Who wants to go to prom with me? @826chi
The 826CHI annual fundraiser will take place at the Stan Mansion, one of many places that exist in two places, on a street very close to the Logan Square blue line L stop and on the web. To thwart any possible confusion, the event will take place at this address: 2408 North Kedzie, Chicago, IL 60647, not this address: http://www.stanmansion.com.
They encourage folks to dress in second-hand formal finest and/or as a person, place or meme from the Internet.
Tickets are 20 bitcoin or $40 [$50 at the door] and can be purchased … through the very internet we’re celebrating. Ticket includes bottomless cups of Haymarket beer, Virtue Cider, snacks, access to a silent auction, music, and dancing, dancing, dancing. All proceeds from the evening go to support 826CHI’s free writing programs for thousands of Chicago students.
Get Tickets here: http://www.826chi.org/prom/home.html? (Beware of flashing .gifs)
CONTEST: If you would like to win a chance to be my guest, I have an extra ticket and will give it to one lucky random person, who donates $20 or more to the team page. Winner will be notified on Thursday, April 19th at 10am CST. Airfare and Lodging not provided. Make a donation for chance to win here: http://www.crowdrise.com/lp-826chi
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Bottom Line (@bottomlineinc) Success Story: Javier Hernandez
Javier is a student in Bottom Line’s College Success Program and a graduating senior at UMass Boston. He gave this speech at Bottom Line’s 2011 Get In, Graduate, and Go Far Dinner.Visit bottomline.org to learn more.
Bottom Line is Living Philanthropic’s featured charity for March 2012. Join the team at Crowdrise.com/lp-mar12
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distresses of every one, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. - George Washington #giveeveryday
It doesn’t matter your age, your religion, the color of your skin, the place you grew up, none of that matters, what matters is that you have the power and the unique heritage to become an impressive leader of philanthropy in your community. Watch this video, take up a cause, and lead the charge. You are a Philanthropist.
March 2012 Featured Charity: Bottom Line
My mother worked so hard to ensure my five sisters and I attended college. She knew that obtaining a college degree would be an important step in our careers and improve our placement in life. Taking a cue from my mother’s wisdom, I believe in the power of education to improve our future. This is one of motivating factors for much of my philanthropic work, from the literacy programs at 826CHI and Literacy Works, to the school building and scholarship programs of Foundation Escalera to this month’s feautured charity Bottom Line, you can begin to see a pattern in my giving. Education is power.
This month marks the 12th featured charity of the Living Philanthropic Year 2, at the end of this month it will mark 2 years of Living Philanthropic, which begs the question what shall we do for Year 3?
Bottom Line is dedicated to helping disadvantaged students get in to college, graduate from college, and go far in life. They achieve this mission by providing low-income and first-generation students with one-on-one guidance through the application process and during college. Since 1997, 74% of Bottom Line college students have graduated within 6 years. Currently, Bottom Line is providing mentoring and support to more than 1,900 students from our offices in Boston, MA; Worcester, MA; and New York City, NY.
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Inspiration for the Day: “Never let limitations keep you from doing what you love”
A Young girl born with no arms plays a guitar with her feet. United States, 1941
Source: firsttimeuser
February Featured Charity
Quick update, we’ve raised $2,120 for Operation Respect as January’s featured charity, thank you to everyone who contributed to the cause!
February’s featured charity will be I’m Too Young For This Cancer Foundation. I met I’m Too Young’s Development Director, Colleen O’Neill in San Diego when they won their Classy Award and she turned me on to the organizations OMG2012 Cancer Summit for Young Adults.
The OMG! Cancer Summit is the premiere oncology conference and social networking event for the young adult cancer movement. A program of the I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation, the OMG! Cancer Summit, now in it’s 5th year, has become a pivotal healthcare event that inspires thousands of survivors, cargivers and providers—along with scores of academic, advocacy, research and support organizations—to get organized, build community and unite as one to drive change.
I was planning on attending the summit this year, but I will be unable to do so due to work commitments. But I wanted to support the cause and raise some money for I’m Too Young For This, so please check out February’s featured charity: I’m Too Young For This!
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January 2012 Featured Charity: Operation Respect
LIVING PHILANTHROPIC’S JANUARY 2012 FEATURED CHARITY is OPERATION RESPECT!
FIRST $1,000 in contributions matched by State Farm’s Go To Bat Program and Anonymous Donor CYPHER!
Operation Respect is a non-profit organization working to assure each child and youth a respectful, safe and compassionate climate of learning where their academic, social and emotional development can take place free of bullying, ridicule and violence. Founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, the organization disseminates educational resources that are designed to establish a climate that reduces the emotional and physical cruelty some children inflict upon each other by behaviors such as ridicule, bullying and-in extreme cases-violence. It is a unique organization that provides a gateway to broad scale adoption of school-based character education as well as social and emotional learning (SEL) programs.
Toward this end, Operation Respect developed the Don’t Laugh at Me (DLAM) programs, one for grades 2-5, another for grades 6-8 and a third for summer camps and after-school programs. All of the programs utilize inspiring music and video along with curriculum guides based on the well-tested, highly regarded conflict resolution curricula developed by the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) of Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR). Thanks to the generosity of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Operation Respect disseminates the DLAM programs free of charge. More than 150,000 copies of the program have been distributed to educators since Operation Respect’s inception.
Operation Respect also offers assembly programs and professional development workshops designed to provide educators with the tools for effective implementation. To date, over 40,000 educators have participated in workshops throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit: http://operationrespect.org or To donate to team Living Philanthropic, please visit: http://www.crowdrise.com/lp-jan12
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Join the team and donate on this page & submit your blog post about why you made a contribution here: http://bit.ly/lp-blogger
Living Philanthropic was founded in April 2010 as one man’s mission to give to charity everyday for a year. This mission is built on a belief that you don’t have to be rich in dollars to make a difference; you only need to be rich in spirit. After completing his 365 day mission, the spirit of giving everyday carries on through his friends and in his mission to continue his micro-philanthropy for a second year.
Meet Esperanza from Nichnamtic. She is one of the 200 students that will benefit from the new school we’re building this month in her village. Watch this video to learn more about her challenges and newfound opportunities through education.
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