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 3, 2015 | Home Page |
“What did [they] lack though? … They lacked something that could have been given to them if we’d only know they needed it: a community around them that prepared them properly for the world.” – Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers. How many young people around us lack proper...
by Dominic Bills | Nov 24, 2014 | Home Page |
If you’ve ever asked the question “when am I going to use this in real life?” about math, you’re not alone. Thankfully there are several practical applications for the subject most of us spent at least 12 years studying. One of my favorites is...
by Dominic Bills | Sep 24, 2014 | Home Page, Wasatch |
Yesterday afternoon Garrett and I had the chance to visit the Wasatch Elementary Site. When the club members arrived, they checked in and put their backpacks away before getting their snack. They enjoyed orange juice and a muffin, both of which looked...
