Previous|Next I arrived at the airport late. “I have enough time”, I kept reassuring myself. After all, my flight to Boston was at 11:22 AM ET. And it was only about 10 AM. Fortunately, there were only a few passengers in the JetBlue check-in area. I dragged my two large suitcases to one of the counters. If I am going to pay for checked-in luggage I better get the maximum … [Read more...]

Previous|Next The idle WeChat screen on my laptop suddenly sprang to life around 8 PM Eastern last Tuesday. It was Tian, one of our colleagues in Beijing. She will be assisting us with our IBM’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) volunteering project starting next week. The client, a local Chinese elderly care facility for Alzheimer’s, would be joining the WeChat conference call … [Read more...]

Previous | Next In the preceding blog, I wrote about the Chinese elderly and the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on the senior population. As part of a three-person team, I will be working on this social challenge in Beijing for one month starting this week. Our work is completely sponsored by IBM’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program. Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease. … [Read more...]

Previous | Next In my previous blog, I have told you about the IBM’s Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program that is sponsoring our volunteer work with an elder care facility in Beijing, China. More than a third of the residents at this center show symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. We have just received the Statement-of-Work (SoW) from Pyxera Global that will govern our … [Read more...]

Next In just a few weeks, I will be boarding a plane to China. My employer, IBM Corp., through its Corporate Service Corps program, is sponsoring a team of fifteen IBMers, to spend a month in Beijing. We will be volunteering for Chinese organizations that care for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The Corporate Service Corps (CSC) The CSC program empowers IBM employees as … [Read more...]