Sometimes, it’s the small stuff. When Paul Arenberg first approached me in 2010 about an Executive Director’s discretionary fund, I said a hasty “no thank you.” My public policy and …
In Honor of Ancestors: A Family Remembers
I have a story for you. We’ve received word of a gift totaling $17,000 we will receive in the coming month or two. But that’s the middle of the story. …
Family Values
Shame on me. Today I remembered two important things: family values and matzo ball soup. In 28 years, you would think I’d have learned the magic of The Scholarship Foundation …
DACA’s Demise: A Call to Action
It is the season in which we see monarch butterflies migrating south. The monarch is considered a symbol of hope, of persistence, of transcendence, of the beauty and utterly natural …
EVOLUTION: The Closing of ScholarShop
From left: Dorothy Pelton and Evelyn Newman On the day ScholarShop began its closeout month, The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis received a grant from the Eric P. and Evelyn …
Assume Nothing
The Greyhound Bus trip from St. Louis to San Bernardino took 48 hours, following the general path of old Route 66. Taking that trip several times each year to and …