giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
How do you teach your children about homelessness? "Mommy, these are the homeless webkinz," my 5 year old said. I had walked into their bedroom to find a camp of cardboard boxes set up against the wall. Luke, my 5 year old, explained the meaning of it all. "The…
How Halloween Haunted Houses Bring the Community Togethermy world • bettering communities
Every Halloween I can remember as a kid, the sound of a recorded heartbeat echoing down the block meant only one thing: the neighborhood dads were preparing for their annual Haunted House. It was the scariest Haunted House I’ve ever been to. I remember one dad lay on a table…
Armie Hammer and Bullying: What Parents Need to Know to Protect Their Childrenmy world • bettering communities
According to the American Justice Department, one out of every four children is bullied. Studies show that those statistics leap for homosexual youth, who are bullied at an alarming four times the rate of heterosexual youth. What’s more, 85% of children with disabilities are regular victims of social exclusion…
Five Reasons to Say “Yes” to Volunteering at Your Child’s Schoolmy world • bettering communities
Have you received your checklist yet? You know, the double-sided piece of paper from your child’s school PTA, offering 101 volunteer opportunities over the next nine months? I approach that official document with a mixture of altruistic willingness to help where I am needed, eager desire to be a “fly…
Safe Passage: A School for Children Living Around the Guatemala City Garbage Dumpmy world • bettering communities
When I was planning our family vacation to Central America a few months ago, I wanted my children to have a well-rounded and culturally rich experience by offering them a variety of activities, including sight seeing, traditional events, as well as opportunities to have play dates with Guatemalan children…
my world • bettering communities
I grew up going from one service project to the next at our local church group, at my dad's community club, at my school, and to places and functions that supported my mom's various causes. I learned at a young age what Polio was and service became equivalent in my…
