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Valentine’s Day and VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center

14 Saturday Feb 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Altruism, homeless, homeless youth, humanitarian service, making a difference, Pioneers of Peace, Resilience

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Anna Stapley, Center Coordinator VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center, Charity, Compassion, Happiness, Homeless Youth Resource Center, Humanitarian Programs, Kindness, Maya Angelou, POP Operation Love Bundles, Quality of life, Target, Volunteers of America

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POP Operation Love Bundles Drop Off Day -Annie Peterson from Target standing next To Anna Stapley, Center Coordinator VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center

IMG_2843I sat down at my desk, opened my computer, and while I was waiting for WordPress to load, I lifted my eyes from the screen to look out the window. The wind chimes hanging by my back door were singing, as were the birds, and I beheld the beautiful sunrise pictured above. A perfect Valentine’s Day morning.

Aside from the picturesque sky, I can attest to “There is beauty all around.” That phrase is from a popular hymn that continues with… “when there’s love at home.” 

Maya Angelou said ” I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself”

Yesterday finally arrived. We loaded up seven over-sized Target bags holding two hundred “POP Love Bundles,” and delivered them to Volunteers of America (VOA) Homeless Youth Resource Center.

We were welcomed by a lovely young man who offered to help us carry the heavy bags inside. Once inside, we saw food for the taking lining the shelves. We met Anna Stapley the program coordinator and she took us on a tour of this amazing facility.

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When they say “Homeless Youth Resource Center,” they aren’t kidding! From the outside, the building looks quite small. When you walk in, the space feels cramped…but just you wait; as we began touring we felt like one of the below:

  1. We had actually walked into Dr. Who’s Tardis
  2. Hermione Granger dipped her hand into her magical purse
  3. IKEA had swooped in making the best possible use of this very small space

There were shelves holding large bins of hygiene supplies, baby supplies, food, clothing, shoes, backpacks, blankets, dress clothes for job interviews, sleeping bags and much more.

There were two computers, seven showers, a large open area that I think doubled for serving meals and holding groups.

The center is open:

Mon – Fri  9:15 am- 1 pm (drop in-center)

Mon – Fri  9 am – 5 pm (appointment only or drop donations)

Breakfast served: Mon-Fri 9:15 am – 9:45 am

Lunch served: Mon-Fri  1- 1:30 pm

Dinner served: Friday only 4-4:30 pm

Different groups offered include: Art group, Get an I.D., Horizonte Group (GED and education), Yoga Group, Music Group, Haircut and a Movie Group, Homeless Court (for kids with legal problems), Zine Group (run by the Community Writing Center) and two other groups for talking about what’s on your mind and learning new skills.

…and the services continue…case managers helping youth get connected to community resources, job interviewing skills, assistance for obtaining new social security cards (remember, you can’t get a job without a social security card,) and so much more that I can’t even begin to do it justice. I can’t remember the exact ratio of full time employees to volunteers but I do know there are 20 who give their time freely to help vulnerable youth get stabilized.

Volunteers of America’s mission statement is:

Volunteers of America, Utah is a ministry of service organized to reach and uplift those in greatest need and to provide opportunities to experience the joy of serving others.                

We at Pioneers of Peace resonate with that sentiment wholeheartedly.

Right now I wish you could feel what is inside my heart. Take a moment and try to imagine the feeling of seeing so much good being done for so many vulnerable people and then on top of that, add all of the effort on everyone’s part to make POP Operation Love Bundles possible.

We would like to thank each one of you who contributed to the success of this project. From cheering us on, to sending positive energy and prayers and sharing our goals, to financial support, making scarves, buying fabric, socks, protein bars and lip balm. Thank you for writing quotes on paper cranes and then lovingly folding them, and also the actual assembling of the love bundles; We say…THANK YOU! WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT. We have all walked, not just talked.

Our rough calculations show that together we spent $1,030.00 and served 100+ hours for POP Operation Love Bundles. Well done everyone!

Our goal was to let our homeless youth know they are not forgotten. We hope in some small way we fulfilled Maya Angelou’s beautiful quote.

