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The First Interview: Gervais Minani
As a first post to the Beautiful Day Blog, I’d like to recount my interview with a current member of the granola staff, Gervais. I met him one day at...
The First Interview: Gervais Minani
As a first post to the Beautiful Day Blog, I’d like to recount my interview with a current member of the granola staff, Gervais. I met him one day at...
Spring appealing
Dear friend, Beautiful Bar wrapper This past Tuesday we sent an appeal letter to our donors and customers seeking support for a spring appeal, with a goal of $25,000. Almost...
Spring appealing
Dear friend, Beautiful Bar wrapper This past Tuesday we sent an appeal letter to our donors and customers seeking support for a spring appeal, with a goal of $25,000. Almost...
The Miserables, the Lost Boys and a Beautiful Day
In 1991, when I first joined a refugee resettlement agency as a case manager, I was assigned to this family. They are Roma people from Romania, commonly referred to as...
The Miserables, the Lost Boys and a Beautiful Day
In 1991, when I first joined a refugee resettlement agency as a case manager, I was assigned to this family. They are Roma people from Romania, commonly referred to as...
Ruth Chhuani (Re-)Joins Beautiful Day
She worked with her mom in the family’s successful import-export business, travelling to China to purchase women’s apparel, a 1500-mile round trip, and then crossing back through Burma to sell...
Ruth Chhuani (Re-)Joins Beautiful Day
She worked with her mom in the family’s successful import-export business, travelling to China to purchase women’s apparel, a 1500-mile round trip, and then crossing back through Burma to sell...
My Friend, the Terrorist: From Rich Rosendahl&...
He has olive skin, jet black hair and speaks the same language as the people who carried out the 9/11 attacks. He is Muslim and his wife wears a scarf...
My Friend, the Terrorist: From Rich Rosendahl&...
He has olive skin, jet black hair and speaks the same language as the people who carried out the 9/11 attacks. He is Muslim and his wife wears a scarf...
A Thank You letter
There were times this year when I wondered if I was a bit nuts. Not exactly opera-in-the-jungle Fitzcarraldo nuts—but as close as I’d been in a while. I was sending...
A Thank You letter
There were times this year when I wondered if I was a bit nuts. Not exactly opera-in-the-jungle Fitzcarraldo nuts—but as close as I’d been in a while. I was sending...