Parents, Teachers and Children Learning to Help Animals and Other Children with Needs

Courtney's SandCastle Park San Clemente Opening Day Fun

2012-02-26T07:59:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the opening day of phase one of Courtney's SandCastle Universal Playground in Orange County.

http://www.courtneyssandcastle.com

It was a joy to see Courtney cutting the ribbon and enjoying this long awaited day. Wasabi had a great time letting the kids pet him.
Don Glasgow has kept me up to date in the progress of this wonderful project. He has worked harder then anyone I know to raise money for this playground. They still have the beautful phase II of the playground to finish raising funds to make complete. If you click on the link http://www.courtneyssandcastle.com you can read the whole story and make donations. This playground is for children with physicl challenges, so they can enjoy swinging on the swings and sliding down the slides and more. Read the story!!

Wasabi at work:

At the moment pics are not loading.. will finish this later... come back and see more!!!

A child with cancer

2012-01-21T19:01:00.000-08:00

I know a girl who is 12 years old. I met her when she was 5 year old. We were very close for several years. Due to a divorice in the family, I don't see her anymore. I miss her dearly. A few months ago she was diagnosed with bone cancer. I have been unable to see her since she was diagnosed. I'm heart broken so much I can't express the debt of it in words.

She has had 1/2 her chemotherapy treatments done and a major surgery removing a part of her femur bone out of one leg and using a cadaver bone and a part of her fibula bone of her other leg to put in it's place. She has both legs healing from major surgery as she continues in her chemo treatments.

I dedicated a page in my www.childrendonate2.org website to help support children with cancer and their families.   She and her sister were a big part of why this website was made. Do to her privacy I did not dedicate a page to her name, but I hope the new page will help others who have children suffering from cancer and fighting for their lives.

I say prayers everyday for her and want to give her the biggest hug EVER!!!

On Valentines day 2007 she found some money and we went online together with her sister to donate some of the money to a charity. We decided to donate it to a charity in Long Beach that helps abused kids that I knew about. Then we came up with an idea to make a website that parents and their kids can go to together and pick a charity to donate to together in family time.

Her and her older sister helped me make a list animals to put on the website. I did the research and found the pictures and charities and foundations to list on the site.  This made childrendonate2.org

At one time we had a page dedicated to their friend who has spinal muscular atrophy. It was fun. It got written up in the newspaper. The girls got interviewed with their friend and had their pictures in the paper. It was very cool.

Unfortunatley there was alot of adult drama around them and they did not get to enjoy all the good this website has done like they should have, nor did they enjoy the excitement of being in the newspaper with their best friend. They were encouraged not to even be interested in it anymore. It was quite unfair to them.   This site is used in 100s of Elementary schools accross the US and it has been in newspapers and on the news. It is listed on a few government websites in the US also.

Her and her sister helped me and their father with a fundraiser to help one of my clients who has a brain injury from a car accident  raise over $13,000 for him to help with his medical bills last year last year.   They did a great job and worked hard and my client was very thankful to them.

I have added pages do help specific illnesses due to people I meet and their kids. I never thougtht I would be making a page to help childhood cancer families because one of the 2 girls who helped inspire this website has cancer.

I ask for prayers and blessings sent her way

Please use this new page to help you find education on childhood cancers for someone you may know.

http://www.childrendonate2.org/help_kids_with_cancer_childhood_cancer_websites_resources.html

I love you Kate....and I'm wishing you everyday a 100% recovery !!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/katelopez12

Looking for an easy way to help animals & children with needs for the 2011 Holiday Season? Feed the homeless, help a sick child from your home right now!!

2011-12-14T14:32:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for an easy way to help kids and animals in need for the 2011 holdiay season?
You can help a hungry animal, a hungry family, a hungry child or teen. You can help sick and abused kids for the holdays season easily from you home or work computer right now.

Go to http://www.childrendonate2.org/ and you will see many links to help all sorts of people and animals who are less fortunate then you and I.

