By Norah Machia Laura Hand had always believed she could use her position as a broadcast journalist to shed a positive light on the Syracuse community and all it had to offer. During her 47-year career as a reporter and...
Tag: philanthropy
Cover Story
For Carolyn Hendrickson, Philanthropy is a Lifestyle
By Ken Sturtz A stillness swept over the church as the congregation sat enthralled by a visitor’s story of how he’d been called upon to make a life-changing decision to leave a career in business and devote himself to...
Causes, Features
INSPIRE: Beth Trunfio, Ronald McDonald House
By Alyssa Dearborn Beth Trunfio’s fingerprints are everywhere at the Ronald McDonald House in Syracuse. Celebrating her 20-year anniversary with the local organization — a significant milestone for anyone — Trunfio instills a sense of community, hard-work, and perseverance...
Features, Health
SELF-CARE: Philanthropy: Solving the social problem of mental wellness
By Nichole A. Cavallaro “Philanthropy can be broadly defined as love for humankind.” Philanthropy exists to improve the wellbeing of humankind in preventing and finding a solution to social problems. Philanthropy is not to be mistaken as charity. Charity works to eliminate...
From the editor
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: In November, we write about philanthropy
Philanthropy in its most basic definition means “love of humanity.” I like to believe that people are basically good — that we all start out with the best of intentions, full of that love of humanity. Sometimes the world is...
