CPF: Bringing Jobs To Utah & Clean Energy To The World
By: Carribean Pacific Foundation
November 3, 2014
Energy, it can neither be created nor destroyed, Albert Einstein said. But for years, we have created technology to harness and transfer it to be used in ways that make our lives better. It’s one of the critical building blocks of any society, and having an affordable, reliable supply could mean the difference between a nation’s people thriving, or living in poverty.
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Though Their Memories Fail, Our Love Will Prevail. Help End Alzheimer’s
Updated: October 29, 2014
If Bill Miller could have just one wish, it would be to have his wife back. It’s a wish many who have lost a loved one would probably make, but it’s also likely to be the wish of those who have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s. For Bill, that person is his wife Beverly, one of over five million Americans living with the degenerative brain disease, and experts predict that number will skyrocket to 16 million by 2050.
Read This ArticleThe Magic Of Theatre For the Children Of Utah, And It’s Absolutely Free!
Updated: November 7, 2014
"There is a magic that happens when you’re seeing great, live, local theatre," Jenifer Nii said. "There’s this thing that happens deep inside your chest and you come away wanting to live a deeper, richer life." The local playwright lives for the creative process and is passionate, not only about keeping what many call a dying art form alive, but also using it to encourage one to one connections.
Read This ArticlePutting People-Helping-People into Practice
Updated: December 19, 2014
As Utah’s top member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative financial institution, America First Credit Union provides a complete range of affordable products & services for local families and businesses.
Read This ArticleMusic-In-Our-Schools: Tickling The Ivories To Inspire Utah’s Kids
Updated: November 26, 2014
One of the greatest children’s writers of all time, Hans Christian Andersen once said, "Where words fail, music speaks." Like Hans, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, and many educators believe in the benefits of taking a break from the books and the pencils and allowing young minds to experience the power of music, specifically piano music.
Read This ArticleUTBS: At the ‘Heart’ of Special Needs Foster Care
Updated: February 16, 2015
If you ever watched the award-winning film 'The Blind Side', chances are you'll never forget the thought-provoking exchange between Beth and Leigh Anne. "You're changing that boy's life," Beth said. "No. He's changing mine," Leigh Anne retorted.
Read This ArticleMore Than ‘Just’ Shoes Says Lakeview Elementary To America First
Updated: February 19, 2015
Four hundred shoes, to keep 400 little feet warm, that's what happens every winter at Lakeview Elementary School; and the staff members who are grateful to receive them for the children who need them, all credit America First with making it happen.
Read This ArticleA Clear Horizon & Brighter Future For Children With Autism
Updated: March 11, 2015
It's highly unlikely you'll hear the words autism and blessing mentioned in the same sentence, but chances are, if you're hanging out with the Waldrop family, you will. Their 12 year old son Hayden was diagnosed with the spectrum disorder at the age of three, and while the Waldrops have always loved and had compassion for people with disabilities, Hayden and his school, Clear Horizons Academy – a non-profit school educating children with autism spectrum disorders - have both contributed to further increasing the family's level of empathy and understanding.
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