“America’s Top 10 Youth Volunteers”

“America’s Top 10 Youth Volunteers” Selected out of initial pool of 29,000 teens nationwide! They’re tweeting and posting on Facebook  and changing the world as they go. From the Middle East and North Africa to Washington DC and Ground Zero, today’s youth are playing a major role in shaping our culture, our economy and our [...]

Marlee Matlin Joins The Starkey Hearing Foundation To Deliver the Gift of Hearing to Africa

Marlee Matlin Joins The Starkey Hearing Foundation To Deliver the Gift of Hearing to Africa Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) On March 11, Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and cast member of this season’s Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, joined the Starkey Hearing Foundation in Kenya (Nairobi) and Uganda (Kampala), to support the Foundation’s 24-day hearing mission to [...]

Why Don’t People Seem To Like Christians Anymore?

Why Don’t People Seem To Like Christians Anymore? Retired Pastor Thinks Faithful Should Talk Less and Do More Kirk Minor remembers a time when working with his church was centered around people, and not rhetoric – and he’s wondering where those days went. “There’s an old axiom that states ‘Those who speak, don’t know, and [...]

Wetlands Education and Outreach 4-H Program

4-H National Headquarters and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Honor Louisiana Youth Wetlands Education and Outreach 4-H Program The 4-H National Headquarters and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service presented the 2011 Connecting Youth with Nature through Natural Resources Conservation Education Award to the Louisiana State University AgCenter’s 4-H Youth Wetlands Program at the 76th [...]

Kids Who Give Get Rewarded!

Kids Who Give Get Rewarded! Enter the 2011 ‘Kids Who Give’ Contest, Starting March 1, 2011 Adults often shake their heads and wonder, “What’s the matter with kids today?” But Farm Rich, the frozen snack and appetizer brand, says there’s nothing wrong with this generation of kids. And, to prove it, the company has kicked [...]

DREW BREES AND STUDENTS FACING OFF IN THE 2011 RICEBOWL CHALLENGE TO TACKLE HUNGER

DREW BREES AND STUDENTS FACING OFF IN THE 2011 RICEBOWL CHALLENGE TO TACKLE HUNGER Super Bowl is Over But the Action Continues The Ricebowl Challenge officially opened yesterday, with New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees and his fans going head to head against students across the country to answer trivia questions which earn grains of [...]

KOHL’S CARES® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

KOHL’S CARES® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 15 TEN NATIONAL WINNERS TO RECEIVE $10,000 EACH Kohl’s is honoring more than 2,100 young volunteers, ages six to 18, who have made a positive impact on their communities with over $415,000 in scholarships and prizes The Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship [...]

Chit Chatting with Shannon McNamara

Chit Chatting with Shannon McNamara Written by: Jill Sheets Picture credit: Shannon McNamara Recently I had the honor of interviewing one of the amazing teenager who won a Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Award—Shannon McNamara. Continue to read on about her about her organization SHARE. R: Tell us a little bit about yourself? S: [...]

Top Five Tips For Teens

Top Five Tips For Teens Author of teen book and mobile app shares sound advice and encourages teens to AIM HIGH! In a world of fast-paced schedules, challenging schoolwork and competitive extra-curricular activities, teenagers face more challenges now than ever before. As author of AIM HIGH! 101 Tips For Teens, a parent of two teens [...]

Ending Up With Our Faces In The Dirt

In Psalms 7, David said “God, if I have done what they say-betrayed my friends, ripped off my enemies-if my hands are really that dirty, let them get me, walk all over me, leave me flat on my face in the dirt.” Isn’t if funny how in this world we seem to chase after so [...]

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