MARK BEAUMONT
Thinking back to when he grew up on a farm near Blairgowrie, record breaking round the world cyclist and adventurer Mark Beaumont reckons he had something of a “wild man” existence during childhood.
Home schooled and “feral” until the age of 12, the former Dundee High School pupil knew how to hunt rabbits and make his own shoes out of rabbit skins.
Every morning he’d have to get up to help milk 60 goats and collect eggs from 200 hens.
While he knows now he probably took those childhood experiences for granted, he’s in no doubt that the physical and mental competences he gained from getting muddy in the great outdoors and learning how to work in teams were “utterly formative” in terms of the confidence and resilience he’s dug into later in life.
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Habitat HOPE to host personal finance webinar
February s Habitat HOPE webinar will be on the topic of Use Your Tax Returns to Reach Your Financial Goals.
This is part of a series hosted by Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County.
The online webinar, led by Habitat HOPE counselor Jeanette McDonald, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23.
To register, contact her at jmcdonald@habitatmonroemi.org or call 585-6701.
Human Services Network meeting
The Human Services Network of Monroe County will meet via Zoom video conference at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Members should watch their emails for log-in details.
Announcements at the January meeting included that Monroe County Opportunity Program is taking appointments to help with income tax and homestead property tax credits. All individuals age 60 and older who are at or below 200% poverty level can receive those credits.