Phenomenal Women by Joseyxo

The right kind of competition Posted on Joseyxo by jo.taniguchi@yahoo.com   This year my friend Jessica Salinas and I got the opportunity to be part of a competition that involves giving back. When Jess told me about this competition and what it entails, I said I was down to partake. Keep…

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Big Sister Isabel Elkin is choosing to help her family

I woke up this morning to read this post on Facebook from the eldest daughter of a local Solano County family. It’s a plea for help from their eldest daughter Isabel. My heart goes out to this family. I give praise to Isabel for standing in humility and having the…

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The Violence Against Women Act

Esta Soler , daughter of a fellow Optimist and founder of Futures Without Violence was the pioneering force behind the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. What started as taking a simple Polaroid has become a full spectrum educational campaign and policy development resource for women and children worldwide. The Violence…

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The thought of entitlement

The thought of entitlement is so foreign to me. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines the word as, “the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges)”. We all deserve to be treated with common courtesy and respect. We all deserve to be treated like…

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