July 2, 2009

Ideas

This Week's Idea - June 2009

Play It Forward

Play a game to help someone.

1. FreeKibble to feed abandoned animals

2. FreeRice to send rice to the UN World Food Program

3. BreadArt Create a piece of bread art, and $1 goes to food banks.

 

They Deliver

Leave a note and snack for your letter carrier.

 

Proud

There's no shortage of bad people, and lately they're in the news an awful lot. But there's also no shortage of wonderful people, and we should remind ourselves to feel proud of them.

- A good man gave his life protecting visitors to the US Holocaust Museum, and his brave colleagues stopped the racist murderer.

- Two young soldiers at an Army recruiting office in Arkansas were attacked by another extremist. One of the soldiers was killed. But this will not deter soldiers from serving their country.

What can you do?
Send a message of support:

1. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum (it's an email form)
2. U.S. Army Recruiting, 9112 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, AR 72205

Maybe your message won't stop an extremist, but it will give encouragement to good people - and remind you to feel proud of them. 

 

Summer Project for Little Nice-o-holics

Give each child a bag or box, and ask them to sort through their toys and take out whatever they don’t play with anymore.

Explain that those can be gifts for needy children. Take the toys to a local shelter or mail to the following:

New toys: Children’s Law Center, for foster children whose birthdays are forgotten: Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, 201 Centre Plaza Drive, Suite 10, Monterey Park, CA 91754-2178

Gently used toys: SAY Detroit Family Clinic, for needy and homeless children: S.A.Y., 211 Glendale, Highland Park, Michigan 48203, attn: Ms. Yvonne Harper  

Kids DVDs, new or used: Kid Flicks, to cheer sick children in the hospital: Kid Flicks/Barta, 11755 Wilshire Blvd. #1450, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Did you see our D1NT Coloring Pages?

These are free for you. Print them out for your children to color and enjoy.

 

Back to School in Iraq and Afghanistan

Send school supplies, and help US Soldiers give Iraqi and Afghan kids a promising future.

Soldiers continue to request school supplies so they can fight illiteracy as well as terrorism. Also, the gifts increase bonds of trust between the local people and our soldiers, enhancing their safety. Here's how to help.