my world • bettering communities
Helen Keller said: ”Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.”
I wasn’t prepared to see some of the suffering I witnessed on my recent trip to Kenya with ONE.org…, which will always remind a part of me. Likewise, I wasn’t
Eco-Friendly: Six Tips for Going Green This School Yearmy world • bettering communities
For most families, long, lazy summer days are over and the school year is in full swing once again. The start of the school year brings many wonderful things that make us feel optimistic and energized, including the promise of a fresh start. This year, let’s pledge to incorporate more…
Hunger in America: One Girl’s Solution to Help Feed Those in Needmy world • bettering communities
…When I started to research the hungry in America, I felt like I was looking at numbers from a third world country. How can there be so many people going to bed hungry when we live in such an affluent country? Since 1980, the number of hungry Americans has nearly
Procter and Gamble: Providing Safe Drinking Water to Those in Needmy world • bettering communities
…Imagine giving your kids dirty water to drink. Imagine doing so knowing that your child will probably get diarrhea from that water, and that you live in a country where diarrhea can’t be treated and often results in death. The only reason I imagine you would give your child that
Golden, Colorado: The City That’s Worth Its Weight in Goldmy world • bettering communities
On Thursday, May 12th, over 50 women of Colorado Mom It Forward and Mile High Mama fame enjoyed an evening in historic Golden, CO. Once the Territorial Capital of Colorado… (1862-1867), Golden has evolved to become “Where The West IS!” Its award winning parks, charming Victorian-era architecture, fabulous
Child Hunger: Mile High Mamas Visit Food Bank of the Rockiesmy world • bettering communities
…Over 17 million kids in the US are at risk of hunger and nearly 1 in 4 children are not certain where their next meal will come from according to national statistics on childhood hunger. 20 percent or more of the child population in 16 states and D.C. are living
Freedom: Raising Awareness About Human Traffickingmy world • bettering communities
…Warning: what you are about to read will either make your skin crawl or your eyebrows rise to impossible heights in disbelief. Here it is: slavery—the forcing of one or more humans by another for the purposes of forced labor, bonded labor, or forced prostitution—and human trafficking are alive and
Hope: Experiencing The Pain and Beauty in Indiamy world • bettering communities
My first trip to India was in 1998. After a month there, in rough conditions and bringing home an unwanted parasite, I vowed I would never go back. Fast forward 13 years and I’m asked to go back. Maybe it was the maturity that had naturally happened, but I was…
Tucson: A Community Coming Togethermy world • bettering communities
I was at the Cancer Center in Tucson receiving my first chemo treatment for breast cancer. When my husband and I walked out to our vehicle in the parking lot, we noticed the Ben’s Bell…
There are thousands of stories like this one on the Ben’s Bells… website. Almost 19,000
Famous Woman In History: One of Many Firstsmy world • bettering communities
…When you’re faced with an uphill battle, one perhaps not dealt with before, think of Nancy Kelsey. She was the first white woman to visit Utah, the first to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the first to make it to California, at the age of 18. She was the
Find a geocache with your kids.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
