Free the Children Archives - Curtains are Open

We Scare Hunger…

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Colleen ODea

What happens when you take 63 students and challenge them to scare away hunger? You get a whole lot of happy kids making a difference as they filled not one but THREE trucks in support of the Free The Children Continue reading We Scare Hunger…→

School supplies…Me to We…

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Colleen ODea

There’s something about having to purchase yet another French/English dictionary…having to buy yet another math set and the umpteen three-ring binders that seem to fall apart year after year…that sends me a little over the edge. I remember a red Continue reading School supplies…Me to We…→

Sometimes, you have to take a few hits to figure out who you really are! Curtains are Open is about moving forward, accepting change and finding happiness in the craziest of places. I write about life as a single Mom of three fantastic kids...how I returned to school in my forties, started a new company and began putting my life back together again...better than I ever imagined. I'm thrilled so many of you have been along for the journey and find inspiration in my story. The curtains are open. Read more...