In this week’s Board Member Spotlight we learn a little about Melissa Meehan, a passionate board member of the Orange Effect Foundation, as she shares her passion for summertime and live music. I love Cleveland in the Summer! The Cleveland Metroparks hosts Thursday night Summer Concerts all over town. I attended the concert at one of my favorite spots in Cleveland, the historic U.S. Coast …
Orange Effect Board Member Spotlight: Melissa Meehan
What do I do for a day job? Well, this Fall I started my 37th year working as a Speech-Language Pathologist! Yes, it seems hard to believe I have been doing this for that many years. I have to admit, I love my job and I love the many different opportunities I have had with this career. I first started out at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center, which has always been a place near and …
A Golf Social Story
The Orange Effect Foundation just completed their 15th Annual Golf for Autism outing. It was a huge success and one of their two big golf fundraising events that provide funding for children who need speech therapy. I am not a golfer but volunteered to help out for this event – you know, selling raffle tickets, taking pictures, and of course, serving beer – things I know very well how to …
Opening Doors
I was shopping for doors the other day with my husband (I want a back door that lets more sun come into my kitchen!!) and I started thinking about how “open doors” do let us connect to the outside and to so many other things… In a time of such unrest both with COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests, it has made me, and I am sure many of us, reflect on what we can do to make a …
