Monthly Archives: April 2011
Local NYC Projects Get A Chance
The Citizens Committee for New York City recently announced that they have given $330,000 to 177 community groups in NYC. WOW! These grants have been given primarily to support neighborhood beautification, education, gardening and urban agriculture projects in NYC. The … Continue reading
The Future of Green Architecture?
Here’s a cool way to celebrate Earth Day – launch a Design for Reuse Knowledge Exchange! The national non-profitPublic Architecture has created this exchange in order to educate and allow previously discarded materials to be reused in design and construction. … Continue reading
Cell Phones Vs. Toilets
“More people in the world own cell phones than have access to a toilet”. This is a truly unbelievable statistic. I realize that cell phones provide people with a necessary level of connectivity, but with lack of sanitation currently … Continue reading
Give A Cow, Change A Community!
When thinking about charitable giving, donating a whole live cow is definitely not the gift that springs to mind. But it turns out that gifting a cow is not only a totally unique charitable giving option, but it has the … Continue reading
CherryCard: Taking Action One Quarter At A Time
The making of a good Sunday morning: an email from a friend telling me about a cool little start-up founded by… wait for it… an 18 year old kid! His name is Noah Fradin and his company, CherryCard, is taking an … Continue reading