” I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself”

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone XOXO

~Barbara

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POP Operation Love Bundles Drop Off Day -Annie Peterson from Target standing next To Anna Stapley, Center Coordinator VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center
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P.S. FYI, VOA HYRC can always use donations. For more info visit www.voaut.org

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We Need Your Help! POP “Project Love Bundles”

18 Sunday Jan 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Altruism, Pioneers of Peace, Valentine's Day

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Charitable sewing, Charity, Compassion, empathy, Gratitude, Homeless youth, Homelessness, Hope, Humanitarian Programs, Kindness, Making a difference, Not Forgotten, Peace, Pioneers of Peace, Shelter, Valentine's Day

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POP “Project Love Bundles” is a charitable campaign to let homeless youth in Salt Lake City know they are not forgotten this Valentine’s Day.

Each bundle contains: a warm fleece scarf, hand warmers, a new pair of socks, protein bar, lip balm, and a paper crane with a handwritten quote.

Please help us by donating new 8″ X 60″ fleece scarves 

“Project Love Bundles” Scarf Tutorial

Each scarf is 8″ x 60″
The instructions that follow are for a 2 yd piece of fabric because it makes the best use of yardage. If you have a smaller piece, just make sure the scarf is 8″ x 60″

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1. After removing selvedge edge, cut a 2 yd piece of 60″ wide fleece into 9, 8″ strips.

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2. For fringe, cut 1″w x 3″h 8 times. (8 fringes)

IMG_42563. Fold fringe up to 3′ cut line and cut a SMALL slit on fold.

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4. With each piece of fringe: Fold up to slit and pull it through making a knot.

IMG_4255IMG_4252HELP!!! All of my sewing friends!! If there is a better way to describe these instructions please let me know.

Also if you would be willing to donate completed scarves we would love you forever. We need 200 scarves by Feb 4 so they can be assembled into bundles and donated by Feb 5. 

Drop off location will be announced soon. If you live outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, Donations can be sent to:

Barbara Scoville, LCSW

5635 South Waterbury Way Suite C-202

SLC, UT 84121


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Visions of Red Cups Danced in their Heads

28 Friday Nov 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Altruism, The Pioneers of Peace Thanks"Giving" Cup Campaign

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altruism, Compassion, Gratitude, Happiness, Humanitarian Programs, Pioneers of Peace, positive mental health, Quality of life, Resilience, Thanksgiving, World Food Programme, World Hunger

 

IMG_2577The children were all nestled snug in their beds…while visions of filled red cups danced in their heads

Last night, in many homes, children went to bed with a new understanding of what Thanksgiving means.

Either before or after their bounteous feasts, they spilled the change they had collected through the month of November out on tables and counted how many school meals they could give.

They knew every combination of 25 cents they could find would feed one child.

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The excitement built as they saw the meals adding up. How empowered they felt when they realized that by their own efforts, they made a difference in not just one person’s life, but in many cases 50 plus lives.

Adult’s hearts swelled as they saw the seeds of altruism taking root in their children.

The feelings the kids were expressing became contagious, and before you knew it, adults were adding to the count by pulling out dollar bills and running out to their cars to find whatever change they could to keep the spirit of giving alive.

A small child beaming with smiles was overheard to say “We’ve got a billion meals…don’t even get me started.” The joy was spreading farther and farther and before the end of the night everyone got a glimpse of where true happiness comes from… GIVING.

As of this writing Pioneers of Peace™Thanks “Giving” Cup Campaign has made a difference by providing 3,276 school meals

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There is a wonderful synergistic energy that is created between giver and receiver. Everyone is equally enlarged by the experience.

This has truly been a beautiful Thanksgiving, and the beginning of many more to come.

Check us out on our Facebook page. Pioneers of Peace™Thanks “Giving” Cup Campaign, and if you are so inclined to give to our cause, here is the link http://my.wfpusa.org/popthanksgivingcupcampaign

May you always find your cup half full 🙂

Barbara

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Thanksgiving Traditions

27 Thursday Nov 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Pioneers of Peace, Resilience, The Pioneers of Peace Thanks"Giving" Cup Campaign

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altruism, Compassion, Gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, Humanitarian Programs, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, World Food Programme, World Hunger

 

2004380_32Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Traditions are an important part of memories.

Take a moment and think back to some of the traditions you have been a part of…

One of my cherished memories is that of baking a variety of cookies with my mother over the Christmas season. After each batch was baked, the cookies were carefully stored in the freezer until the night we decorated our tree. That night we took the goodies out of the freezer and arranged them on cheerful holiday plates. Hot chocolate was brewed and served with the much awaited cookies, but only after the tree was decorated. The anticipation was overwhelming. It was so much fun that I chose to keep this tradition with my children and now my grandchildren. I can honestly say it’s as much fun today as it was when I was a child, but more importantly, it brings family members together and strengthens our bonds.

