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Marine Corps Lance Corporal Matias Ferreira, age 22 and an Atlanta native, lost both of his legs 11 months ago while serving in Afghanistan. His recovery took place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, just outside of Washington, D.C. Now LCpl Ferreira walks -- and runs -- on prosthetic legs. This year he ran the Army Ten-Miler and Navy Five-Miler on those legs, and today Ferreira is 18 days away from tackling yet another running feat -- the Walt Disney World© Half Marathon in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. 

By Jan C. Opper, Senior Advisor, Business Civic Leadership Center

As many on the east coast live through the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, and wait to see whether another hurricane will grace the shores of the United States, we again turn our attention to the devastating flooding, especially inland flooding, that can occur.  Flooding can be as destructive, or more so, than wind.  Flood waters have run rampant through the southern half of Vermont, upstate New York, and New Jersey, while taking their toll in other states, as well. 

I recently interviewed Chad Jester, President of Nationwide Foundation & Vice President of Corporate Citizenship for Nationwide, about the company's community activities and its impact model.

BCLC:At Nationwide you talk a lot about "critical moments" in your approach to community investment. What does that mean in practice?