Well, I completed my fourth chemotherapy treatment today–only two more to go. Now, on to Lightward Bound news, while I still feel good enough to give time and energy to writing this. Because of my current medical journey, I have decided to limit my LWB work to four main goals for the year. Back in […]
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2024 in Review
At the beginning of this year, I spent a few months preparing for and making contact with people that I had hoped could join me in building Lightward Bound as an official non-profit corporation in the state of Utah. I received positive feedback–people saw the organization as a good idea and something needed. But one […]
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Updates as We Begin 2023
It’s another new year and Lightward Bound has been operating for two years now. This is now the beginning of Lightward Bound’s third year in existence. While I haven’t made the progress on some things that I would have wanted, I feel 2022 was a reasonably productive year for Lightward Bound. The most significant accomplish […]
From 2018 to 2020 I worked to complete a master’s degree program at Westminster College and earned the degree of Master of Arts in Community Leadership. Because of the coronavirus pandemic that started during my final semester, I graduated without completing my thesis project. My thesis research focused on the nature of parenting in Tooele […]
Non-profit organizations are present all over the country–even in Tooele County, Utah. I was surprised when I first learned that IRS has on file about 140 tax-exempt organizations that have a main contact address in Tooele County. Of course, that list doesn’t even include nationwide organizations that have a unit in Tooele County. These Tooele […]
Is there any doubt? America has changed since its founding. It has changed even since the days of our grandparents. Many long to return to the “good ole days” that some might describe as a time “when people worked hard on their farms to produce their food and didn’t expect the government to provide it.” […]
Parents who care about their children and their well-being put in a lot of effort to make sure their children have the best opportunities that the parents can provide. They sacrifice comfort and ease for the benefit of their children. Among the many things parents might do for their children, they are often concerned about […]
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A Few More Steps Done
Another week has passed and I’ve made a little more progress. The other day, I picked up a pack of business cards for the organization. I got them printed at Tooele Transcript Bulletin. When I first called them to find out how to get the cards printed, the lady who answered the phone gave me […]
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Getting Things Started
I feel like I’m getting a slow start, but things are progressing little by little. In the latter half of 2020, I set a goal to officially start Lightward Bound by getting it incorporated in the state of Utah by the end of the year. I also planned to apply to IRS for tax-exempt status […]