What about Thanksgiving?

In my house as well as many others, the Thanksgiving feast takes center stage. For the past couple of years I’m embarassed to admit Black Friday shopping has begun to take root. After dinner, newspapers are laid out on the floor and the hunt begins for the best “deals.” Kids look at the ads and begin their holiday wish lists while the the shopping strategy is formulated.

Contrast that with a different tradition…

…Last year about this time I read about a neat little project that a beautiful friend of mine was doing. It is a desire of her heart to help eradicate hunger in children. She told us that for only .25 cents, a child would be provided a school lunch in a red cup by the World Food Program. This may be all the food they eat in a day.
Our family wanted to try and help and see what we could do so we decided to join the Thanksgiving “Cup” Campaign. We found three cups. One for the grandchildren, one for our children and one for Bob and I. We all looked for spare change in the bottom of purses and pockets, drawers, in the car, and under the couch.

Little ones came with coins in their hands and dropped them one by one into their cup and each time they did we talked about who may benefit from “their” coins.

On Thanksgiving day we all gathered together and counted “our change”. The children made piles of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters on the floor and counted nearly $100 dollars. In a few short weeks we had “found” and collected enough change to provide 400 school meals for children somewhere in the world.

Isn’t that great.

Thanksgiving is the season of harvest; a time to be mindful of our abundance. It’s a time to reflect on being “thankful” for all that we have. Part of counting our blessings is knowing that our lives could be very different. If we slow down long enough, it is easy to see the contrast between the haves and the have nots.

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We mustn’t forget the forgotten. There exists almost a billion people in the world who do not know where their next meal is coming from.

This Thanksgiving we invite you to begin a new Thanksgiving Tradition by joining the Pioneers of Peace Thanks”Giving” Cup Campaign.

66 million children go to school hungry every day. 25 cents feeds a child. $1.00 feed 4 children. $10.00 feeds 40 children. $20.00 feeds 80 children.

http://my.wfpusa.org/popthanksgivingcupcampaign

Tips for Making the Donation Process as Easy as Pumpkin Pie

1. Become familiar with Pioneers of Peace’s direct link to WFPUSA early. It’s important that you donate through this link so we can measure the good we have collectively accomplished. Here is the link: http://my.wfpusa.org/popthanksgivingcupcampaign

2. If you don’t have a Paypal account, you may want to open one. It’s a safe and easy way to pay directly from your checking account and there are no fees. Here is link: PayPal

On our link there are also options for credit and debit cards

4. Go to your bank in advance and ask them what their procedure is for transferring change into dollars. Most banks have change counting machines that make this process very easy.

5. After counting your change on Thanksgiving day, donate the equivalent through our link, and then the next day, deposit your change into your bank account to reimburse yourself.

6. You can also find out where your local CoinStar machine is and exchange your coins for cash. Just know CoinStar will take a percentage of your money.

7. Calculate how many meals you have donated, and know that as you sit down to your own feast, you have provided much needed school meals to children all over the world.

Other Important Information:

When you donate on our direct link, DO NOT donate anonymously. We want to thank you for your kindness.

When you donate on our direct link you will receive an email receipt from WFPUSA for your tax records .

The first 50 people to donate will receive an authentic red cup as a thank you gift. (One cup per household)

We’d like to thank you in advance for joining us in doing our part to end hunger this Thanksgiving season.

As Mother Teresa said…

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May this Thanksgiving be a joyous one and the beginning of a new tradition of putting the “Giving” into Thanksgiving.

 

 

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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone and may you always find your cup half full 🙂

Love,

Barbara

P.S. If you haven’t had a chance yet to see my new blog hop on over and take a look http://www.pioneersofpeace.org 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pioneers of Peace Thanks “Giving” Cup Campaign

05 Sunday Oct 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Pioneers of Peace, Resilience, The Pioneers of Peace Thanks"Giving" Cup Campaign, The Power to Do

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Pioneers of Peace™ Thanks”Giving” Cup Campaign

Between Sept 1 and Thanksgiving Day, Pioneers of Peace™ teams up with World Food Program USA through our annual Thanks “Giving” Cup Campaign. We collect our spare change for the purpose of providing school meals to the world’s hungriest children. Just 25 cents feeds a hungry child in school for a day.

