Fred Penner (left) with Peter Katz
Beloved children’s entertainer Fred Penner recently hosted a charitable concert to support music therapy.
Penner, who worked in a number of health facilities when he was younger, has seen the healing power of music firsthand.
He told me about this in an interview for Samaritanmag.
To read the interview click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Ruth Riley
Ruth Riley is a retired WNBA champ.
She’s also on a mission to use her fame as an athlete to help others.
I spoke to Riley about some of the ways she’s doing this in a feature for Samaritan Mag.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Bruce Springsteen
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.
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Filed under Environment, Jock Stuff, Music, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Some of the Music Therapy Concert performers
A neat concert took place last night where veteran children’s entertainer Fred Penner got together with a bunch of young whippersnappers to support the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund.
Before the concert I found out a little bit about music therapy and spoke to Penner.
To read the story about it head over to Samaritanmag by clicking here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.
Here are 10 of these stories…
Take A Photo Of Yourself In Mickey Mouse Ears, Earn Make-A-Wish $1 Million
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Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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