Alumni Profiles

Articles and memories from 2010 to the present

Living Generously: When One Conversation Changes Everything

Rusty’s enthusiasm for giving is palpable. “Don’t be a hoarder!” he says in his affable Texas drawl. “Only five percent of Christians shed the light!” He heard this “don’t be a hoarder” comment from a minister while working together in the prison ministry in Austin and has adopted the phrase as another way of saying, “live generously.”

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Servant Leadership in Politics

Three alumnae of Adventure Unlimited programs who have embarked on careers in politics use listening as an invaluable tool to interact with their constituents. Each of these alumnae offer different perspectives of what has remained with them since their time at camp or in DiscoveryBound (previously known as A/U chapter programs), but all in some way recognized the importance of listening.

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Alumni Profiles: Where Are They Now?

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Zipline catches up with the 10 newest members of the National Alumni Board: Valerie Anderson, Craig Armstrong, Kenny D’Evelyn, Jennifer Franklin, Glenn Grow, Pam Herzer, Katie Clark Jensen, Wynne Staley Pecheck, Tim Potter and Holly Harz Valentine.

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Alumni Getting Involved: Giving Back through Chapter Work

Long before she became a parent, Jessica Dees was looking out for her Sunday School students. “Middle school is a great time for them to know that there are other Christian Scientists around,” says Jessica, who has volunteered as a DiscoveryBound (DB) Outreach chapter worker in Jacksonville, Florida for the last 15 years.

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