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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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Teen Brothers Launch Double Peak In Order to Give Back
Teenage brothers Connor (16) and Sean (13) Jabbar launched their venture Double Peak on December 1, 2017. Their idea was to combine their passion for the outdoors and boarding with their desire to give back to communities. Double Peak is a lifestyle based clothing line that donates its entire proceeds to charitable causes. “We started Double Peak to share our passion of the outdoors, give back to causes in communities and start an exchange and a voice for things that happen everyday in our world. As most “boarders” know, the peak is the best part of the ride. It’s where you feel alive, free and weightless….as if you can…
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Bringing Beauty and Color to Kids in Need – Athens, Greece
While volunteering in a refugee camp in Athens, Greece for 2 months, I met many adorable children with bright smiles and kind laughs. The kids enjoyed games, activities, school and anything where you showed affection and love towards them. Since I have a passion for art, I started to draw henna-like designs on the kids. Everyone loved the drawings and soon enough I had children lined up for them. The girls adored having pretty flower and mandala designs on their hands. After watching the kids’ eagerness and enthusiasm for the designs, I realized that they loved having something unique and special drawn on their hands. The boys loved to have their favorite…
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Reading Partners Offers Ways For People To Give Back During National Volunteer Month
DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, A VOLUNTEER-LED LITERACY ORGANIZATION IS CELEBRATING THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA FUELING ITS PROVEN IMPACT IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that collaborates with community volunteers and local public schools in the Los Angeles area to equip students with the foundational skills they need to be able to read at grade level by fourth grade. The proven early literacy organization has been providing volunteer-led, individualized reading support to students in under-resourced public elementary schools since 1999. April is National Volunteer Month (and April 10-16 is National Volunteer Week), so Reading Partners is celebrating the tremendous dedication and impact…
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The Importance of Volunteering as a Teenager
This article was written by Kaitlin Murray – our new teen contributor. Volunteering changed my life. I learned more about myself and about the world than I ever thought I would. Not only did it shape me as a person, but it also changed my perspective on the world and on life, giving me an incredible insight to the world that surrounds me. After one month of meeting refugees escaping Syria, Iraq, and other war-torn countries, I learned how great it is to give of our hearts and our time, but most importantly to love people unconditionally. So here are the top 4 reasons why it is so important to volunteer…
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The IKEA Soft Toys for Education Campaign Changes Lives
Last year my daughter was having some difficulties with school and was not at grade level for reading. I had heard from other moms and teachers that every child is different but I was unsure if there might be other issues at hand. As I told her first grade teacher, she is just too smart to not be doing as well as I would have thought! Yes, you can say I am biased! But as my husband had to overcome his own reading issues as a child due to being diagnosed with Dyslexia, I was about one step away from getting her tested. I figured if she needed to be…
