Show Some Love Spotlight: Cards for Hospitalized Kids
Cards for Hospitalized Kids is an awesome organization that gives hope, joy & love to hospitalized kids across America through cards. You can get involved by making cards to send, hosting or attending a card-making event or referring a child to receive a card. I was inspired by how many kids have been reached already by this awesome organization! Visit http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com to find out how you can join in on this cause.
Cards for Hospitalized Kids was founded by 17-year-old Jen Rubino who shares her story about her own hospital stay and inspiration to start the organization on the website:
Jen Rubino, Founder of Cards for Hospitalized Kids, Shares Her Story
Above: Cards for Hospitalized Kids founder Jen Rubino was interviewed by B96′s Rebecca Ortiz on December 8, 2011.
My motivation for creating Cards for Hospitalized Kids goes back to my own experience as a patient, which began when I was diagnosed with a chronic illness at age 11. Since my health problems began six years ago, I’ve undergone 15 surgeries and have had countless treatments and hospital visits.
My experience as a patient has shown me how difficult it is to be a hospitalized kid. Kids who are hospitalized often feel isolated and forgotten about. They also miss out on many of the little things in life that most children take for granted.
My experience as a patient has also shown me that cards can bring hope and joy into the lives of hospitalized kids, which is why I founded Cards for Hospitalized Kids.
As the founder of Cards for Hospitalized Kids, I am able to use my own experience as a patient in a way that allows me to help children across America who are facing what I’ve faced.
Lifting others up through Cards for Hospitalized Kids has allowed me to lift myself up as well and, chronic illness or not, I know it will be the same for everyone who gets involved with Cards for Hospitalized Kids.
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Live to Serve – Honoring the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
“If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness…
Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Let’s remember the legacy and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. His vision was one of service, unity, leadership, faith and community. We can all play a part in making it more vivid today, through the words we choose to speak, the ways we choose to impact our community and in the love and kindness we show to others.
Listen to Dr. King in the videos below, talking about his dream and passion for service:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – On Service
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – “I Have a Dream”
“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Young Entrepreneur’s Holiday Gift Pick: Hayleigh’s Cherished Charms
Still looking for the perfect gift for someone special? Why not support young entrepreneurs while giving back to a great cause, and getting an awesome gift, all at the same time?
For all of you jewelry lovers, check out Hayleigh’s Cherished Charms founded by twelve-year-old Hayleigh. When she was little and attended a school for hard of hearing and deaf children she noticed that a lot of kids tried to hide their hearing aids behind their hair. Hayleigh decided to design unique and creative charms for her hearing aids to help herself and other children be more confident. She even has a provisional patent on her creations and will have a full patent soon!
Hayleigh and her sisters and also make regular earrings because sometimes a mom or sister who doesn’t have hearing aids or cochlear implants wants to match their child / sister / brother who is wearing the charms. There are also charms for boys and for adults.
10% of the proceeds will go to furthering hearing research and education of the hard of hearing and deaf community. What an awesome way to give back!
Above are the earrings I purchased, the light blue Swarovski Elements charms. You can get your own and support this innovative young entrepreneur at www.hayleighscherishedcharms.com.
Stay tuned for our interview with Hayleigh coming up soon!
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John Legend Challenges You to Solve for Tomorrow
Recording artist John Legend not only has a passion for singing but for motivating young people to plan for the future through education. Dreamer ENT’s media partner the Valder Beebe Show spoke to John about his current project with Samsung, a contest to win $1 million dollars for schools. Visit www.samsung.com/solvefortomorrow and watch the video below to learn more about how you can enter by submitting your creative video on how you can use science, math and technology to help your community (click here to learn about last year’s winners and finalists):
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Inspiring ENT Pick: Are You Happy Now?: Megan and Liz Step Up to Bullying With Music
Bullying is such an important topic, and it breaks my heart to see recent reports of young people who have been hurt and affected by it – words can have a bigger impact than we know. I was also affected by bullying when I was younger and I feel for those who can relate, and appreciate Megan and Liz for their inspiring efforts! Stay tuned for more information about Dreamer ENT’s Show Some Love Anti-Bullying Campaign. – Julene, Editor of DreamerENT.com
Youtube singing sensations Megan and Liz are twin sisters who took their passion for music and decided to share it with the world. The girls began posting Youtube covers a few years ago and began catching the attention of others; they were even surprised on the Oprah Winfrey Show and able to meet one of their inspirations Taylor Swift.
Recently Megan and Liz wrote a song called “Are You Happy Now?” to address the topic of bullying and how words and negative actions affect people so deeply. They got fans to submit photos for the music video and the compilation is really inspiring, watch the official video above and the fan submission video below.
You can visit StepUptoBullying.org to find out how you can take a stand against bullying too. Have you ever dealt with bullying or have seen it in your own school?
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