WHEN I was growing up, I don’t remember hearing much about community service. My parents were certainly civic-minded, but they were a lot more concerned about the work I did around the house. Like cleaning bathrooms and weeding the lawn.

Nowadays, some sort of volunteerism is a given in many places. Through schools, churches, synagogues, Girl and Boy Scouts and countless other organizations, children and teenagers are expected to do something, whether it be fund-raising for charities, working at soup kitchens or assisting at animal shelters.  [READ ARTICLE]

Props to fitness entrepreneur Charlie James for the well toned abs and over a million hits on her YouTube channel. Though after reading this article and watching the video, I can’t help but wonder if it’s the pooper, I mean blooper that should get the credit. Details, details, details. They matter!  [READ ARTICLE]