Our Story -Hometowns or Where We Grew Up

By: Margarita Shafiro -  Victor was born in Athens, Greece (his mother is Russian who grew up in Philadelphia, PA and his father is Greek). He moved to the U.S. when he was four years of age. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA. Margarita was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. She grew up in a town on the Black Sea called Novorossyisk, Russia. She came to the U.S. to go to school 6 year…

Heart of Friendship

By: Michele Wallace Campanelli #1 New York Times Best-selling Author -  Melisa and I have known each other since we were young teens in the United Methodist Youth Group. She was a big time player on a local junior high softball team and very popular. Even though we didnt have much in common (Im not a bit athletic and younger), she took me under her wing. We grew up together. Years p…