HELP YOUR CHILD HELP YOUR COMMUNITY

Written by Rachel Goldstein


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What are some web sites to find volunteering opportunities?

Kids for Community - http://www.kidsforcommunity.org/ Family Volunteering - http://www.1-800-volunteer.org/learn/family.jsp Volunteer Match – http://www.volunteermatch.org SERVEnet - http://www.servenet.org/ Service Leader - http://www.serviceleader.org/new/virtual/index.php Do It - http://www.do-it.org.uk/youthnet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=445 Worldwide Volunteering - http://www.worldwidevolunteering.org.uk/ Online Volunteering - http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/

Can volunteering really be good for my child?

You bet it can! It has been proven by researchers that a child’s self-esteem is boosted when taking on altruistic responsibilities. When children help others, they will begin to understand that they haverepparttar strength to make a real difference in their world…and this is a great feeling. Another enormous benefit of volunteering is that a child will gain a deeper understanding ofrepparttar 111064 needs and wants of others. Researchers have also noticed that children who volunteer might gain increased academic skills, including critical thinking and problem solving skills. Another added benefit is that your child might realize what he or she wants to pursue as a career. I run Artists Helping Children – http://www.ArtistsHelpingChildren.org - A non-profit charity dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by brightening their environment with murals, artwork, toys, and art supplies. If you are interested in getting involved and volunteering for us, please email us at allfreelance@comcast.net and let us know how you would like to help. Thanks! So what are you waiting for? Get out there and get involved. Good luck!!

Rachel Goldstein is founder of http://www.ArtistsHelpingChildren.org - A non-profit charity dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by brightening their environment with murals, artwork, toys, and art supplies.


1st Class on the TITANIC---

Written by James Sorrell


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"Planet ofrepparttar Apes", actor Charlton Heston statesrepparttar 111063 reason why he left modern Earth in a spaceship, never to return..."Because brother goes to war with brother, and men do nothing while their neighbor's children starve". We didn't come from animals, but began our existence as human; should we now act like repparttar 111064 instinctual animals that live by "the survival ofrepparttar 111065 fittest", where there is no love? Love is only something you can spend on God and other humans...you cannot spend it on yourself, or anything lower....that is not love; that is "self"! SEE--->"LOVE isrepparttar 111066 Real Thing" on http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=1979 or http://keeperofflame.proboards24.com/. "Poverty isrepparttar 111067 worst form of violence." Mahatma Gandhi [The father of India's freedom].....The 1st Class rich onrepparttar 111068 TITANIC learnedrepparttar 111069 lesson of equality too late: whenrepparttar 111070 ship went down, they all went down together, no matter where you were onrepparttar 111071 boat! Willrepparttar 111072 rich learn now, before it is too late....whenrepparttar 111073 poor ofrepparttar 111074 planet sinkrepparttar 111075 ship by burningrepparttar 111076 loveless world down, each city, in one night....the fuse lit andrepparttar 111077 chaos spread by instant planet-wide communication ofrepparttar 111078 beginning event??----------[From: "The Life of Emile Zola".........."You know that people don't want to seerepparttar 111079 starved face of truth; they would much prefer perfumed lies".]----------The conscience of man must have another moment in time; in OUR time!---by Jim Sorrell

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