As some of you know, last July I went on a PULSE assignment at The Food Trust working on Get Hype Philly! which is a citywide initiative promoting positive youth development in Philly and empowers youth as leaders to live healthier lives and create healthier communities. This volunteer experience became a point in my life […]
Category Archives: North America
June
01
Ready to go!
posted by Scott Klesmer
I am just about three weeks away from starting my PULSE assignment and I can’t wait to get started. I will be working with the Philadelphia Education Fund (PEF) as Special Assistant to the CEO to develop new business models to create sustainable funding sources that will enable PEF to continue to provide educational improvement needs to Philadelphia […]
April
24
Spring is here.
posted by Kristel Guce
In the last 3 months, people would always ask me, “How are you?” I would always find myself grappling for a reply, and more often than not, I’d say with a smile, “I’m okay.” Sometimes, it is an honest answer. Sometimes, it is an empty one. Many times, I would ask the same question to myself, […]
February
07
Turning point: Evolution!
posted by Lorena La Rosa
Come back to GSK Rosia Vaccine site and hard to say goodbye to my PULSE adventure and all people met during this adventure! My farewell was an impressive and emotional moment, celebrated with all Direct Relief staff! Most of them become my adoptive family and, honestly, a part of me is still with them at Direct […]
February
02
Toronto and CCS: First impressions
posted by Kristel Guce
Caution: Very long blog… I tried to condense my first 25 days in this post! The Weather When I first got here, weather was always a convo starter and I totally relate why. So, you see, it deserves the top spot for this story. I was never used to talking about it back home because […]
January
29
It sounds so cliché…
posted by joantarasar
As 2016 came to a close, so too did my PULSE assignment at the Canadian Cancer Society in Toronto. I feel like I should write a final blog, but where to begin? As I reflect on these past months, I want to write about my experience, but I can’t seem to find the words to […]
January
16
Going Going Back Back to Boston
posted by Caitlin Vestal Tibbetts
Well, I’m back. My PULSE assignment has concluded, I’m back on East Coast time, and I’m back at GSK. On the flight home I was reflecting on my assignment and felt like it fit right in to the mold of the perfect story. Remember learning about Shakespeare and dramatic structure back in school? If not, […]
January
13
A very long road to Toronto
posted by Kristel Guce
Manila is 13,206 km. away from Toronto, an 18-hour direct flight aboard the Philippine Airlines, with a 13-hour time difference and 40-degree Celsius apart. I cannot overemphasize that they are continents apart. But I’d say my journey to PULSE Day 1 has even been longer. Since 2014, I’ve been making it known to my line manager that […]
January
05
Reflections
posted by debderoode
I trust everyone had a Merry Christmas and had the opportunity to spend time with friends and family. Hopefully you are all feeling a little more rested after the break than at the beginning, I know I certainly do. Right up until December 23, I was busy at the Hospice doing everything I could to […]
December
20
Wrapping up
posted by brettblackwell
It’s the last day on my GSK Pulse Assignment and PATH’s low cost, low resource human milk pasteurization product, FoneAstra, is tantalizingly close to launching, with only a few final actions to be closed out by the manufacturer first. To help facilitate this I went to Cape Town, South Africa, to visit the manufacturer Skeg […]
December
19
Do you believe in magic? John Sebastian
posted by Tara Miller
We just had 2 huge events this past month that the team I am on executed – HYPE summits (Healthy You Positive Energy) – one for high schools and one for middle schools. These events are an experience that is even hard to write on paper. Imagine a room full of 200+ youth all part […]
December
05
Chapter 4: Heart of a Warrior
posted by Shaun Venable
By definition, a warrior is a courageous person engaged in battle; a soldier. A warrior perseveres to the end, fearless and relentless in their pursuit of victory. Over the past 5 months, I’ve had the opportunity to work with such champions…whether it was an EDCI staff member, loving parent in the community, or a child with […]
November
30
Go-live!
posted by Lorena La Rosa
Now here it is a decisive moment: the improvement actions in QA pillar warehouse project have been taken place successfully. That’s a great satisfaction for all Direct Relief staff and me! During this period, QA and Operation functions showed a strong and amazing collaboration on new system application and they were very supportive each other! […]
November
21
The Personal Side of Pulse
posted by trishcoppola
My Pulse assignment catapulted me into a new life, in a new city, and a new job far removed from the comfortable and predictable life I knew. I left the rolling hills and southern hospitality of the Bluegrass state (Kentucky) to make my home in the city that never sleeps – New York! This is […]
November
21
Thankful for the Teachers
posted by Tara Miller
It is one of those beautiful days that stick in your mind as the perfect fall day …. the leaves are starting to change, the temperature has dropped enough to make you need a jacket, the sun is out and I am outside walking to Global Leadership Academy charter school. We are visiting a school that has […]
