Sharing the Love
When people ask me why I took Christina-Taylor to shake her congresswoman's hand that sunny Saturday morning, my answer is always the same: Why didn't you have a child with you at the event, too? Don't you know someone who'd enjoy it just as much as you do? I founded GRIN to put the love to good use. It seemed so obvious to me. How will the little ones learn if the big ones don't show them the way? How can you bemoan the fact that young people don't go to the polls when you've done nothing to show them that all politics is, ultimately, local. Our representative was coming to the neighborhood; I took the kid and off we went. In the aftermath, lying on Douglas and wondering what I would be able to do when I got up and around again, the notion of bringing together those who have time and those who have needs began to form. Nearly two years later, eleven months into the process of receiving a 501c3 designation, GRIN has brought smiles to schools all...