Know a kid who gives back to their community?

Ringlin’ Bros. and Barnum & Bailey have created The Barnum Award to honor and celebrate children who give back to their own communities in creative, innovative ways. Do you know a kid, or a group of kids, between the ages of 6-14 who have used creativity or innovative thinking to develop a solution to a [...]

Give a Day of Volunteering, Get a F*ree Pass to a Disney Theme Park

Disney wants to inspire one million people to volunteer a day of service to a participating organization in their community. In exchange, they are celebrating these volunteer’s good deeds by giving each of them a 1-day, 1-theme park ticket to the Disneyland® Resort or Walt Disney World® Resort; free. You must pre-register and sign up through their [...]

Nashua teen named NH state youth of the year by Boys & Girls Clubs

Danelis Alejo, a senior at Nashua High School South and a six-year member of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua was named 2009 Youth of the Year for New Hampshire by Boys & Girls Clubs in New Hampshire at an awards banquet held on May 27th at the Capitol Center for the Arts [...]

Support your local animal shelter by voting daily at TheAnimalRescueSite.com

Help support your local animal rescue shelter by voting for them at TheAnimalRescueSite.com daily between now and July 26, 2009. Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or other grants. More than 60 grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000. It is easy to vote.  Click this link…> Then, [...]

Teaching kids to give back

Last year my husband and I created a new savings plan for our kids ages 4 and 8.  They receive a weekly allowance for chores they do around the house. Fifty percent of what they earn must go into savings, 40% can be spent and 10% is saved for a charity of their choice. Every six [...]

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