One Man Follows His Dream—Ends Up in the Zoo

For a kid with a fascination for reptiles—and just about any other critter—Joe Fortunato’s pleasure in his childhood travels to Michigan, Illinois, the
Poconos, and the Jersey shore was as much about the different animals he’d find in those environs as it was the family members who lived there.
Not [...]

Bucks County Audubon Society looks to its future

It’s a little spot of heaven in Solebury Township that opens your spirit and offers something for everyone—environmentalists, photographers, gardeners, birders, land preservationists, kids of all ages, educators, water and soil scientists, wildlife conservationists, hikers, and naturalists of every ilk.  And even if you’re a determined city slicker, its beauty [...]

Unlimited, Unbounded, Unbelievable

Gail Morning is a competitive swimmer, powerlifter, tennis player, and bowler. She also has an intellectual disability. After participating in the Special Olympics for years, the young woman from Warrington discovered another group, called Athletes Without Limits, which offers sporting opportunities to individuals with intellectual disabilities. The organization provides serious and rigorous competition to the [...]

Phillips’ Mill Community Association: Arts and more

Phillips’ Mill Community Association might be one of the most well-known little-known arts nonprofits in the Delaware Valley. While this may seem impossible to the many people who are deeply involved in the organization, a lot of long-time residents and newcomers alike who know the name have only a hazy grasp of [...]

Therapy dogs promote love of learning

It was a chance encounter with a learning support teacher at her son’s elementary school that led Diane Smith into the developing field of emotional therapy dogs in the classroom. More than just a literacy program, the organization she founded six years ago is now serving the emotional as well as [...]

Sweet Home Pennsylvania

Behind the façade of spacious homes and sprawling lawns in affluent Bucks County lies a problem: the hidden homeless. Homelessness, poverty and hunger are real issues for many of our neighbors. Each is unique.
Beth Baker, the founder and executive director of Deserving Décor, formerly of Beth Baker Interiors, partners with [...]