed my life. I went there for youth camp with the kids from my church. The camp had a focus on “missions,” and the “mission” that year was Hurricane Katrina clean up. Even though it had been a…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs of Waco: Black Oak Art
(Note: This post is part of a series called “Entrepreneurs of Waco.” The series is collaboration between the McLennan Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Professional Writing program at Baylor University, and Act Locally Waco. The McLennan Small Business Development Center offers technical assistance, business mentoring, training, and resources for all stages of small business.…
Read MorePlease Do Not Give to Pan Handlers Out of Guilt
By Major Anita Caldwell Dear Waco, Over the past twenty-seven years as a Salvation Army Officer, I have learned the many journeys of those in poverty. There are those who seek lasting change in their lives. There are those who manipulate with great skill. This blog is written to consider the pan handler. There are…
Read MoreThe importance of your daily dose of Vitamin T.
By Dr. Emma Wood Humans need touch. I was reminded of this recently while listening to a podcast in which a woman shared about her partners’ struggle with cancer treatment. The treatment caused touch to be unbearable for her partner, and in turn caused her a different kind of pain- the absence of touch. She…
Read MoreVocabulary word for the day: “Access”
By Craig Nash I had to learn a new lingo when beginning my work at the Texas Hunger Initiative, and it was challenging. (The very use of the word “challenging” in the previous sentence is an example, and proof that I have begun to absorb the lingo, choosing a more tame term over a collection…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs of Waco: Maker’s Edge
(Note: This post is part of a series called “Entrepreneurs of Waco.” The series is collaboration between the McLennan Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Professional Writing program at Baylor University, and Act Locally Waco. The McLennan Small Business Development Center offers technical assistance, business mentoring, training, and resources for all stages of small business.…
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