CONTENTS
SUMMER 2018
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Karen D. Chellew
CEO & Founder Sisters U Foundation, Inc. www.sistersu.org
Melissa Kelley
Managing Editor - U Magazine Sisters U Foundation, Inc. www.sistersu.org
Kimberly Rabago
Director of Administration Sisters U Foundation, Inc. www.sistersu.org
Michelle Kane
Director of Marketing Sisters U Foundation, Inc. Principal, VoiceMatters, LLC www.voicemattersllc.com
Shawna Boell
Fashion Editor - U Magazine Owner, Get it Together Mom getit2gethermom@gmail.com
Tricia Glodowski
Wellness Editor - U Magazine Owner, FindYes Fitness & Nutrition findyes@gmail.com
Amy McDermott
Photography Editor - U Magazine Owner, Heart and Soul Portraits www.hsportraits.com
Tracy McGinty
Copy Editor - U Magazine Sisters U Foundation, Inc. www.sistersu.org
Christin Smith Myers
Copy Editor - U Magazine Positivity Speaker www.christinsmithmyers.com
Rodney Altemose
Advisor - U Magazine Executive Director, Upper Bucks Campus Bucks County Community College www.bucks.edu
Joanna Bartholomew
Advisor - U Magazine Administration, Upper Bucks Campus Bucks County Community College www.bucks.edu
Amber Fitch
Layout/Graphic Design - U Magazine Bucks County Community College www.bucks.edu
COVER STORY
Kindness is Blooming, Rocking and Rolling .............................................5
COMMUNITY
Creative Expressions of Bloom ........................................................... 8
DID U KNOW
Make a Difference in Your Community with Sisters U ........................... 9
GETTING TO KNOW U
Getting to Know the U Magazine Editorial Committee ...........................10
INSPIRATION FOR U
Growing Kindness in the Community ............................................... 12
LIFESTYLE
Cultivating Empowerment in the Next Generation of Women ............... 14
WELLNESS
Changing the Landscape of Recovery ................................................ 16
FOCUS ON U
Grow Your Voice with a Podcast ...................................................... 18
RELATIONSHIPS
A Rebirth of Family Relationships .................................................... 20
FASHION & BEAUTY
Seasonal Clothing Trends ............................................................... 24
IN YOUR SPACE
How to Purge, Organize and Utilize Your Clothes ............................... 25