Awareness
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3 Awesome Women Leaders of Ancient Egypt
Written by Cassidy Murray “We are not makers of history, we are made by history.” Martin Luther King Jr. Throughout time there have been countless inspiring women who have shaped the course of history. Through their brave acts and fearless persistence, they proved to the world that women are awesome leaders. And although there are innumerable women who I could address, some of the first and most astonishing women to influence the world were found in antiquity, particularly in ancient Egypt. These were women who made concrete changes in the past which influenced and evolved culture as we know it today. These leading women became striking examples and influencers for centuries…
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The CHOC Walk Helps Support CHOC Hospital: A Premier Destination for Children’s Health
CHOC Hospital: A Premier Destination for Children’s Health CHOC Children’s Hospital has been meeting the needs of children and families with first-class care and state-of-the-art facilities since it opened it’s doors many years ago. CHOC has emerged as an extensive healthcare system, featuring a main hospital in the city of Orange, a second hospital in Mission Viejo, 14 primary care health centers, and multiple community clinics and mobile health vans — ensuring that every child in Orange County has access to outstanding care. A dear friend of mine niece, Jerrica, was a recipient of the wonderful care that CHOC Children’s Hospital provides and has a team this year walking in…
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6 Ways We Can Empower Women and Girls Around the World
Written by Kaitlin Murray The cover image shows me teaching a class of girls at Project Soar Morocco about the Syrian refugee crisis. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.” – Malala Yousafzai In our world today, too many girls and women are not empowered to reach for their dreams and discover their full potential. All around the world, millions of girls and women are still at the margins of society and don’t have the chance to raise their voices. As empowered…
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Disney’s CHRISTOPHER ROBIN out in theaters August 3rd.
Winnie the Pooh is one of my favorite all-time characters. There is just something so sweet and endearing about him and his friends. Heck, even The Tao of Pooh is one of my favorite books. I even used A.A. Milne’s idea of having the stuffed animals in Christopher Robin’s bedroom stacked around his bed in my first children’s book, Penelope the Purple Pirate! In the first and last scene in the book you will find Penelope’s friends hanging around her bedroom. Hey, when someone has a good idea… And A.A. Milne has created on of the most timeless and endearing characters of all time! I am super excited that…
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Dandelion Moms Project Kindness :: Helping an Autism Center
Dandelion Moms Project Kindness was created in order to support local, national and even worldwide organizations. A few years back our community sent a small town in the Dominican Republic over 250 books so they could open up a town library. Together, we helped raised over 300 Project Night Night tote bags that were given out to children in shelters across the country and supported the #LikeAGirl campaign that empowers young girls. These are just some of the organizations that that our community has helped and it is something that is dear to my heart. This month I was asked by a long-time dandelion mom if our community could help…
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Netflix original series DreamWorks The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants premieres July 13th
TRA-LA-LAAAA! So excited! We absolutely love these books and I have to say as a mom of a reluctant reader that the Captain Underpants book series really helped my daughter become more interested in reading. Now, she will pick up a book and read it for the joy of reading but there was a period of time a few years back that it was really tough to convince her to pick up a book, but she really connected the Captain Underpants and it was a turning point for her. Hurray for books like these that help with our reluctant readers! Fans of Captain Underpants – hold tight and get ready for…
