The MIC Blog is also known as Michael’s Veranda, because when Michael was a child he lived with his grandfather, Melbourne, and they would relax on the veranda together.
It was here, outside the concrete house with its tin roof, that Melbourne liked to sit in the evening with a view of the neighboring hills and the other houses dotted here and there on the slopes.
Michael would join him, and they'd spend time chatting; Michael as a young boy learning through talking with his grandfather, and Melbourne as an elder passing on his own wisdom and knowledge.
A bond was created there, a bond that would last and now forms the legacy that is the Melbourne and Michael Folkes Foundation.
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You’ll find him on our MIC (Mighty In Character) website. He’s an animated figure, a small boy entrusted with a sacred mission––to translate for children the importance of always behaving well and adhering to five fundamental elements of ethical citizenship: truth, faith, courage, kindness and gratitude.
