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Great Quotes for Nurses!

As our Spa Giveaway for Nurses draws to a close, we wanted to share some of the best quotes for nurses we found! Click here to enter for YOUR chance to win! Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon. – Dag Hammarskjold Nurses dispense [...]

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Police Week

Police Week runs from May 12-18 Keep an eye on the blog for some of our favorite quotes, images, and resources surrounding the week’s events. And if you see a Law Enforcement Officer in your community, don’t forget to thank them for all they do!   _________________________________________________________________ We light a candle in solidarity tonight with [...]

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Top Quotes for Teachers

Our job is to teach the student we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we used to have. Those we have right now. All of them. –Dr. Kevin Maxwell Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them. - Richard [...]

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Teacher Appreciation Week

May 6-12 is… National Teacher Appreciation Week! To celebrate, we’re digging around for some of the best education-related stuff we’ve seen. Check here as the week goes by for some of our favorite education stories, videos, quotes and resources. To kick things off, check out one of the best homages to teaching that I’ve ever seen. Click [...]

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April Nominate a Hero Finalists!

Please note – we’ve changed the voting requirements this month. In order to vote, you’ll have to create an account and log in to vote. Once you register, you’ll be taken directly to the voting page. Click here register to cast your vote for April’s Hero of the Month! Don’t want to register? You can [...]

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Cal Cas Corner: Our April Law Enforcement Hero of the Month Finalist

When we started to ask Law Enforcement Officers to tell us about their heroes, we had a feeling the stories would be pretty spectacular. We see all the ‘bad news’ on the news; the mistakes seem to get all the press. But what about the amazing, heroic things that Law Enforcement Officers are doing every [...]

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December’s Nominate a Hero Finalists!

Nominate Your Hero Here! Congrats to Mark R – our Hero of the Month for December. You can read every finalist’s story below! Name: Scott D. Profession: Registered Nurse Nominated by: Barbara S. Described as an inspiration to all who know him, Scott is a Registered Nurse working as a home visitor with a hospice [...]

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Nursing: It’s Not What You Do, It’s Who You Are

It was almost nine o’clock on Sunday morning and Joyce DeZutti was running late. Along with her daughters Giovanna and Antoinette and her friend Andrea Skillman, Joyce had just enjoyed a weekend of pampering at the spa and was headed back to the airport. Suddenly, her limo slowed and swung out to the side, veering [...]

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True Heroes

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Bullying Prevention

It’s October! Aside from the month of changing leaves, spooky Holidays and falling temperatures, October is also… National Bullying Prevention Month!   In the last several weeks, several bullying-related stories have been making waves in national headlines. There was the high school student whose Homecoming nomination turned out to be a malicious prank, the TV news anchor whose weight became a [...]

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