Chic Fashion Show Benefitting the American Cancer Society

Julie Poppoon

  Julie Poppoon Producer of the Ranch Chic Fashion Show Benefitting the American Cancer Society   By Blithe Wiley  |  Photography by Anna Monette Photography     This October 5th, 65 men, women, and children cancer survivors will “strut their stuff” at the 2024 Ranch Chic Fashion Show. Coordinating the myriad details that go into […]

ThriveWell’s Supportive Diva Community

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  Breast Cancer Diagnosis Leads Bronte Price to ThriveWell’s Supportive Diva Community By Kristina G. Aderhold   Bronte Price’s world was upended in November 2019 with a stage II breast cancer diagnosis. While the physical toll of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy, and a clinical trial were grueling, the emotional effect of feeling like a burden […]

Brooks Pollinator Garden

Colleen with kids

    Students Supporting Their Neighbors One Garden at a Time By Colleen Quirk – Lead ELAR teacher at CAST Med High School and Garden Club Sponsor     Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students at CAST Med High School had a vision to create a beautiful, meditative outdoor space that would enhance not only the […]

Melissa Curiel of Goodwill

Melissa Curiel

  Melissa Curiel Senior Director of DEI and Engagement   A native of San Antonio, Melissa Curiel shares her life with her husband of 20 years and their three adopted children. Her career spans more than two decades in staffing, recruiting and engagement. She joined Goodwill in 2016 and currently serves as the Senior Director […]

Girl Scouts 100 Years

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Blazing Trails for More Than a Century!   1912 – Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in her own backyard in Savannah, Georgia, she ignited a movement where girls were encouraged to explore the world around them—and to do it together. At a time when women in the United States couldn’t yet vote and were […]