making a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
by Amy L. Sullivan on January 24th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
One way to raise giving children is to help them see the needs of others and the easiest way to see needs in your community is to get involved. However, picking an age-appropriate volunteer activity can be challenging, especially with little ones.
3 Ways a Parent Can Volunteer
Consider these three tips when searching for volunteer opportunities for your family:
Consider Your Child’s Interests
As tempting as it may be to schedule a volunteer activity you enjoy, look at …
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making a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
by Amy Sullivan on January 17th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s a Tuesday in January at Mom It Forward and that means we are talking about fun ideas and strategies to raise giving kids. In previous weeks, we’ve highlighted Sole Hope, a kid-friendly organization your family can serve with, and we’ve also discussed the Three C’s of Service: …
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making a difference! • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Tammy Kling on January 6th, 2012 | No Comments »
January is typically a month when people want to get organized. They go through their closets and pull out old coats, jackets, scarves…, and outdated fashions to make space for all the new things that Santa left under the Christmas tree. They also go through their cupboards and donate
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making a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
by Tammy Kling on December 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
…Everyone had a unique way of giving back. We all have different things we are passionate about. I have a love for the homeless. Some help the elderly, orphans, or people in other nations.
This year, my kids and I will be decorating a homeless Christmas tree along with homeless
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making a difference! • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Susan Krueger on November 25th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
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 event the day after turkey day and 1000′s
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my world • raising giving children • parenting • ages and stages
by Jamie Moesser on November 22nd, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A…s a young fundraiser for nonprofits helping children, nature, and the arts, I was amazed at the generosity of people and fascinated by their reasons for giving, which were as varied as the people themselves. As a graduate student in public and nonprofit administration at the University of Utah,
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my world • raising giving children
by Tammy Kling on November 1st, 2011 | 1 Comment »
…When I told my kids that our homeless friend Dave the Police Chief died today, my six year old said; “I’m glad we showed him love.” Dave was the former Police Chief of many cities, including Flower Mound, Texas, yet he ended up living on the concrete floor of a
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my world • giving organizations
by Jamie Moesser on March 26th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In a December 2010 survey… of 501 children, when asked: “Which of the following, if any, do you think you would enjoy doing to help people in need?,” 80 percent of the kids surveyed said they would most enjoy donating goods, such as clothes or food. Of those children, 77
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my world • Leaving a Legacy
by Tammy Kling on December 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the most important things we can leave our kids with is a global understanding.
How do people live in other countries?
How do children in the jungles of Peru adapt, go to school, eat, pray and live?
How about the kids in the slums of India, or the …
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on April 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In March of 2008 my 10-year-old daughter came to me and asked me to build her a web site. After discarding a few frivolous ideas, she said, “I want to help animals!” I asked her why we don’t try and help people too as well as the environment? She agreed…
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Family Activities: 12 Ways You and Your Kids Can Serve Others
