Service: Stacy Pearson on the Wonder of Volunteeringgiving back • moms making a difference
There is a woman, a volunteer from Minnesota, named Amy Nylander. About service, she says: "Volunteering is the best way to get things to change for the better. It isn’t about legislation. It isn’t about cash (although that helps—a lot). It’s about grass roots movements and people with their…
Help Others Find Happiness with a “Bookless Book Club”giving back • tips for giving back
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to find it yourself.” We are none of us entitled to happiness, but we are all equipped with the basic resources to pursue it. How we choose to find it,…
10 Bite-Size Ways to Help Someone With a Disabilitygiving back • tips for giving back
Your challenge this week is to think about how it feels to have a disability, to empathize with someone who is mentally ill, or blind, or deaf, etc. Chances are, you know or are related to someone with a disability, or are disabled yourself. It can be very…
Ten Easy Ways to Help Others “Wear”giving back • tips for giving back
This week's Season of Service verb relates to service opportunities that involve the word "wear," whether that means making something someone else can wear, buying clothes for someone who can't afford them, or even wearing something different yourself. Like our post on "making" service opportunities, this is for…
