January is National Blood Donor Month in the U.S. The month was proclaimed in January 1970 by Senate Joint Resolution 154 to pay tribute to voluntary blood donors and encourage new donors to join. Blue Yonder associate Kathy Machacon, who has been donating blood and…

I am an avid lover of cinema and television. I picked up our family’s VHS camcorder early on and never looked back, creating homemade movies and marveling at what I would watch on our tiny television growing up. Recently, a show I have come to…

Have you ever been so busy you wished you could clone yourself?  What if you could? What would you have your clone do first? In addition to that miles-long to-do list (expense reports – ugh), what could your clone do or learn that could help…

What do you do with a foster kitten who is full of personality and in need of a “forever home” but will have a runny, sneezy nose and damaged eye for the rest of his life? Will he be able to find a family that…

If you had asked me eight years ago if I knew what pancreatic cancer was or that November was Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month, I would have said “no.” However, that all changed when in August 2016, my world was shattered – my mom was diagnosed…

November is National Adoption Month. For many children waiting for a good home, and families waiting to be complete, adoption fills their lives with love. We spoke to Blue Yonder associate Dan Berreth who adopted his daughter last year. Dan and his wife also have…

If you knew we had a National Take a Hike Day, raise your hand. Okay, you can’t see me, but let the record show that my hand is not raised. Usually when someone tells me to “take a hike,” they aren’t suggesting that I head…

As we get closer to Veterans Day, I like to reflect on why we observe the holiday and what it has become. Veterans Day shares a distinction separate from Memorial Day in many countries (learn more about the differences here). Originally coined as Armistice Day,…

The week of Oct. 16, 2023, was Global Week of Giving at Blue Yonder, and our associates contributed more than 700 hours of volunteer time helping local communities!! With World Food Day taking place on Oct. 16, food insecurity was a primary focus for several…

World Food Day is celebrated annually on Oct. 16. Nearly 3 out of 10 people globally experience food insecurity (i.e., not having enough food or adequate food to meet your needs), according to the World Bank Group. The day was commissioned by the United Nations…