CIVITAN BLOG
Member Spotlight: Lauren Sickles
Ten minutes outside the city limits of Orlando, Florida stands Lake Howell High School, where Junior Civitan has been a chartered club since December 13, 1974. Hundreds of passionate members have come through the club in the last 45 years, one of them being current...
International Clergy Week February 3-7, 2020
THE FOUR CHAPLAINS On the morning of February 3, 1943, the USS Dorchester was en route to a secret radar installation in Greenland. It was on this harsh, cold morning that a German submarine sealed the fate of four brave chaplains and several other soldiers aboard the...
International Board Meets in Birmingham, Alabama
As clubs marked a new Civitan year in October, so did the Civitan International Board of Directors. The group gathered in Birmingham, Alabama, the first weekend of the month for their first meeting, which tackled such subjects as compliance, officer elections and the...
Meet the New Faces at the Civitan International Research Center
SUMMER THYME, Ph.D. Summer Thyme, Ph.D., joined the Civitan International Research Center and the Department of Neurobiology at the University of Alabama from Harvard University this past July. Thyme’s research focuses on neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental...
Meet 2019-2020 International President Patsy Perkal
Service has been a part of International President Patsy Perkal’s life for as long as she can remember. Growing up in a small town in New Mexico, Patsy spent much of her young life watching her mother and grandmother working to improve their community. Patsy’s mother...
Member Spotlight: Mary Coon
After 37 years, Mary Coon’s love for Civitan is just as strong as it was the day she first joined in 1982. Currently a member and former president of the Warner Robins Civitan Club in Warner Robins, Georgia, Coon credits her unwavering passion for Civitan to her...
Civitan Connect 2020
Click here to sign up and receive monthly Civitan Connect newsletters designed just for you. Civitan Connect is a new communications platform designed to support members at every level. This new initiative aims to encourage and support members as they engage with one...
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Parkinson’s Research with Dr. Laura Volpicelli-Daley
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and more than 6 million people worldwide. While Parkinson’s disease is most widely known to be a motor disorder causing individuals to experience rigidity and...
Brewing Purpose
World Citizenship Award Recipient Amy Wright started drinking coffee when she became a parent, adding just a bit of cream and sugar to her morning pick-me-up. Nowadays, her cup of joe comes with much more – the satisfaction it’s changing lives and perceptions....