Your comments, suggestions, tags and social network shares give greater meaning to my work as publisher of Make It Better Media Group than you may know, because your voice and engagement are powerful. I hope you are inspired by the following quotes from our audience. Please share more ideas and good examples with us at editorial@makeitbetter.com or follow […]
“While the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are inherently different issues, they share two important characteristics: both are global crises that threaten the lives of millions of people.” – Helen Regan This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets and to college campuses […]
There are few people more inspiring than Auschwitz Holocaust Survivor Fritzie Fritzshall—the Red Cross of Illinois 2020 “Everyday Extraordinary” Global Citizenship Hero and President of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. At age 13, Fritzshall and her family were arrested at gunpoint and shipped via train to the horrific death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was […]
What I find most interesting about the current pandemic is its ability to convey how our actions ripple even to those we may never meet. Models and graphics presented in the media effectively illustrate this ripple effect as one person’s actions and interactions move like a wave through society. This is particularly compelling as we approach April […]
We are all adjusting to new ways of living and coping with uncertainty, and we know you are too. One thing that is certain at Lifehouse, is the commitment of the 400+ Direct Support Professionals. When everything else is closed, Lifehouse remains open to make sure that individuals with developmental disabilities are cared for every […]
Patty Gonzalez and Maricela Wesby’s niece, AnaVictoria, was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with leukemia. It took truly copious amounts of blood, donated by others, to keep her alive for the following two years. Inspired by this, Gonzalez, Wesby and their Northern Trust colleague Georgina Adan started blood drives in AnaVictoria’s memory after […]
What is something simple that you can do, on your block, to help others? That’s an ideal question for anyone to ask during these Covid-challenged times. Intriguingly, it’s also the question that led Jahmal Cole to launch the youth volunteer service nonprofit and movement, ‘My Block, My Hood, My City’. In turn, this led the […]
A national healthcare expert based in suburban Chicago and a “Dancing with the Stars” alum have partnered with the dance industry’s ballroom dressmakers to help hospitals get the respiratory masks healthcare workers so desperately need. Lyndean Brick, President and CEO of Advis, Inc. and Tony Dovolani, former “Dancing with the Stars” dance professional and current […]
If there is any silver living to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that we have seen our community come together like never before. Neighbors have helped one another, healthcare heroes have been celebrated and reports of good news bring smiles to our faces during this scary time. So why not use our time and privilege to help […]
If there is any silver living to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s that we have seen our community come together like never before. Neighbors have helped one another, healthcare heroes have been celebrated and reports of good news bring smiles to our faces during this scary time. So why not use our time and privilege to help […]
