making a difference! • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
I am the mother of three boys and one girl. All of my boys are involved with the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Program. I love the things that this organization does to teach leadership, service, commitment, and goal setting.
My boys start the scouting program at the age of eight and move through the various rank advancements until they receive their Eagle Scout Award. This usually happens around the age of 15-18.
My oldest son …
Family Traditions: 3 Ways to Beat the Winter BluesToday, Punxsutawney Phil (the artist formerly known as Br’er Groundhog) will leave his burrow at 7:20 a.m. at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to legend, if Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather…. If he does not see his shadow, there
Global Coalition: Mom Bloggers For Social Good is a Blog that Makes a Differencemaking a difference! • my world • moms making a difference • bettering communities
Once each week, we like to tell you about a women making a difference somewhere in the world. We’ve talked about blogosphere pioneer Jeanette Kaplun, author and photographer Karen Walrond…, and many others who are using their talents and their social media involvement to increase positivity in
Raising Giving Kids: How To Host and Throw a Party That Has Purposemaking a difference! • my world • raising giving children • bettering communities
On Mom It Forward throughout the month of January, I’ve discussed ways to use your crafting ability to create shoes. I’ve listed 12 ways you and your child can start giving today. We outlined three tips… in choosing an appropriate volunteer experience for your family. I’ve even laid
Kid Friendly Service Ideas: How to Teach Kids to Collect, Create, and Cash-inmaking a difference! • my world • raising giving children • tips for giving back
Of course we want generous and centered kids, but how do you involve young children in service? That’s easy. Break service… into the three C’s: collect, create, and cash-in.
Collect
Teach kids to collect. Depending on the time of year, you can find agencies and churches collecting just about
Service Ideas: 10 Inspiring Short Videos and Movies to Watchmaking a difference! • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
This week’s Season of Service challenge is so easy, anybody can do it. We challenge you to do nothing more than watch at least one of the videos or movies listed below to expand your awareness and inspire… you to serve.
Except for the first video, all of them
Donations: Simple Ways to Give to Charity and to Those in Needmaking a difference! • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
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
Giving Organization: Sole Hope Provides Closed Toe Shoes to People in Africamaking a difference! • my world • giving organizations • bettering communities
There are so many giving organizations like the Ronald McDonald House, Project Night Night, and Bake It Forward. Recently, I discovered a great organization I wanted our family to support called Sole Hope….
Sole Hope provides closed toe shoes for people in Africa. I liked their
Service Ideas: Helping Those in Need Dress to Impressmaking a difference! • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
…There are so many easy ways to give. This week’s challenge centers around opportunities to give that help “dress,” or clothe, those less able to clothe themselves, or opportunities that incorporate the word “dress.”
To start, we invite you to go to your closet or your kids’ closet right now
Bettering Communities: Ronald McDonald House Charitiesmaking a difference! • my world • global causes • bettering communities
I had the opportunity to visit the Ronald McDonald House in Loma Linda California this last weekend. We spoke with Karen who is the Director of Operations and took a tour of their facility. I learned what they are doing to provide stability and vital resources to families so they…
Double the amount you prepare for dinner tonight and take half of it to a lonely neighbor.
Date: Wed., February 29
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: 365 Manners Kids Should Know
