The annual Global Youth Art Contest is back! Any kid aged 4-18 years old can submit their artwork between now and Feb 22. The winning pieces will be celebrated on World Wildlife Day, and used to help promote wildlife rescue and preservation all over the world.
Here's how to get started ...
- Tap "Join" above.
- Tap this link to sign up for the contest: https://www.ifaw.org/world-youth-art-contest?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&ms=UONDC210101002&cid=7013k000001SWna
- Tap "Complete" below, and share to inspire others to join.
Source & Photo Credit: IFAW
Trans teenagers are vulnerable to discrimination, especially in school and the doctor's office. They need the support of their trusted educators, and gender-affirming medical care, in order to avoid the mental health pitfalls that are so sadly common for them.
Unfortunately, in Alabama, there is a new proposed law that would prohibit trans medical care and require teachers to divulge the confidences of their trans students. But we can help to stop this law. Here's how:
- Tap "Join" above.
- Tap this link to sign a petition speaking out against this law: https://www.change.org/p/protect-trans-children-in-alabama
- Tap "Complete" below, and share to inspire others to sign.
Source: Change
Photo Credit: Adobe Stock
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Host With The Most! Your Friendsgiving Can Feed Hungry Kids
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Thanksgiving is a day for family, but Friendsgiving is a day for friends. Get together with your besties, have a few cocktails, taste-test your holiday recipes ... and raise money to help feed hungry kids!
- Tap "Join" above.
- Tap this link to register your Friendsgiving fundraiser. Every $100 you and your friends raise can feed a kid up to 1,000 meals. https://p2p.onecause.com/nkhfriendsgiving
- Tap "Complete" below, and share to inspire others to join.
Source: No Kid Hungry
Photo Credit: Parade
15-year-old Emmet Kyoshi Wilson shows his love for life through his art, and he gives that love back through charity. So far, his artwork auctions have raised more than $50,000 for the National Association for Down's Syndrome.
📸: Stephanie Bassos Photography
For kids who are just leaving juvenile detention, the world is all hurdles and no opportunities. Luckily, there's a special restaurant where they can get the support they need ... while leaning some serious cooking skills!
📸: Brandon Wade
Sweet (and sadly, bullied) Hayley channeled her experiences into positivity!
Even the Chicago White Sox have purchased Hayley’s bracelets that raise money for the children’s hospital that cared for her as an infant.
$22,000 and counting! Way to go, Hayley!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/lurie-childrens-hospital-bracelets.html
📸: Charles Rex Arbogast, Call to the Pen
