Long before Michelle Obama looked out of her White House window and wondered how a kitchen garden on the West Lawn could be beneficial to the children of this nation, Masuk high school Culinary Arts teacher Peggyann Diaz had similarly stared out of the window in her classroom that overlooked a barren courtyard. She knew [...]

Rafael Prieto and his wife Ruth bring a little bit of Christmas magic to over 400 children in the village of Mesitas, Columbia each year. As self-appointed Santa’s elves of sorts, they’ve made it their mission to prepare a special evening just for the children.
It’s a project begun nearly two decades ago, developed from an [...]

It was one of the best days of his life for this Kennedy Center client who has an intellectual disability. When Michael Donahue, 29, approached the podium to receive his personalized t-shirt of calendar artwork from Philip R. Sherringham, President and CEO of People’s United Bank, and Martin D. Schwartz, President and CEO of The [...]