Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon’s volunteer program hit a massive milestone in September with the total recorded cumulative volunteer service hours reaching a half million. This equates to an estimated $8 million of in-kind support of Mount Vernon. Dick Noble, one of the first people to join the volunteer program when it began in 1992, manages Mount Vernon’s 400 volunteers. At the end of August, Dick also reached a massive milestone: he became Mount Vernon’s most generous volunteer, devoting 16,100 hours of his time

Although Mount Vernon, Ohio is a small city, it contains a very caring and proactive community of people who want to help those in need. This attribute of the citizens of Mount Vernon can be clearly seen in the great number of services and shelters available to people in crisis situations. One of the services offered is the Winter Sanctuary, an emergency homeless shelter in Mount Vernon that provides the homeless with a place to stay during the frigid winter months. I spent two hours visiting this

The Washington Family by Edward Savage, painted from 1789-1796, features American’s original “First Family.” (Fig. 1) George Washington sits around a table in his Mount Vernon home with his wife, Martha and her two grandchildren, whom the Washingtons adopted following the death of their parents. Behind them, a household slave stands ready to serve and a vast landscape sprawls outside the window. Though the painting appears to be a simple, family portrait, it actually contains deeper, political messages

Although Mount Vernon is the City of Hope, I have seen many Mount Vernon residents and commuters embody hopelessness. I remember a year or so ago I met a young woman and man sitting in Dunkin Donuts. The woman and I spoke a few times before about life and of course girl talk. But today was different. She found me on FB and asked me if I knew anyone with a good heart that would be willing to open their homes to them. They were in a shelter but she almost got raped and he almost got stabbed. Unfortunately

Vernon Scannell was enlisted in the army when he was 18, and was involved in the famous battle of Normandy Landing. Although he hated his life as a soldier, he continued to write poems about it and that experience affected the way he wrote this poem 'Hide

Alex Brenlla Mr. Yapchanck Music A56 May 8, 2016 Thomas Newman Thomas Newman is a famous music composer for films namely “The Shawshank Redemption” He has won several awards including thirteen Academy awards, three Golden globes, and six Grammys Thomas Newman was born into a dynasty of music. Thomas Newman was born in Los Angles to Martha Lewis and Alfred Newman. He was first introduced into music as a child. His father, Alfred, his brother, sister Maria Newman, uncles Lionel Newman and Emil Newman

Jeff Denham Jeff Denham is a congressman who represents the 10th district of California in the Stanislaus County, Modesto area. He is one of fifty-three representatives from the state of California, and one of fifteen Republicans in a very Democratically controlled state, making him a minority in the his state legislature as well as in the current congress (California’s 10th Congressional District). His views on the economy, energy, civil rights, homeland security, and gun-control, oppose many

Imagine waking up from a deep sleep and having a bunch of snakes slithering all over you. For Dylan Lapham that would be his biggest fear. Dylan was born here in Greensburg. His bithday is August 21, he is now 17 years old. During my time talking to Dylan, I learned some interesting things about his family, how he feels about school and personality traits and hoobies. The first thing I learned about Dylan while talking to him was his family. The people that live in Dylan’s household are his mother

Dylan Thomas grew up in Swansea, Wales in 1914. Thomas was encapsulated by literary influences including his father’s job as an English teacher at a grammar school and his involvement in the school magazine, which led him to poetry soon after he left school at the “age of 16 to work as a reporter [for] the South Wales Evening Post” (“Dylan Thomas”, Encyclopedia). In 1937, Thomas married Caitlin MacNamara who later gave birth to their three children. As Thomas continued his early success, he gradually

In celebration of Mount Alvernia’s 60th Anniversary, the Mount Alvernia Parents and Friends Support Network intend to host a function. Functions are advantageous to the local economy as they generate visitor spending, thus more income and employment possibilities (Department of State and Regional Development, 2014). Furthermore, events provide a platform for social interaction, which would ultimately strengthen the Mount Alvernia community. In addition, an anniversary celebration is an opportunity