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Role of volunteers and leaders animation (Adobe Flash)

role.swf

This is my the first piece. So it could be looked clumsy. But, I'll study the adobe flash program hard so that I'll try to make a better piece than it.

Added by Jawon Koo on January 26, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Haiti and the United States

In October of 2009 I as well as several others traveled to Haiti with Life For the World. Our mission was to spread light and love to the people who have seldomly been abandoned for years. While prepping for my trip and talking to professors and friends about Haiti an overwhelming amount did not know where Haiti was or had they ever heard of the country. Haiti is… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 25, 2010 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Updates on Haiti

Below is a letter from Mike Fedele, founder and president of Life For the World

Please read all of our blogs at http://lifefortheworld.com/blogcentral or facebook "lifefortheworld"

Dear Friends of Haiti,

I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all of your selfless work, all of your time, your money and most of all your heart for the broken people of Haiti and the children and adults at… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 22, 2010 at 11:16am — No Comments

Creative Idea on Ning home page

Have you looked at the Ning home page recently? They have implemented an idea that I've been interested in for many years. I first saw something like this at this Creativity Map web site.

Does anyone know what technology Ning might be using to do this?

Added by Daniel Bassill on January 20, 2010 at 5:36pm — No Comments

Rebuilding the Haitian Spirit

Below is a letter from Mike Fedele , founder and president of Life For the World.

This is my fourth update since the terrible earthquake shook the ground Southwest of Port Au Prince and stole tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of lives, and ruined millions of others.

We founded and built Maranatha Orphanage and School in Source Matelas, Haiti eight years ago after finding unwanted and abandoned children on the streets of Port au Prince. The number of… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 20, 2010 at 12:36pm — No Comments

After-school programs

Today, millions of children return to an empty home after school. When the school bell rings, the anxiety for parents often just begins. They worry about whether their children are safe, whether they are susceptible to drugs and crime. In response to this pressing concern, many communities have created after-school programs to keep children and youth out of trouble and engaged in activities that help them learn. Recent polls have found overwhelming adult support to personally ensure access to… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 20, 2010 at 12:22pm — 1 Comment

Update on tragedy in Haiti

One of my fraternity brothers is a doctor who has go to Haiti 14 times in the past 5 years to do medical work. Thus, his connections to people in Haiti are first hand. Here's an email he sent this morning, to update me and others. If you can respond to any of the needs listed please do.

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We were overjoyed to hear that Drs. Merline Milien, Vladimyr Roseau,

and Francise Milien (all Haitian medical students we have worked with for years) are well and… Continue

Added by Daniel Bassill on January 16, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

I'm Eunsoo Lee who is IIT student.

Hello. from now on, I will do intern for this company.

Thanks to my friend named Peter, I can be here to work for this company.

We want to share anything with you and have a good relationship.

below is my Email that I used to access usually for this company.

eunsoo86@gmail.com

Nice to meet you, everybody.

Leaving some message for me would be good help for me.

Added by Eunsoo Lee on January 13, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

Getting Involved!

Hello,

Trying to get people involved in nonprofit organizations such as Cabrini Connections can be difficult but I am impressed at what I have seen thus far. It has come to my knowledge that through networking and social media Cabrini Connections has become more well known, which gives me hope that as a result profits and volunteers will start to increase even more.

We all come from different backgrounds. And from our different experiences we became who we are today. I… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 13, 2010 at 1:25pm — No Comments

National Mentoring Month

EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE, MENTOR A CHILD

January is National Mentoring Month. It is the time of year when our nation spotlights the importance of mentors and the need for every child to have a caring adult in his or her life. When serving as a mentor you not only enrich the childs life, but your own as well.

Places such as Cabrini Connections who are becoming more well-known within its community are seeking… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 11, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

10 Things to do in January

As I'm sure you all already know, this month is National Mentoring Month and if you didn't know, you do now. So, what should you do? Listed below is a list of 10 things you can do for National Mentoring Month.

Dig in!

1.Become a mentor in your community.

2.Learn more about mentoring.

3.Partner with a… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 8, 2010 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Volunteering and your Health

Could it be? Could volunteering really benefit your health? Well, according to Mayo Clinic, Stephen Post, director of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love, and The Corporation for National and Community… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 8, 2010 at 1:19pm — 1 Comment

Finding places to volunteer

Having trouble finding places to volunteer that fit your needs and interests? Below are a few sites that can help you in your journey.

http://www.volunteermatch.org/

http://www.volunteer.gov/

http://www.smartvolunteer.org

http://volunteer.united-e-way.org/…

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Added by Jordan Merlo on January 6, 2010 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Volunteering: Good for the Heart and Good for the Soul.

Since it is the beginning of the new year I have decided as my New Years resolution to get more people interested in volunteering. I feel that volunteering is an amazing, life altering experience that not only helps others but makes a difference, allows you to expand your horizons, and connect with your community. There is no other activity in life that could give you more of a natural high afterwards. I personally love to volunteer because I always meet new, interesting, genuine people who I… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 6, 2010 at 11:45am — 1 Comment

Tis the Season to Give!

While sitting in my apartment, sipping tea and watching the snow fall I begin to wonder how those who are less fortunate survive the winter. As I look out to the West at any point during the day or night I can see the three buildings Cabrini-Green has to offer. Cabrini-Green housing projects are the most infamous in the country. Decades of poverty and violence have rendered them near inhabitable. They are currently being demolished and the residents are being relocated. Some will move near-by… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on January 4, 2010 at 10:34am — No Comments

Open Source Software Education

One of the ways that kids can increase their chances of succeeding is computer knowledge. One great way to expose kids to the intricacies of operating systems is open source, Linux software. Simply installing Linux in VM Ware is a great way to get started. With a Satellite Internet, DSL or cable connection, kids can play with all… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on January 3, 2010 at 7:25pm — 1 Comment

Happy Holidays and May we all Connect in Purposeful Ways in 2010

This is a graphic of the Strategy used by the Tutor/Mentor Connection.

It's the reason we are all connected on this web site. Sites like this bring people together who can share ideas, build relationships, and work together to overcome common obstacles. If no one creates and hosts the… Continue

Added by Daniel Bassill on December 31, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Finding the Right Fit with your Student

Finding the Right Fit

We all know the research. Reading is important. But sometimes getting a child or teen hooked seems like an impossible task. One of the biggest struggles with high-risk kids is when their reading levels don’t coincide with their developmental levels. I mean, your sixth grade student reading on a third grade level will probably not be happy with Magic Tree House books. Yet, here is the quandary. How do we get better at reading? Repetition. We just have to do it… Continue

Added by Maria Murphy on December 30, 2009 at 2:02pm — No Comments

A mothers pursuit for her son's well-being!

The article, "Saving Michael" from the Chicago Tribune is a heartening story about a mother trying to better her son by figuring out ways in which to fix his behavioral problems and his grades. Living in a low income neighborhood such as Woodlawn, Chicago, Delaine, Michael's mother, understands that their are additional hurdles to face. But though her neighborhood has… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on December 18, 2009 at 12:15pm — 1 Comment

Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0 Part 2.

Hello again and welcome to Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0 Part 2. I hope you took some time to read Disrupting Philanthropy 2.0, if not that's ok because for my next couple of blogs I will be picking apart the text discussing what I believe to be the highlights of the article. In this blog in particular I will be discussing the two categories that make up philanthropy which are capital and the enterprises.… Continue

Added by Jordan Merlo on December 16, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments