Meredith Moss

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Explore“And all those people who come up to me on the street or at Dorothy Lane Market and say, ‘you don’t know me, but I know you’ or ‘you look familiar but I don’t know why’, or ‘you look like that guy at the Philharmonic’. ” Gittleman said the beautiful thing is how friendly and warm Daytonians are, even if you’re just passing a stranger on the street. “As a former New Yorker, I still find that surprising ...

3 weeks ago | daytondailynews.com | Meredith Moss

“I always told myself if I ever had the opportunity to make a difference I would try to do that.”She got that opportunity while living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Someone from Lexus-Nexus approached her to write a curriculum that the company’s Rule of Law Foundation could take into communities to educate children about the law. . “I started The Legal Kids Foundation (TLKF) with LexisNexis as my partner,” Bizzell said.

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That idea eventually morphed into the Young at Heart Players, an intergenerational theater troupe that’s been entertaining audiences of all ages ever since. In addition to staged dramas, the group also performs as outreach entertainment at venues throughout the Miami Valley. To celebrate its silver anniversary, YAHP is presenting “The Wild Women of Winedale” at the Dayton Theatre Guild June 13-22. “Because this year is special, I wanted to select a play with a fairly large cast,” said Pesch.

1 month ago | daytondailynews.com | Meredith Moss

Her idea? To get the women together and teach sewing to those who wanted to learn. “I didn’t really have a plan,“ Place said. ”I just had a meeting and invited anyone interested in sewing.”Fifteen women showed up. The blocks they created turned into lap quilts which they donated to nearby nursing homes in Brookville. Then, Place decided the group could do something for children in the community. “The first year we made lap quilts and pillowcases for Artemis House,” she said.

1 month ago | daytondailynews.com | Meredith Moss

“My husband works in computers and I know computer problem are horrendous in our society, and I realized the people who work there must be under a lot of stress,” Combs said. “I felt that if in some way I could alleviate some of their stress and give back to someone who is giving to our community I was inclined to do so.”So early Tuesday morning, Combs and her Shetland Sheepdog, Tazzy, headed for the Operations Command Center of Kettering Health for their first assignment.