This is a great website to help kids see and learn about helping others. You can help several different kind of animals and birds. You can help sick kids, abused kids, hungry kids, homeless teens as well as many specific illness to learn about and donate too.

This website makes no money, nor do you give money to this site. It is a cute easy directory made for Parents, Kids and Teachers to help.

Enjoy!! Help others now.

We are also having a contest to replace a kids drawing on our website. The contest ends in February. Go to http://www.childrendonate2.org/ to see details.

Happy Holidays and I hope you reached out easily to help someone else.

Thank you
http://www.childrendonate2.org/

What is Bullying?

2011-11-23T10:40:00.000-08:00

To those being bullied. Bullying happens to adults, teens and kids. It is difficult at any age. It does not make you weak or insecure or a bad person if someone is bullying you and you are having a hard time. Tell someone. I know people don't always listen and that makes it harder.

When you are being bullied sometimes odd things happen and when we tell others, they say we are reading into it too much or too sensitive etc. That is crap. Keep talking until you find someone who listens and validates your truth.

People spreading rumors about you. Friends and strangers treating you poorly due to the rumors. Being ignored and made fun of. Internet harrassment, like hacking emails, writing blogs or facebook/twitter comments about someone, phone texts etc are all a part of bullying. It is harrassment. It is wrong.

Many people have the strength and courage to reach out but then they have to deal with others judging them and not listening. Being bullied then having to deal with how people react to you is difficult. It is like a double whammy and you just feel lost and confused.
Please believe in yourself. Please keep reaching out until someone really HEARS you.

If you have paper evidence to back it up or can print up stuff on the computer you are experiencing it may be more of a chance someone will listen to you.

To those that are being told by a friend, child or student that they are being bullied
Listen to them. Most people don't walk around making up these stories for attention, especially if they are ignored and not helped. Would'nt you rather reach out and help someone at risk of they may be lying then to ignore someone in distress and something bad happens to them or they take their life. It is a bigger chance they are telling the truth.

Being bullied at any age, can hurt severely. Not getting help or respect in your situation hurts and confuses someone to an extreme. Don't ignore when people reach out for help.

When you are bullied you feel alone. The holidays are here now and for some people they can feel more alone. Reach out! Care!

There are many websites on this page to help with this subject. Find one that can help you. Find one that can help someone you know.

October is National Anti-Bullying Month

2011-10-05T10:16:00.000-07:00

If you are a teacher, student, parent or an adult being bullied, here are some great links to very helpful resources on anti-bullying.

Many great anti-bullying websites here.

http://childrendonate2.org/Anti_bullying_websites_stop_bullying_websites.html

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Be kind to yourself and be kind to others. It is the right thing to do!

Help me raise funds to keep Childrendonate2.org running. Cookie Lee Jewelry Consultant

2011-09-08T17:24:00.000-07:00

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No matter how much you sell you will earn 50% gross profit on sales in person or at parties. Earn 35% gross profit from online orders. Want to pay off an extra bill next month or save for a vacation? Just book a few more shows to earn the extra income you need. Have fun and meet some great woman!

Dress up simple outfits with a piece of Cookie Lee Jewelry and feel great!!

Have a great day and be good to you!! Tracy

Help Get Courtney's SandCastle Universally Accessible Playground Project Finished

2011-08-09T12:16:00.000-07:00

Courtney's SandCastle Universally Accessible Playground

Yes, it is now time to give it up for the San Clemente Courtney's SandCastle Universally Accessible Playground Project. Many have already. More is needed.

Please help us complete the current fundraising campaign by giving your personal support to all our children. This playground we are poised to build might be one of the more amazing ones in the whole of Southern California. We need to build this playground for children with disabilities and those without so that they can play together as one population.

Here are two ways you can help today and over the near days ahead in August.

