Giving back is a way of life for Ambassador Council Chair Claire Leipzig

Claire remembers the satisfaction she felt serving meals at Grace Church with her mother as a child. In high school, she volunteered with Bike First, a Portland organization that teaches people with intellectual and developmental disabilities how to ride bikes independently. When she went to college in New Orleans, she volunteered with an organization in the Ninth Ward that put on musical productions for children with […]

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Service is a family value for new Ambassador Council Chair

Written by Sarah Wexler Growing up in a large Filipino-Irish Catholic family in Chicago, Will Mohring spent countless afternoons at sprawling barbecues at his grandmother’s house. His Lola (Tagalog for “grandmother”) would cook a feast of whole fish, rice, lumpia, pancit noodles, and coconut confections. But for Will, it wasn’t just about the menu.  “Those meals […]

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