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2012 Hasbro Community Action Hero

The 10 Youth Summer Service Projects to Know About

Thu, 2012-08-30 08:00 -- cmurphy
When you think of youth and summer, you might imagine lazy days playing video games, fun in the sun at sleep-away camp or ice cream-scooping summer jobs. Would you imagine that 14,000 youth would lead meaningful service projects in their communities? Well, they did. This summer, we collaborated with Hasbro on The World Needs More Community Action Heroes campaign which asked kids and teens to join forces to do good. It turns out that youth are eager to use their free time to make a difference. We received service stories from around the globe on projects ranging from neighborhood disaster preparedness to human rights. After reviewing some of the most amazing service stories we’ve ever read, we selected 10 projects to receive $500 grants to continue their work.

How an American Girl Helped to Promote Literacy

Wed, 2012-07-25 08:33 -- cmurphy
Today's guest post comes from Mary-Grace Reeves, founder of The American Girl Book Club. Last month marked a significant milestone for the members of the Pensacola High School Class of 2012, as well as high school seniors across the country: graduation. This ceremony embodied both a celebration of our diligent academic efforts and the start of a new chapter in our lives, as we continue to pursue our education. As the familiar tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” echoed throughout the auditorium and the proud graduates entered with their shining caps and gowns, I could not help remembering discussions I had held just days earlier with my classmates about our intended careers. Dreams of becoming nuclear engineers. Neurosurgeons. Biochemists. Physicists. And myself, a pediatric ophthalmologist.
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