Community Building

  1. Here Are A Dozen Of Our Favorite Builders Quotes

    Here Are A Dozen Of Our Favorite Builders Quotes

    Speaking as a builder, if you start something, you must have a vision of the thing which arises from your instinct about preserving and enhancing what is there - Christopher Alexander To be a carpenter or a builder or a home inspector, you have to have that kind of visual brain where you can sort of imagine something taken apart - Nick Petrie Look at kids playing with blocks. I think it's in everyone's DNA to want to be a builder - Dan Phillips You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality - Walt Disney Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design. - Stephen Gardiner Either a building is part of a place or it
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  2. Memorial Benches In Boulder City Installed After Students and Community Join Fund-Raising Effort To Honor Student

    Memorial Benches In Boulder City Installed After Students and Community Join Fund-Raising Effort To Honor Student

    One of two memorial benches installed in Boulder City NV as a tribute to a student who passed away after a battle with leukemia. The message reads: "Smile More & Laugh Often.

    Sometimes an entire community will pull together to create something awesome and this occurred recently in Boulder City, NV, when students came together to install memorial benches to honor one of their fallen friends.

    According to teacher Azure Quinlan, one of her former students, Michael Manteris, was a very popular youngster in town who unfortunately was stricken by leukemia.

    "He was well known in the community and was always kind, thoughtful and determined to succeed," she said. "When he passed away I wanted to do something special for his family and

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  3. Recycled Plastic Benches, Picnic Tables And Other Amenities Give New Life To Playground By Bar Harbor Rotary Club

    Recycled Plastic Benches, Picnic Tables And Other Amenities Give New Life To Playground By Bar Harbor Rotary Club

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    The Bar Harbor Rotary Club in Maine donated recycled plastic benches and other outdoor furnishings to a local playground. Community projects such as these provide a highly visible example of the great contributions groups like this make to their communities

    If your charitable organization wants to make a major impact on the community, just take a look at your local playgrounds and see if they need improvements.

    That's what the Bar Harbor Rotary Club did recently in Maine when the group pulled up its sleeves, raised money, gathered

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  4. Love In The Aluminum Bleachers - Three Classic Baseball Stadium Proposals For Fans Of America's Past-Time

    Love In The Aluminum Bleachers - Three Classic Baseball Stadium Proposals For Fans Of America's Past-Time

     

    Some couples are choosing to get engaged in the aluminum bleachers at a baseball game for a proposal that hits it out of the park

    Aluminum bleachers are more than just a spot to watch your favorite sports team take on the competition or to cheer on your little league superstar. These shiny metal seats for crowds of 10 or 10,000 are also a popular spot for couples to get engaged - or even tie the knot.

    More than a few lovebirds and baseball fans have gotten engaged while watching a baseball game in one of the league's stadiums. Here are some of the most popular bleacher love stories circulating on the web.

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  5. Enjoy A Healthy Boost By Sitting On Park Benches Or Walking In The Great Outdoors

    Enjoy A Healthy Boost By Sitting On Park Benches Or Walking In The Great Outdoors

    Get outside and spend some time going for walks or relaxing on park benches. Researchers have documented several ways nature is good for your health

    Can sitting outside on park benches make you healthier?

    Can standing under a tree make you happier?

    Can walking in the woods calm you down?

    Are you looking to have more energy, less stress, better focus, and greater immunity paired with faster recovery times?

    You may think it would take a miracle medicine to accomplish all of that in one setting.

    But it turns out that there is a simple supplement that produces all of these benefits - spending time in nature.

    Whether you live close to the ocean, mountains, or forests - or just a greenspace lined with park benches - you can tap into the power that nature has to restore and rejuvenate your health and energy.

    Here are the facts on why

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