SYRACUSE — In a recent letter to the editor in our sister publication, The Mail-Journal, Larry Rensberger addressed the local communities with a challenge to give back through volunteer work. Rensberger wrote, “(Seven years ago), 27 percent of all Americans were volunteers. It is down to 21 percent. This trend is unlikely to change unless something …read more.

An ancient Chinese proverb states, “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime,” but Dewart Lake Community Friends Church and Quaker Haven Camp in Syracuse have ventured into new territory with their community garden concept, “A Place to Grow.” “It’s not …read more.