1) Click on this link and VOTE daily to help Courtney's win a $50,000 grant from Pepsi Refresh. This is an easy one. You can help. Merely click this link daily and vote he Courtney's SandCastle playground project. It is that easy for you to do something good for the community of San Clemente. And, it is free. Click, sign in then vote directly with Pepsi Refresh or via your facebook account.
http://www.refresheverything.com/courtneyssandcastle

2) Golfers and non golfers can help this fund raising campaign by supporting the First Annual Courtney's SandCastle Charity Golf Tournament hosted by Talega Golf Club Friday September 16th. Merely click on this web site link to see all the details, register to play golf, and/or support the event by participating in the helicopter golf ball drop, attending the dinner party or becoming a sponsor. This too is easy to do. Now click this web link to learn and participate.

www.courtneyssandcastle.com

Thank you in advance for reading this email and supporting the playground fundraising campaign by clicking and participating. Remember why we are offering these two opportunities. Give it up for Courtney and all her friends, plus all the children in our community. All children deserve our full support to have fun while interacting with others of all abilities.

Comments and questions can be directed to me via reply email or telephone. Meanwhile, click and click to support the Courtney's SandCastle playground project.

Time is of the essence. Please begin clicking and demonstrating your support today and everyday. The time to help is now.

Do your personal action with both of these offerings then forward this email to all your contacts to forward to their contacts.

Thank you very much!

Donald Glasgow, The Courtney's SandCastle Committee

949-481-0116

Make a Difference Animals, Mammals and Children with Needs.

2011-07-14T22:21:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the smallest thing can make a HUGE difference in an animals or person's life. Take a chance do what you can do, even if it is small. Reach out.

Here is a great site http://www.childrendonate2.org Help animals in need by clicking on the cute picture of the animals or mammal you want to help. This site has an excellent listing of charities and foundations that help and feed animals and mammals.

There are so many ways you can help others and make a difference.

http://www.childrendonate2.org/help_save_adopt_dogs_puppies.html

Donate Money to Help Children Who Have Been Hurt.

2011-05-30T16:45:00.000-07:00

Websites that Help Children with Needs!

Help Support Courtney’s SandCastle Want to Paint A Tile That Will Be Installed in The Playground?

2011-05-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

Courtney’s SandCastle Universally Accessible Playground

Courtney’s SandCastle is a universal playground which will be developed as a part of the Vista Hermosa/La Pata Community Park. It will serve both special need children and adults as well as able bodied children.

The Parks Foundation, the City of San Clemente, and the Junior Woman’s Club came together in 2004 to build the playground, originally planned for Steed Park.
Courtney’s SandCastle is named for Courtney Faye Smith who has been confined to a wheelchair because of a rare muscular degenerative disease – Spinal Muscular Atrophy. When Courtney and her friends visit local parks together, she is unable to participate because of her disabilities as are some 18,000 other children in Orange County with disabilities. Special recreational equipment will also be available to handicapped Marine veterans and other disabled adults.
The playground was designed by Richard Fisher (who built many of the West’s premier universally accessible and traditional parks), and Summers/Murphy & Partners Inc. The playground, along with baseball, soccer, and football fields, and an aquatic center, is expected to open in December 2011.

An exciting “Paint a Tile” fundraiser was recently launched. Sponsoring organizations and individuals can support Courtney’s SandCastle by purchasing personalized colorful, glazed tiles. These tiles will be placed on a special wall within the playground and serve as a timeless reminder of our faithful community. Following your $100 (per tile) tax-deductible donation, you will receive a voucher that can be taken to Fired Up of San Clemente to design your own tiles or choose from one of the design templates.
See Website http://www.courtneyssandcastle.com

Children and Hearling Loss

2011-05-12T09:23:00.000-07:00

Having a hearing loss at any age can be very frustrating. Not only for the person with the hearing loss, but also for those around them that get frustrating when they hear "what?" all the time.

