Local woman takes message to TED stage

Ingram sees power in positive  approach to community service

  • Mary Ingram of Phillips is shown speaking on a TED stage this June in Gainsville, Fla. Her message challenges her audience to put a more positive light on community service as a useful tool for young people.
    Mary Ingram of Phillips is shown speaking on a TED stage this June in Gainsville, Fla. Her message challenges her audience to put a more positive light on community service as a useful tool for young people.

    To hear Mary's TED Talk message, click the link below.

    TED Talk

    Lessons learned by a Phillips woman who has spent much of her life helping others landed her on the TED stage recently, where she challenged a nationwide audience to be more purposeful in its approach to community service for young people, offering it as an opportunity rather than as a form of punishment. Five months after filming her …