by Courtney Basso | Feb 14, 2017 | JMF
Random Acts of Kindness Week is celebrated from February 12th through February 18th this year, and Random Acts of Kindness Day falls on Friday, February 17th. In thinking about random act of kindness, my initial thought process went to my older brother, Tommy....
by Courtney Basso | Feb 6, 2017 | HOPE, JMF, Programs
Jen Money-Brady, HOPE Director, knows from first-hand experience the beauty and trials of being a school counselor. Read her letter to fellow counselors about how instrumental their impact is to students of all abilities. Dear School Counselors, We celebrate your...
by Courtney Basso | Feb 1, 2017 | JMF, Junior Board
We recently sat down with Carson Cox, JMF Junior Board member and school-year intern, to hear about her involvement with JMF and specifically this year’s Chili Cook-Off. Q: What is your name and how are you involved with the Joseph Maley Foundation? Carson: My...
by Courtney Basso | Jan 26, 2017 | disABILITY Awareness, Programs
disABILITY Awareness, our cornerstone program, impacted many new schools this fall by spreading the message of acceptance through respect, empathy, and kindness. The disABILITY Awareness Team hit the ground running this 2016 fall season with 10 schools scheduled...
by Courtney Basso | Jan 9, 2017 | Fitness, JMF, My "Why JMF?"
January is National Mentoring month. Our 2016 Crystal Butterfly Award recipient, Alex Faust, shares about his mentoring experience with JMF. My experience with JMF started rather abruptly when, my wife convinced me that her swim group needed some help one week day...