When I was in elementary school, Jr high and high school I had a hard time comprehending with certain teachers. I had no idea I had a hearing problem. I remember my 3rd grade teacher saying to me and my dad that the reason I can't understand at school was because my parents were divorced.   They had me meet with a tutor for reading to help me comprehend more. It did not help. When I was in high school and some teachers let you pick your own seats, I did better in those classes. I always sat to the left of the teacher in front of the room. When I sat other places I had a hard time. It was not until I got my hearing aids as an adult did all this make sense. I just thought I was quirky because I liked sitting in a certain place in class. I had no idea that it was because I could hear better.

When I had my hearing tested I had hearing loss for different tones in each ear. My results came back that the beginning of the word I was not hearing. Someone could say look at the "door" and I may hear "floor".   So, you can see clearly how this can make a child feel like they are not smart in school. The doctor actually asked me if I was in a band or if I shot guns because my hearing loss was extreme. I said nope. Then we talked about school when I was younger and he said, I have had this my whole life.

Get a good hearing test done on your child if they are having a hard time in school. Teachers mean well, but to tell a kid they have issues learning because their parents got divorced was not right. In many cases home life of course effects a child's ability to concentrate, but in my case no. I could not hear right.   The old tests they used to do in school when I was young to test our hearing , was not a complete hearing test.

Children learn to communicate by imitating the sounds they hear. If they have a hearing loss that is undetected and untreated, they can miss much of the speech and language around them. This results in delayed speech/language development, social problems and academic difficulties.

I am very thankful to have my hearing aids. I did not want to get them at first because I thought they would be big and ugly, but they have ones that you can't even see. No one knows I have them on unless I tell them. So, don't let the fear of everyone seeing them make you not get them at any age.

Hearing loss, in varying degrees, affects two in every 100 children under the age of 18. Fortunately, there are very few hearing losses that cannot be helped with modern technology. The most effective treatment is achieved through early intervention. Early diagnosis, early fitting of hearing aids, and an early start on special education programs can help maximize a child's hearing. This will give your child the best chances for successful speech and language development.

Here are some websites that can help with hearing loss with children and helping to get hearing aids.
List of Websites for Hearing Loss

Privacy Settings on Facebook, MySpace & Xanga. Good For Adults & Kids

2011-05-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a great page on getting your privacy settings strong on some of the Social Networks. We all need this knowledge for ourselves and especially to protect your kids.

Privacy Settings on Facebook, MySpace & Xanga HERE Good for Adults & Kids

Here is another Link with Several top websites to educate parents, teachers and kids about internet safety.

http://www.childrendonate2.org/Internet_Safety.html

Mothers Day is hard and lonley for many adults and kids around the world!

2011-05-07T19:56:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day, for some people is like Valentines Day to the singles. Myself personally, I did not grow up with a mother. It was hard. She is still alive, but she never really wanted much to do with her kids. It bothered me from time to time. When I see my friend's mothers love them and give them things, I'm very happy for them. But it does brake my heart that I never can feel that or have those experiences. At different ages it hurt differently.

I was raised with my dad and brothers with no mother or mother figure in my home. I thought I was okay. But as I gotten older and realizing what things I missed out on and it can be devastating for me at times. What also hurt is how people just judge and assume it's my fault. Really? A child has a parent that does not care, does not know how to care.. or they just can't, it is NEVER the child's fault. Someone came to me a few years ago and said out of the blue. "you should forgive your mom" I asked for what. This person did not know anything about me except that I was not close to my mother.

I find many people don't understand or care to try too. They go on with their lives and leave the hurt ones alone on special days. Not real fun.

I know my pain can be so sad sometimes but I get through it. I know what it feels like at any age to have others kids and adults treat you like you are different or have the plague or something just because you home life was different. It's not right and it's not fair.

But there are kids with no homes in foster care and in shelters and waiting to be loved and adopted who I imagine their pain is way more painful then the pain I have had. I wish I could go help them all.

