by Dominic Bills | May 5, 2015 | Home Page |
You may have seen some of the articles published by the New York Times on May 4th about upward mobility. They’re certainly a fascinating read. Here are links to three of them: an atlas of upward mobility, an interactive piece about how your area compares to other...
by Dominic Bills | Apr 7, 2015 | Home Page |
Provo, Utah has the highest volunteerism rate in the entire country. We really are number one when it comes to volunteering. Pretty cool, huh? Just this morning I had the chance to attend a meeting with John Curtis, Provo’s Mayor, where he thanked my fellow AmeriCorps...
by Dominic Bills | Mar 19, 2015 | Home Page, Provo Clubhouse |
Smith’s visited the Provo Clubhouse yesterday and the Club members loved it! The afternoon started with coloring pages to be entered in Smith’s coloring contest! After they were done coloring, it was time for frosting sugar cookies. The kids...
by Dominic Bills | Mar 17, 2015 | Home Page |
One of my favorite movies is Disney’s Meet the Robinsons. Throughout the film, Lewis, the protagonist, is encouraged to “keep moving forward.” At the end of the film there is a quote from Walt Disney “Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We...
by Dominic Bills | Mar 10, 2015 | Home Page |
At this time last year, I’d never heard of AmeriCorps. I was a BYU student studying sociology and happily working on campus. Honestly, at this time last year I didn’t know there were Boys & Girls Clubs in Utah, let alone here in Provo. In May, I was still on the...
by Dominic Bills | Feb 26, 2015 | Home Page, South Franklin Teen |
From indoor soccer, to volunteering, to looking at dinosaur fossils, the members of our South Franklin Teen Club have had some exciting opportunities lately! This is one of our growing sites, thanks, in part, to some of the great activities Club members have the...
