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Walking the Talk
Hello, my name is Duncan King. I’m an Eighth Grader at Bright Water School. In Eighth Grade each student does a community service project consisting of volunteering, multiple essays, and a speech. I’ve...
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The Room a Village Built
By Marguerite Langlois Wow! That, I said in an email to Katie, the Americorps volunteer for our PNA Village, is about the best way to describe what happened in my house on Friday, March 8. I had what...
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Word of Mouth Is Our Best Advertising
By Ed Medeiros As we move into our second year of operation, we are fortunate to have 72 members—moving toward 100—in the PNA Village. In order to make this a sustainable program we need to just about...
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Volunteer Feature: Alison Van Dusen
By Carol Crickman, PNA Village member Alison Van Dusen was a PNA volunteer while she was here for the summer between jobs. She most recently was a park ranger in Alaska. The first time Alison came over...
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Running the Village
By Kelly Maddox It takes…well, a village. As many PNA Village members know, we have a fantastic resource in our volunteers who help members go to doctors’ appointments, events, or shopping. They also...
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When Planning for Retirement, Consider Transportation
By Harriet Edleson The New York Times—October 20, 2014 For Roland Dion, 81, who lives on the eastern edge of San Diego, being isolated in a place where the car rules is all too real a possibility. “Out...
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PNA Village Needs YOU!
Please consider contributing to our Connections blog and newsletter by submitting your writing, photos, or ideas for publication. We’d love to hear from you! Here are some general guidelines for...
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Interview with New President of the Board, Terry Cook
By Liz Bjorkman Our current President of the PNA Village Board is Terry Cook; following is an interview with her. How did you become interested in PNA Village? I read several articles about Villages...
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Spread the Word!
By Alex Gramps Do you have time in the next few days to help spread the word about the Village’s upcoming Info Session & Volunteer Training on March 5th? How you can help: 1) Put up posters! Let me...
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What YOU Can Do For Our Newsletter
Are you interested in writing, editing, desktop publishing, or even seeing your writing featured on our blog? If so, we’d love to hear from you! You can help your PNA Village Connections newsletter in...
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