Here are a few ways you can reach out and help.
BBBS Big Brother & Big Sisters

When Holidays and special days are coming like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Mother's & Father's Day
contact your local shelters and care places where children are at in these situations and find out how you can bring special gifts to them or just one of them...Reach out... a little something from us can make a BIG SOMETHING for them. Trust me, I know it personally....

Here are some more links to help children in pain
For the Child
Child Advocates
Childrendonate2.org

Remember these kids grow up to be adults and even though they do the best they can as adults and be the kindest and are good people, they can be more lonely and sad sometimes. Know your friends and know their past hurts, listen to them. Don't judge....give love. Know a holiday can be a time to reach out to even adults who had childhood losses and even as adults. As an adult I had a baby's heart beat stop inside of me and I had to have surgery to remove it, it was hard, I figured it was meant to be, but I'm not a mother and it can be sad at times.

What is a Charity? How can I help others?

2011-05-06T14:06:00.000-07:00

What is a Charity?  The word Charity in the dictionary says: generous
actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless, something given to a
person or persons in need. A charity is a particular type of voluntary
organization that takes a distinctive legal form to raise money to provide
help, support, relief and assistance of particular need.
What is a Foundation?  The word Foundation in the dictionary says: an
institution financed by a donation or legacy to aid in research, education,
arts etc. A foundation is a legal categorization of nonprofit organizations
(NPO) that will donate funds and support to other organizations or
provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes.
What is a Private Foundation? It is a legal entity set up by and
individual, family or group, for purpose such as philanthropy.
What is Philanthropy? It is the effort or inclination to increase the
well being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations to orphanage
and others who need help.
Childrendonate2.org website is a fun directory of charities and
foundations that help, support, bring aid, lend a hand and bring comfort
by charitable contributions and donations to fund and aid in relief to
animals, families and children. Children can help other children online.
You can support, feed and donate to animals, rescue animals and assist
people in need from your computer or cell phones. It is easy. You can help
by donating to websites for the dogs, cats, whales, birds, eagles,
penguins, koalas, sea horses, seals, monkeys, gorillas,horses, elephants,
lemurs, dolphins, lions, kangaroos, butterflies, tigers, sea turtles, sea
lions, whales and bears. We have listed charities & foundations that
donate time and money to support and feed hungry kids, hungry families
and teenagers with needs. We list organizations that help fire, burn
victims, tsunamis, earthquake, floods and more natural disaster victims
and their losses. You will easily find links to foundations & charities for
Epilepsy, M.S., Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular
Atrophy and websites for children with autism, children with diabetes
and children with food allergies. We added websites the help kids and
teens with bullying. We list websites that help sick and hurt kids along
with websites for parent education. We have a page for Internet Safety
for kids, where we list the most updated Internet safety and cell phone
safety websites for parents, teachers & kids.   Great for schools and
classrooms.

If you wish to help but cannot donate money you can make donations at
one click donation websites. We have a one (1) click donation websites
page. All you have to do is click 1 time with your mouse. A donation is
made by another person or company for each mouse click received on
their website.
http://www.childrendonate2.org/help_donate_by_one_click_websites.html

http://www.childrendonate2.org

We do not take any money we are strictly a listing of charity and
foundation websites to help others.

Enjoy helping others and animals on our site by yourself or with your
children. It’s a great way to teach kids to help others in need.

Studies are Showing Texting is Limiting Kids for Job & College Interviews

2011-05-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

OMG r u reading this?

Yes? Then you know how to text and communicate in 2011. Studies are showing that kids and teens are getting so used to shortening words to the least it can be to communicate. Verbal communication has been limited. Even adults are relying on interacting with friends via texts and Facebook. You see 2 adults at dinner and they are both texting other people instead of even talking to each other. Often you see kids hanging out together and they are both texting other friends instead of talking to each other. Adults should be a better example to help their kids future.

