Emily Adams Keplinger's Latest Articles
Know your nonprofits: Revolutions Bicycle Co-op
Revolutions Bicycle Co-op is making it easy for anyone in Memphis to get pedaling. Adding to their existing bike maintenance and repair workshops and scheduled group rides, the nonprofit has recently launched a program to help seniors stay mobile...on three wheels.
Know your nonprofits: Memphis Heritage
Memphis Heritage is employing new strategies to preserve old structures. This local non-profit is committed to protecting and revitalizing the region's history through advocacy for the county's oldest buildings.
Know your nonprofits: Creative Aging
The staff at Creative Aging knows art experiences are incredibly impactful for seniors, from promoting memory health to enhancing the immune system. The nonprofit's programs bring artists into senior spaces to share their creativity and enrich lives.
Know your nonprofits: Theatre Memphis
Noted as one of the oldest and most successful community theaters in the country, Theatre Memphis seen lots of change over the years. Even with ever growing outreach and education programs, their core mission of bringing quality volunteer theatre to the city has been persistent.
What’s growing at Memphis Botanic Garden
As the name would imply, the Memphis Botanic Garden is full of specialty gardens brimming with varieties of plants, flowers, and trees, yes. But the non-profit is more than just what is growing in the ground.
Volunteers fuel the Pink Palace Crafts Fair
The annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair -- the museum's largest fundraiser -- takes place this month and requires the help of an army of volunteers. The day of crafts, culture, education, music and shopping has become one of the most beloved fall traditions in Memphis.
The collective power of volunteering
Carol Gaudino knows changing communities happens one volunteer hour at a time. She is helping people find satisfaction in service as Director of Volunteer Memphis, where she connects citizens to meaningful opportunities to give back and solve city problems.
