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Shocking Where A Year Leads Us

Published on January 25, 2013 By Gregg Potter

I am back in my second semester of graduate school and we just had the first two days of our social change class.  A year ago I was just applying to be here and it is absolutely shocking how in the short time I have learned so much and have become so close to so [...]

Putting Yourself in a Corner

Published on May 16, 2012 By Gregg Potter

We have this teenager at work that life is not serving him well.  He is in his teens without all of the opportunities that other teenagers have. When I say opportunities, I mean the basics; a home with working parents, a home that he hasn’t had to move out of in the last two months [...]

Role Models for Role Models

Published on March 12, 2012 By Gregg Potter

This last weekend was the Women in the World Summit.  This video is of course of Meryl Streep and she is introducing Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.  I wanted to post it for three reasons.  One is because it is a wonderful speech by Meryl.  The other two reasons are definitely geared toward Project Kinect.  [...]

More About “We Are All Involved”

Published on January 29, 2012 By Gregg Potter

This last week I needed to write a short essay for something I am working on.  After I wrote it, I thought it necessary to post it on the website to help describe what I mean and feel with the “We Are All Involved” campaign.  Also, coming after a week where we had the state of [...]

The Course of a Year

Published on December 14, 2011 By Gregg Potter

It’s Tuesday, December 13th.  We’re on the stretch of the twelve days of Christmas as well as the final stretch of 2011.  Where does that leave me? I am normally someone who reflects often but I never really spend a ton of time reflecting on the past year as we approach New Years.  For some reason, [...]

The Necessity of Others

Published on October 9, 2011 By Gregg Potter

Unfortunately circumstances were that I could not make it to my friend’s, Steven and Brenna, wedding yesterday.  The wedding was in Buffalo, Kansas and I am here in Wisconsin.  This was due to me causing a human error and I am extremely sad because of it.  I don’t often make clerical mistakes and this one [...]

Tornado Path Through Tuscaloosa

Published on June 17, 2011 By Gregg Potter

In the time that we’ve been here, we have noticed a lot of gaps where residence still need help whether it is with supplies, finances, getting workers to haul away their house or someone just to sit down with them and help explain to them all of their options.  The government is not involved at [...]