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Art Class Empowers Middle-Schoolers and Fosters Community Service

By MJ Vieweg Staff Writer Mia Ottesen is not only teaching her students creative and artistic techniques in her middle school art class in Kodiak, Alaska but also some life skills which they used to provide their community homeless shelter with needed items. The students in Ms. Ottesen’s art classes learned basic sewing skills including measuring and cutting and also crocheting. The $100 grant…

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Fifth-grader Starts Summer Camp for Community Service

By MJ Vieweg Staff Writer Many fifth-graders attend summer camp, but eleven-year-old Brooke Ober founded one called Camp Compassion. In essence, Camp Compassion serves homeless people and children in the hospital. “I wanted kids to have something valuable to do during the summer. I wanted to inspire them to use their time to help other people,” she said. Over the summer, for a few afternoons a…

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Remember Our Titans

By Abbigayle Hunt, mysomethingfromnothing.com Once tuition is paid and books are purchased, there is not usually a whole lot of money left for college students to spend. Quite often, there is not enough money for fun, and the thought of taking finals and studying without any kind of pick-me-up can be daunting. With those things in mind, 16-year-old Ryan Goodlett started “Project Remember Our…

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Camp Sobaco Girl Scouts' Butterfly Garden

Camp Sobaco Girl Scouts’ Butterfly Garden

Girls Work to Help the Butterfly Population A $100 grant from Start A Snowball allowed the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County, to create the Butterfly Garden at Camp Sobaco. The Girl Scouts goal was to give the Monarch butterflies a safe place to stop when they travel from Canada to Mexico. In creating the garden, the girls hoped to increase the Monarch population (as well as the populations of other…

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Operation Happy Paws, Happy Feet

Contributed by Abbigayle Hunt, mysomethingfromnothing.com Seven-year-old Willow Phelps has always been an animal lover, so when she found out about Collide NYC, she knew she needed to help. Collide NYC is a faith-based organization that provides help to the homeless and their pets in New York. One of the constant needs for their human clients is socks. Even though it wasn’t directly working with…

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#Collide NYC #Donations #Homeless #Pets #Start A Snowball

Girl Helps Local Bird Sanctuary

Trip to Local Bird Sanctuary Inspires Sixth Grader Contributed by MJ Vieweg, Staff Writer Lexie Wilder, a six-grade student in Las Vegas, Nevada received a $100 grant from Start A Snowball to help raise awareness for the Bird Sanctuary in her city. “Kids do a lot to help dogs and cats at the animal shelter,” said Lexie. “I help out there too. But this summer I went to a bird sanctuary where…

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#Animal Shelter #Bird Sanctuary

How Nerds Rule Inc is Helping the Homeless

Have you ever looked at a homeless person on the street and wondered how they got there? Maybe they lost their job and couldn’t find another one, or maybe they just fell on hard times and lost everything. Have you ever wished you could have done something to help those people? Well that’s exactly what Nerds Rule Inc is trying to do. This post will provide more information on the group and what…

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First grade team gives victims of tragedy a jumpstart on healing

By: Sherri A. Hutchinson, Contributing Writer Thanks to a $100 grant from Start A Snowball, a group of first graders from The Premier Charter School took teamwork and collaboration to new heights. The group launched project “Packing Hope” with the goal of delivering 20 backpacks filled with what they envisioned would provide comfort and hope for the future to children struck by loss due to fires.…

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Girl Helps Animals in Distress

Wags 4 Hope Helps Animals in Distress By Dola Rai Chaudhuri, Contributing Writer Annie was devastated when she came to know about the terrible disease Teddy is suffering from. For three continuous years, her family was engaged in an extensive search for a pet dog for Annie. Finally, they found this two year old shaggy dog, rescued from a high kill shelter in Houston. Soon after this, following a…

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Arizona 7th Grader Takes Action to Support Classmates

By MJ Vieweg, Staff Writer Thanks to a $100 grant from Start A Snowball, twelve-year-old Kaitlyn Martinez was able to give backpacks full of school supplies to 175 of her schoolmates. She also provided 20 backpacks to one of the largest domestic violence shelters in her Arizona community. Kaitlyn is another example of a certain type of young person that not only notices when something is not…

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Getting Girls Involved in STEM

This High School Girl Started a Free STEM Summer Camp for Girls By Elanor Palmer, Contributing Writer A $100 grant from Start A Snowball allowed Sabina London, a sixteen year old in eleventh grade, to start Girls Science Interactive, a free STEM summer camp. London wanted to organize a free summer camp for middle school girls, and minorities in particular, which would help them explore the…

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Young Artists Coming Together through Publication

How “Sparks of Creativity” Connected Young Artists Across the World By Lorelei Miguel-Rossow, Contributing Writer Jieru Shi perceived the artist life as one that only existed for those that were “good” at art, or created within the lines of his art classes. When his work did not reflect the norm, or it pushed creative boundaries, he received criticism from his instructors, and took their words to…

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Neighborhood kids' Helping Hands

Neighborhood kids’ Helping Hands

Neighborhood Group is Lending Helping Hands Where They are Needed By Heather Thomas, Contributing Writer Happy Helpers is a new group that looks to encourage children ages five to 17 years old to give back to their community through participating in a variety of community service projects. The group’s parent leader said that the group hopes that the emphasis on taking care of one’s community will…

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13 Year Old Brings Joy to Kids

Alyssa is Bringing Joy to Kids at the Holidays By, Abbigayle Hunt, Contributing Writer It all started with a stuffed fish toy. Thirteen-year-old Alyssa Svalina wanted her toy to bring joy to another kid. So she asked her friend, a volunteer firefighter, what she could do with it. He suggested she collect toys to give to the fire department to use to comfort children in crises situations. Hearing…

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An Angel of Hope Against Cancer

This 7th Grader is Making a Difference in the Fight Against Cancer By Terquoia Cain, Contributing Writer Cancer is a word that has become all too familiar. Unfortunately, at some point in life most people know of someone who is battling cancer. Perhaps they have cared for a loved one with cancer. Or maybe they themselves are a cancer survivor. For most people who have been affected by cancer…

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Kids are Making a Difference Through Leadership

By Kim Szalach, Contributing Writer At 16, most kids would want to hang out with friends, listen to music or go to the movies. But some kids, like the ones behind Project Next Generation are out in the community making a difference. They are the leaders in a new movement of young people who are looking to guide even younger kids ages 10 to 14 to do better and to “speak up”. To speak up for what…

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