About Us

Joan Keddell
Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights. But your ears thirst for the sound of your hearts knowledge...The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea...For the self is a sea boundless and measureless." Gibran

In my journeys and explorations during my 25 years working in the Travel Industry, I have seen missed opportunities to simply educate ourselves, to learn about who we are, our collective environmental/humanitarian concerns, or even ancient tradition that we could incorporate into our own daily lives. My work has given me the gift of a variety of lenses to people and the world in different forums. Sometimes the best is saved for last, which led me to a position working on the sea. It made me realize that our passport may give us access to the various parts of the world, but the sea gives us safe passage to the portals of our mind, spirit, and global community. Our collective journey has begun to link to educators, non-profits, organizations, healers, and simply the world in which we live as a community.

Don Keddell
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today." African Proverb

Several basic ideas have driven my 36 years of service to children and families as a public school teacher and administrator. First, I believe that continuous learning is essential to an individual's quality of life. We have a responsibility to nurture that flame in young people and to model that ideal as adults. Secondly, I believe that human diversity is an asset to be treasured in the pursuit of significant personal or collective goals. Learning to use the strength and power of the rainbow coalition that is the potential heritage of the family of man can transform a troubled world. Finally, I believe that we are all placed on Earth for a purpose. Building bridges between people through knowledge, respect and understanding continues to be mine.

Janet Keddell
"Set out to fulfill obligations, to do what you must and exact of others what they owe you, and all your days alike will end in weariness of spirit…Nothing but what you volunteer has the essence of life, the springs of pleasure in it. These are the things you do because you want to do them, the things your spirit has chosen for its satisfaction…They are the inviting by-paths of life into which you go for discovery, to get off the dusty roads of mere duty into cool meadows and shadowed glades where the scene is changed and the air seems full of the tonic of freedom." Woodrow Wilson

My professional background is in medical technology in a clinical laboratory. I spent most of my career in the Buffalo, NY area, first in a hospital setting and then in managerial positions in private laboratories.

It is hard to remember a time when I wasn't what is currently known as an environmentalist, but my support has mostly been monetary donations coupled with a little letter writing. It is difficult to maintain hope for a better world with the often overwhelming, difficult news stories that come our way. The SilverLining Foundation is a chance to make a difference in a more active way. I hope that you will join with us to have memorable experiences, broaden your knowledge base, and help to increase our depths of understanding and compassion. We need peace to break out in a sustainable world.