Certain Saturday mornings can be very special for Marilyn Lehren. Once a month she takes her guitar (whose name is Walter ) to the Maplewood Library for storytime, where a diverse bunch of kids are waiting. She introduces Walter to the children and settles in for an hour of song (and dance) played to a rapt audience, which is a mix of typical kids and some with special needs. As a Patch editor, Marilyn's donated time fits in nicely with the company's policy of Give Five, which encourages employees to volunteer for a good cause. But she would be there anyway, as she has been doing for long…
Everything I really need to know about giving, I learned in kindergarten. But yesterday I learned that when it comes to giving, I'm not nearly as smart as a fifth grader. Patch editors across the country (the AOL-owned company launched its 600th site earlier this week) were asked to Give Five on Thursday, the company's phrase for spending part of the day volunteering in the community. I was invited to help decorate gingerbread houses in a kindergarten classroom at Collins Elementary School. I know one of the teachers, Greer Gelman, as a volunteer with Cycle for Survival, a fundraiser for …