Texting is an extremely quick method of sending along a thought, a message, a speedy reminder or to ask a question. When you are in a hurry or would rather not begin a lengthy converation, texting is a great tool. It is a quick and painless way to say what you need to say.

One of the problems is texting becomes an addiction. The word addiction is a Strong one, but when you watch kids sleeping with their cellphone, eating, “watching” tv, driving, listening to their Ipods, or doing their homework while texting on their cell phones, you have to wonder when enough is enough. You see young people staring at their cellphones while crossing a busy street, the word “addiction” doesn’t appear to be an exaggeration at all. They have no awareness of their surroundings. Many adults are doing the same thing.

Studies are showing that massive texting is ruining kids communication skills. Some kids (young adults) are losing words and verbal and written skills are suffering.

This may not appear to be a problem during the teen years when kids don’t really want to talk to their parents anyway, but what about the future? They will need to communicate with other adults. There will be college and job interviews. A person is far more likely to get the job or whatever else he or she is seeking, if their vocabulary, their grammar and their self confidence indicates they can communicate with others and enjoy it.

Kid's and adults can become better communicators if they spoke instead of texting for most communications. I took a look at my communications and clearly noticed that I text everyone more then I call. I do wear hearing aids so I have a hard time hearing well on the phone, but when I am making more personal contact with my friends it just feels better.

I like those days where I am free from my phone. The freedom from being contacted every second of the day. It is good for your mind and soul. Try taking brakes from your phone and talking to people in person or spend the day alone without texting and enjoy yourself.

Remind yourself of the freedom away from your phone with constant contact and help your kids feel that being free from the phone is a good thing.

May 8th-14th is Food Allergy Awareness Week & May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

2011-05-03T14:56:00.000-07:00

May 8th to May 14th, 2011 is Food Allergy Awareness Week.

May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.

Allergies can be Serious.

Food allergies are more common than many know and can be very serious and lead to death.

Below is a link to a page with Great Websites to educate Parents, Teaches and Kids about food allergies.

http://www.childrendonate2.org/help_donate_to_kids_with_food_allergies_websites.html

Here is another great site with Food Allergies Clothing & Bracelets

http://www.allergators.com/

A Great List of Websites to Help Anti-Bullying with Kids

2011-05-01T16:22:00.000-07:00

Collin Farrel Said......."Bullying is torture, it is another betrayal of basic human decency and its scars reach way into the future of its survivors, The saddest truth is that not all children survive it. It is a potentially fatal societal illness and must be respected and not feared. Respected and dealt with as a very real problem and as an adversary of a potentially harmonious world, that should have no place for bullies or bullying."

Here is a link with a list of great websites to help parents, kids and teachers with bullying situations.

http://childrendonate2.org/Anti_bullying_websites_stop_bullying_websites.html

Don't Forget About Japan. People and Animals Still Need Help

2011-04-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

Japan still needs our help to suport and save their animals and families. Even though we are not seeing it on the news as much, don't forget them.

Here is a website that dedicated a page just for listing trusted places to donate money too. A great site to go to with kids. It has happy pictures and fun things to do.

http://www.childrendonate2.org/help_rescue_animals_japan_earthquake_tsunami_support_donate_website.html

Help Kids Learn to Help People & Animals in Need - Great Family Time

2011-04-29T20:32:00.000-07:00

Kids have so much these days. Cell phones, computers, televisions with a zillion channels to choose from. We are so fortunate here. We forget that all over the world there are kids who don't have televisions, beds and warm homes. It's hard to believe that around the word there are children who never has seen or touched a computer. They have no phones and would not have a clue what texting is. They biggest worry is a warm place to sleep or their next meal.

They don't have bikes and many toys like we did and our kids have.

We have created a wonderful websites for kids and parents to go to together and together help animals and other children all around the world with needs.

Enjoy family time with your kids as you see them learn about others and help them appreciate how good they have it. Please visit website http://www.childrendonate2.org/