Jermar Perry was born and raised in the city of Philadelphia, on the playground is where he spent some of his days? Unlike The Fresh Prince, he didn’t move to Bel Air. Instead, he moved to St. Louis almost four years ago, a year after his then fiancé and now wife. After receiving his bachelor’s […]
Molly Pearson hails from Lincoln, Nebraska. She moved to St. Louis in 2005 to earn her degree in English literature and women and gender studies at Webster University.
Yvonne Osei, left Ghana and came to the U.S. to pursue the art education she felt called to. Yvonne will share her story of leaving home to pursue her passion.
A natural organizer, Tara believes in being open-minded and friendly with everyone you meet – because you never know who will be a source of inspiration. When not working on her next creative project you can find at Brennan’s in the central west end, her self-proclaimed “cheers.”
At a certain point, you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening… You feel the world’s word as a tension, a hum, a single chorused note everywhere the same. This is it: […]
Thank you for attending Campfire today. I hope today can be enlightening. My journey has been long, hard, and often confusing. But I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Even writing this message is tough. Thank you for being with me on this day. I’ll never forget.
Born and raised in the super-cool city of Saint Louis, Delores Martin is an energetic community member, mother, and business woman. Having spent much of her life in insurance sales, she now has fun selling Mary Kay cosmetics. Delores is committed to helping Saint Louis youth. She volunteers for the city’s “ready reader” program in […]