Spring ’23 Newsletter – The Power of Play, M.J. Murdock Trust Inspires Generosity, New Program Aims to Address Staff Shortages (So we can serve more kids!)

Do What You Can With What You Have I have recently been enjoying some of the work of the poet Nikita Gil. The final stanza of her poem “Your Soft Heart” struck me in particular. She writes:  “Kindness is the greatest endangered thing. And here you...

Summer ’22 Newsletter- King’s Way Volleyball Benefit Tournament, Virtual Benefit Concert 2.0, Living Our Values- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE While chatting with a couple of our therapists recently I lamented that I’d like to be back to how things were before the pandemic — fully staffed so we can meet the high demand for our services! My skilled colleagues gave me some...

Fall ’21 Newsletter- Legacy Giving, Break Room Refresh, It Takes a Village

Hope is the Antidote to Fear This month our twins, Callie and Connor, turn 18. As I reflect, amid the memories of sleepless nights and lots (and lots) of diapers, one experience on the day of their birth repeatedly comes to mind. My wife, Michelle, went into labor at...

Summer ’21 Newsletter- Benefit Concert, Relief by the Pound, Body over Mind

Your generosity is felt, your faces are missed. Therapy is defined as a “treatment intended to relieve or heal.” Since March 2020 Children’s Center has been helping to heal those with wide range of mental health challenges via telehealth, but on May 10, 2021 we began...
Champions in the Spotlight: Meet Leann Dodge

Champions in the Spotlight: Meet Leann Dodge

  What moved you to take action and support Children’s Center? It started when we met Matthew Butte. I was impressed with his humble approach as part of the Center’s leadership. Then, learning what they’re doing every day with kids and in the school system really...