Kindness, Kids & Meaning to the 4th of July This Year
The 4th of July – one of our most cherished holidays in the U.S., if not the most cherished. It’s uniquely ours and fun for all ages, genders, and cultures from coast to coast. This month we are calling all kids and/or families to remember those who aren’t home celebrating with us. Why? Because they…Upcoming Events for Kids & Kindness!
We all want our kids to be the kids to do more, inspire and motivate others to be better – right? We are hard at work putting together the summer ISP schedule of events. This will include: Local events to OC such as serving homeless with all ages and families, beach clean ups, food bank…
May Events & Our Kids Kindness Activities This Month (Campaign for Nepal & Helping Returning Marines)
April is a promise that May is bound to keep. ~Hal Borland It’s May! It came upon us quickly but we have our May campaigns and challenges ready to go! April was busy with meeting loads of potential Ambassadors and spreading the word about ISP and the amazing things our Ambassadors are doing. We…Want to Be Inspired? Please Take a Moment to Read About What She Did Differently in the Face of Tragedy
A very different post from me but one that I hope inspires……. On my usual crazy day I noticed on my phone I had a notification of a post placed on my Facebook page. This was the photo that popped up. What appeared to be an article someone shared on my page certainly was not.…The Must-See Bullying Movie Everyone Should Watch – Out 3/27/15
photo credit A Girl Like Her Official Movie site. Bullying. It’s one of the hottest topics currently. Between camera phones, social media, and an egocentric generation that obsesses about the perfect selfie – I highly doubt I am alone when I say I am so glad I grew up in a time that none of…
Our Valentine’s Day & How Families Can Help Kids With Broken Hearts
Each year one week in February is Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Week. Along with Valentine’s Day this year we celebrated CHD Awareness Week at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s Heart Patient Reunion Party. Other than dropping off donations to CHOC, we have not been there since Angel’s surgery in 2013. For those of you…
What The Super Bowl Ads Are Teaching Us About 2015 And Why Our Kids Need Us to Listen
Did anyone else notice anything different this year with the Super Bowl ads? One of our favorite American pastimes is always coupled by the best commercials of the year. Some take the heartstring approach while generally our favorites tend to be pure comedic genius. Straight away though my husband and I noticed a stark difference…A Little Reminder of What The Season Is All About In Our Last 5 Days
We have been roaming around town with our volunteers and Kid Ambassadors spreading smiles. Have you come across one of our Kindness Reindeer? He provides a nice back scratch, just because he is – you know- kind. Would Santa hire any other sort of reindeer? We are only 5 days away from the end of our fundraiser. We are only…
