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- AARP Applauds Capitol Hill for Focusing on the Next Generation of Service 3:22pm Mar 11
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Create The Good We really like this moving video of some awesome NFL stars working to improve their communities and promote healthy lifestyles. What are some of your favorite athletes teams doing to get involved?
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In support of his United We Serve initiative, President Obama and NFL stars Drew Brees, DeMarcus Ware, and Troy Polamalu team up to highlight the importance of fitness for America's children. The NFLs ...
Create The Good Have you been following CNN's Hero of the Year? If you missed it, check out Efren Peñaflorida got the top honor:
Source: www.cnn.com
Efren Peñaflorida, who started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to bring education to poor children as an alternative to gang membership, has been named the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year.
Create The Good Not sure if you want to volunteer? Read all about the many benefits of volunteering from financial guru Jeff Yeager. It's never too late to start giving back!
Volunteering: Priceless Experience for Free, Learn New Skills Through Volunteering, Community Servic
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Volunteering isn't just about helping others, it's a chance to learn new things, meet new people, and have some FREE fun.
Create The Good This week - we're going to give you quotes of thanks in honor of Thanksgiving. Here is the first: “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” - Jean Baptiste Massieu
Create The Good From Sacramento to Santa Clara to Alhambra to Lakewood and beyond. The Create The Good Mobile is on the move in California. Keep you eyes open and tell us where you see it!
Create The Good WOW!! Check out this list of 50 Ways to Give Back More this Holiday Season - easy, simple, low-cost ways to help someone and feel good about yourself!
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We all know that giving benefits the receiver and the giver, creating more happiness inside for both. One sure-fire way to develop happiness inside is to give to those in need. It is half way through November, and doubtless many have already started making Holiday plans. ...
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Yesterday
it was musicians we were talking about and today it's athletes: Check
out how one former Heavyweight Champion gives back:
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
During his days as a professional boxer, Pinklon Thomas shared ring time with the who's who of 80s boxing: Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Tommy Morrisson and Tim WItherspoon. He also was associated with the what's-what of drugs: heroin, cocaine and barbiturates.
Create The Good Ever wondered what to do with that old cell phone? Donate it to Cell Phones for Soldiers! We donated two of our old cell phones last year and it's a wonderful feeling knowing that you're helping someone stay connected with their loved ones. Read how you can donate your phone and make a difference!
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
When Brittany and Robbie Berquist were just pre-teens in 2005, they read about an Army reservist who faced a $7,600 bill for making calls home from Iraq. Everyone has a right to call home, they thought, ...
Create The Good "Nobody cares how much you know unless they know how much you care." – Unknown
Jean Dulany This is sooooooooooo American (the real America). That makes me feel so very proud of them.
Create The Good We just learned that rock/pop musicians Daughtry visited the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in D.C. this afternoon. We love it when musicians take time out of their tour schedules to give a little back and do good!
Create The Good Check out the story of this Las Vegas teen. He's earned a national recognition for his volunteer efforts twice! “My passion for volunteering comes from joy of sharing with others what I love and what I know,” he said.
Source: www.lasvegassun.com
After winning the Prudential Spirit Community Award twice, it’s safe to say Daniel Edmondson is not your average high school senior. Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan interviewed the 17-year-old ...
Create The Good You can bring some holiday cheer to a needy older person. It's easy to be a Santa to a Senior. Just go to this web site and find out how.
Source: www.beasantatoasenior.com
Be a Santa to a Senior is an annual holiday gift program developed and sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care as a way to brighten the lives of North America's older adults during the holiday season.
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More musicians making a difference: Hip-hop group Public Enemy reunited last night to promote National Homeless Youth Awareness Month by meeting
more than 30 homeless youth housed at Washington, DC-based Sasha Bruce House. The group also shared a Thanksgiving meal with them! Check it out:
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Hip hop group Public Enemy has reunited to lend their voices for a great cause. The group plans to promote National Homeless Youth Awareness Month by meeting more than 30 homeless youth who are being housed at Washington, DC-based Sasha Bruce House and sharing in a Thanksgiving dinner together.
