"My Peeps"

I begin a month of travel this coming Friday when I head down to Langhorne, PA, to meet up with the Liberated Learner Crew at our sister center Bucks Learning Cooperative for our annual conference.

Except for the two pandemic years and last year, I have been traveling to the Liberated Learner conference (generally held near Amherst, MA. at North Star) since 2013 - before LL was even really a network - just a big (good) idea. It is honestly the highlight of my year.

There are new people to meet and old friends to catch up with at every conference. The best part is being with folks who understand on an unparalleled level what I do and the multitude of challenges I experience as the face of an organization that embraces a philosophy so far from "the norm" that we must explain it as a new paradigm. To say that these are "my" Peeps is an understatement.

From the east side of PA, I will head to Chicago to spend time with my son and his wife, and then I will drive across a few big states to Portland, OR, to stay with kiddo number two and their partner for a week before retracing my steps back to Chicago and then home.  

I have not been to their places to stay since 2019 (except for my son's wedding - mid-pandemic). They have come home a few times since then - I am so looking forward to hanging out with them in their environments for an extended time.

And as much as I love and appreciate all "my peeps" here, I am excited to travel alone with no other human or organizational responsibilities - simply enjoying each moment/experience as it comes - (just me and my brain )- allowing all the cool ideas to come forward in the monotony of those thousands of miles.

There will not be a Blog Post next week. I may catch up with you all from Chicago - but I'm not making any promises. Until next time - Happy Summer!

DRC News

I spoke to a few more folks this week about DRC and what we do, with a focus on getting dollars toward solving the sewer line issue.

One person from a granting organization said they would likely help us out - but their board wants to see a diversity of funds coming in. To that end, I have rebranded the "DRC plumbing fund" to the DRC Targeted Sewer Line Challenge. We are currently at $650 - only $350 more to the first level - please consider getting us over that $1000 mark by clicking the link.

This project can move forward while I am gone if we have 1/2 of the $10,000 to begin. It would be amazing to return to a working sewer line so I can focus on the next thing.

DRC Targeted Sewer Line Challenge

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It is not too early to explore the option of DRC for your family. We already have several new kiddos joining us in Sept. Get in touch here to learn more.

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We also have a basic schedule set for the Pop-ups. They will meet every Thursday & Friday beginning Sept. 12th from 1 - 4:15. Every Thursday will be at the Massena Public Library, and the first two Fridays, Sept. 13th & 20th, will be at the Nicandri Nature Center. Learn more here. Huge shouts of thanks to both the Massena Public Library and the Nicandri Nature Center for agreeing to host us.