crafts • my world • bettering communities • holidays
by Jackie Gonzalez-Feezer on December 2nd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The holiday season is upon us once again! There's nothing like celebrating the holidays with your family and friends, creating wonderful memories year after year. It's so sad to think that not everyone has a chance to enjoy the holidays as we do. There are around 16 million hungry children…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Susan Krueger on November 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How can you serve the poor? Every Thanksgiving in Boise, the Idaho Foodbank does an event called Empty Bowls to raise money for families in need. They ask local artisans and regular folk like me to donate hand painted bowls that are then sold downtown at a big…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Mom It Forward on November 4th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Service—I had the opportunity to go with Mom It Forward to the Habitat for Humanity build here in Utah this last weekend. I wasn't sure what to expect when I signed up to help for this project. Before we began, the general contractor for Habitat and Libby's rep helped…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • tips for giving back
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 20th, 2011 | No Comments »
Donate—Growing up, my mom did a terrific job of ensuring we ate
dinner together as a family every night. Monday through Thursday nights, we had simple meals. Fridays was always pizza. Saturdays were simple. And Sundays were nothing short of a feast.
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We created lots of family memories
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Community—Fall ushers in a season that is sure to be full of wonderful sights, smells, and sounds for most—colorful leaves, apples, pumpkin, children giggling as they count their Halloween candy, and families reuniting over turkey and sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving.
But for some people facing hunger this year, unfortunately,…
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by ktaylor on September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
Play Time—Much ado is made about the dismal state of school lunches, and for good reason. Daily helpings of tater tots and frozen pizza certainly aren’t giving our children the nutrients they need.
But there is another, equally damaging threat to our children’s health that we also need…
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