giving back • bettering communities
by Kristen Thompson on August 18th, 2013 | No Comments »
Most parents have a desire to instill in their child a sense of nurturing, empathy, and care for others. We want to teach our kids to "pay it forward" and love one another. Volunteering of our time, money, or abilities is a great way to teach our children these traits.…
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giving back • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 15th, 2013 | No Comments »
How do you incorporate volunteerism and service into your role as a parent? What are you doing to raise the next generation of charitable citizens?
I've written posts about raising giving children and ways to be a good neighbor and we ran a series for more than a year called…
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giving back • tips for giving back
by Jill Greenlaw on May 25th, 2013 | No Comments »
Once a year, my community does a neighborhood service project. Our local church leaders find different families that may need extra help. They might be single mothers, widows, the elderly , or someone that is sick or unable to care for their yard on their own. Families are invited…
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giving back • tips for giving back
by Kristin Sokol on December 28th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Service—Saying the word "yes," especially when you’d rather say "no" can transform your mundane day-to-day into an exciting and fulfilling life adventure. I know this because a few years ago I said yes to a request I wasn’t absolutely sure I could fulfill. This yes altered my holiday celebration…
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giveaways! • #gno featured
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on December 24th, 2012 | No Comments »
The Mom It Forward community has been busy this holiday season giving back and making a difference.
As a proud supporter of the first GivingTuesday event, taking place on Tuesday, November 27, we enlisted the help of more than 50 Utah families and several elementary-school classrooms to tie 150…
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