Who ya gonna call? Remote learning helpline for teachers…and parents

Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Within a few weeks, hundreds of teachers — and eventually parents, too — were flooding the line with calls for help. Read More »

Zambia Independence Day

Happy Independence Day, Zambia! Today we are celebrating this country’s independence from the British, which occurred on October 24th, 1964. Read More »

FunTimes Friday: Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out Recap

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To honor the survivors, lives lost and people affected by the disease, on October 16th, 2020, FunTimes themed it's FunTimes Friday event ‘Breast Cancer Survivor Shout Out.’ This event was hosted by Reverend Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, the President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation, who engaged panelists Armenta L. Washington, Research Coordinator Senior at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, Kelsey Spielman, Licensed Genetic Center at the Basser Center for BRCA at Penn Medicine and Co-Founders of Breast Cancer nonprofit ‘Praise is the Cure’ Anita T. Connor and Kerri Connor Matchett. Read More »

Embracing Online Meditation to Relieve Emotional Distress

Philadelphians’ are using weekly online guided meditation via Meetup.com to find relief from intensified levels of stress and anxiety caused by the Covid 19 pandemic. I learned from my Saturday night session it works. Read More »

Celebrating Equatorial Guinea on Independence Day

Happy Independence Day, Equatorial Guinea! Today, October 12th, this Central African country gained independence from Spain. Join us in celebrating the country with 7 unique facts. Let’s jump right in! Read More »

Celebrating Cuba’s Resistance on Independence Day

Today we are celebrating Cuba’s independence day. This Caribbean country gained independence on October 10th, 1902 from Spain. The milestone did not come easy, and was a culmination of a 10 year war, with over 200,000 lives lost, and a US intervention that lasted for 3 years. (A street in Cuba) Read More »

Exploring Uganda on Independence Day

On Ugandan Independence Day, FunTimes takes a journey inside the history, struggles, jewels and tribulations that exist in the country. Read More »