The EKS Challenge: Celebrating Eunice Kennedy Shriver
October 29, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
Charity Events
(*Photography courtesy of Terrence Baker/DC Spotlight) Above: Terrence Baker (left), Wendy Thompson (center) and Tim Shriver (right) enjoy the crisp Saturday morning during the EKS Challenge.
The TOP 10 (#8) Tim Shriver: Putting the fun back into community service
October 1, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
In the Spotlight with Wendy Thompson
As Tim Shriver walks into the room and takes his seat, he glances over and makes a funny clown face and laughs. Shriver is the president of Special Olympics and despite the loss of his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver last year, there is reason to celebrate. The inaugural Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day was celebrated nationally and internationally on September 25th, and on October 23, the EKS (Eunice Kennedy [...]
The TOP 10 (#1) Terrence Baker: A future through the lens of a camera
October 1, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
Metro Link, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
When Terrence Baker walked onto the floor of the State Senate in Maryland’s State House in Annapolis, he could never have known the significance of his visit. Dressed in his best suit and tie, carrying a 35mm DSLR camera in one hand and a pack of Mentos candy in the other, Baker stepped onto the floor of the State Senate and unknowingly made “…one small [...]
The Top 10 (#6) Albert Price: A New Vision for the Disabled through Photography
September 28, 2010
Adam Arnold
Staff Writer
Metro Link, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
Photos courtesy of New Vision Photography Program
There are those who take high office to institute changes to their communities, and then there are those who take on a local role and make important contributions from within. Albert Price, the CEO of New Vision Photography Program, has found a vital role to serve in helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Washington, DC metro area, [...]