Comments for Friends Forever Girls® Blog http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog Friendship... Character... Community... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Raising Confident Girls- exerpt from PBS Parents by KattyBlackyard http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-106 KattyBlackyard Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:50:47 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=142#comment-106 Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful! Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

]]> Comment on Get Up and Give! by John http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-21 John Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:25:34 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10#comment-21 My wife, son and I help make and serve dinner at a shelter here in Minneapolis four times a year. There are other things we do during the year, but this is immediate and personal. It puts a face on homelessness. It allows us to share a meal and conversation, and occassionally hear another person's story. My wife, son and I help make and serve dinner at a shelter here in Minneapolis four times a year. There are other things we do during the year, but this is immediate and personal. It puts a face on homelessness. It allows us to share a meal and conversation, and occassionally hear another person’s story.

]]> Comment on Life is Sweet by Carrie http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=3&cpage=1#comment-20 Carrie Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:10:26 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=3#comment-20 Go Girlsfriends!! Go Girlsfriends!!

]]> Comment on The Holiday Season by Amy http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=5&cpage=1#comment-17 Amy Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:16:32 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=5#comment-17 I think that at only 8 years old, it's amazing that your daughter Nicole even thought about the idea of donating gifts to others instead of receiving them, let alone have a knowledge of 3 charities! She obviously has seen this demonstrated on some level, hopefully by you the parent. I do think that if we are suggesting that our children donate their Birthday gifts(in the form of a charity) that the parent should also be doing the same on their Birthday and/or giving to charities instead of going shopping etc...only fair. That said, I love your idea. Giving to others in need brings the biggest blessing of all. I too am trying to teach this to my 3 children. One thing we do is fill a shoe box with toys and essentials for poor children around the world. The charity is called Operation Christmas Child and the organization delivers the boxes around Christmas time. My kids have fun picking out the toys and organizing them in the box with my help. We also sponsor children from 3rd world countries which helps them eat, get medical care, go to school etc. As my kids get older, I'm hoping that they will be excited about writing letters to these children and maybe even giving from their own $ to help these children. Right now they are a bit too young. Thank you for the topic. I look forward to hearing more stories about giving! I think that at only 8 years old, it’s amazing that your daughter Nicole even thought about the idea of donating gifts to others instead of receiving them, let alone have a knowledge of 3 charities! She obviously has seen this demonstrated on some level, hopefully by you the parent. I do think that if we are suggesting that our children donate their Birthday gifts(in the form of a charity) that the parent should also be doing the same on their Birthday and/or giving to charities instead of going shopping etc…only fair. That said, I love your idea. Giving to others in need brings the biggest blessing of all. I too am trying to teach this to my 3 children. One thing we do is fill a shoe box with toys and essentials for poor children around the world. The charity is called Operation Christmas Child and the organization delivers the boxes around Christmas time. My kids have fun picking out the toys and organizing them in the box with my help. We also sponsor children from 3rd world countries which helps them eat, get medical care, go to school etc. As my kids get older, I’m hoping that they will be excited about writing letters to these children and maybe even giving from their own $ to help these children. Right now they are a bit too young.

Thank you for the topic. I look forward to hearing more stories about giving!

]]> Comment on Get Up and Give! by Mindy http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-19 Mindy Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:09:36 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10#comment-19 Did you hear about the little girl, I think in Ohio, who used her allowance to buy warm socks for the homeless? Did you hear about the little girl, I think in Ohio, who used her allowance to buy warm socks for the homeless?

]]> Comment on Get Up and Give! by Terry http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-18 Terry Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:46:34 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10#comment-18 i love this idea! we sat down and my kids wrote on pieces of paper some things that they could "get up & give". it cracked my up. my youngest said he could get up and give his dinosaur to his friend ben! anyway, we put all the pieces of paper in a jar. i can't wait for them to pick out the "get up and give mommy some help in the kitchen!!" this works well with what we're doing at school with the "fill the bucket campaign" i love this idea! we sat down and my kids wrote on pieces of paper some things that they could “get up & give”. it cracked my up. my youngest said he could get up and give his dinosaur to his friend ben! anyway, we put all the pieces of paper in a jar. i can’t wait for them to pick out the “get up and give mommy some help in the kitchen!!”
this works well with what we’re doing at school with the “fill the bucket campaign”

]]> Comment on Get Up and Give! by Michelle Dauble http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10&cpage=1#comment-14 Michelle Dauble Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:49:23 +0000 http://www.friendsforevergirls.com/blog/?p=10#comment-14 My son Shawn loves animals. When the shelter in our community burned down he and his friends went around the neighborhood collecting money, dog food, biscuits, dog bones, etc...and took the donated items to the shelter. It was a great experience for him... He realized how he and his friends can really make a difference. My son Shawn loves animals. When the shelter in our community burned down he and his friends went around the neighborhood collecting money, dog food, biscuits, dog bones, etc…and took the donated items to the shelter. It was a great experience for him… He realized how he and his friends can really make a difference.

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