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We Don’t

 … Ask you for money you don’t have

… Ask you to forgo your holiday gift giving

… Ask you to starve so that you can feel the pain

… Ask you to give up your family vacation

… Ask for an ongoing monthly donation

… Ask you to donate to an organization that doesn’t have a track record

… Ask you to give Pioneers of Peace™ your money

We DO ask

… That you find a cup worthy of holding precious coins that will pay for school

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… That over the course of the campaign you fill the cup with your loose change

… That you look under your cushions, empty the bottom of your purses, search through your junk drawers, pick up coins off the street, and send your children on a hunt for lost coins waiting to be transformed into nutritionally complete meals.

…That between Thanksgiving Day and Dec 1st you liberate the buying power of the change you collected by donating it to WFPUSA on the Pioneer of Peace Thanks”Giving”Cup Campaign link

We Hope

 …That you take this easy opportunity to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children

…That your choice to help will have a ripple effect of goodness in the world

…That your children will have the seeds of gratitude and compassion planted in their hearts

…That you know you have

…That children who would otherwise be searching for food or working, can receive an education.

…That through all of our efforts, we will see the end of hunger in our lifetime

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The Pioneers of Peace Thanks”Giving” Cup Campaign Gets a New Logo

21 Sunday Sep 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Pioneers of Peace

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I am very excited to unveil our new logo (created by the talented Mindy Young of “Dear Emmie”) for the Pioneers of Peace Thanks”Giving” Cup Campaign 🙂 🙂

What do you think?

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EXTRA!!! EXTRA!!! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!! The Answer to The Red Cup Post and Why You Should Care

28 Sunday Apr 2013

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Pioneers of Peace, Resilience

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Biafra, current-events, Human Rights, Humanitarian Programs, Hunger, Pioneers of Peace, WFP, World Food Programme, World Hunger



“One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong, can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song?

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Did you guess which thing was not like the others? Did you guess which thing just doesn’t belong? If you guessed this one is not like the others, then you’re absolutely…right!”   Sesame Street

All six cups are red.

All are containers.

Five hold drinks.

One is a Pioneer of Peace.

How Can a Red Cup Be a Pioneer of Peace You Ask?

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It’s simple but elegant. The Red Cup and its army of clones feed 20 million children in the poorest regions of the world. It is both the vessel and symbol for The United Nations World Food Program’s (WFP), Fill the Cup Campaign, created to raise awareness and funds for 59 million children who are suffering from hunger.

 “The campaign slogan and logo are based on the millions of plastic cups that WFP uses to handout porridge or other food rations to millions of school children around the world.” http://www.wfp.org/node/7863

Kudos to the Red Cup because according to WFP…

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– It feeds on average 20 million children a day

– It serves in 70 developing countries

– It promotes education by providing food at school

– It encourages girls to receive an education, preventing early marriage and pregnancy

– It provides all the daily essential nutrients to maintain health in one, 25 cent serving

– It provides relief and hope to both parents and children

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It was 1969, and the awards night for our Annual  6th Grade Science Fair.  I didn’t want to go to the event, but my parents informed me we WERE going. To this day I don’t think they knew in advance that I had won first prize, because when we arrived and saw the blue ribbon hanging on my simple red poster we were all speechless.

Earlier that morning my fellow classmates and I submitted our entries to be viewed and voted on throughout the day by students, teachers, and other so called important people. There were elaborate electronic contraptions, the most impressive being projects that obviously had a lot of parental collaboration.

My mother helped me with mine, but it was very simple. I’m not exactly a left brained person so I struggled with what on earth my science project could be. Did I mention it was mandatory?

Biafra was all over the headlines in 1969, so it was no surprise that one afternoon while walking through the kitchen, I spotted a Life magazine sitting on the counter featuring a photo of starving children. That moment my inner social worker roared to the surface, and I made the decision to risk ridicule and write a report on world hunger, highlighting Biafra.

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A report and a red poster featuring a paper doll, collaged from newspaper photos depicting victims of hunger became my entry. Thinking about it now; it must have looked malnourished itself, hidden behind the elaborate electronic contraptions, mini green houses, and models of how the body works.

Last night while writing this post, I decided to see what happened to Biafra, and found out it had lost it’s independence, and is once again part of Nigeria.

Strangely after googling it, an article called “Who Cares About Biafra Anyway?” written by The Harvard Crimson, came up on the search page.

The weird thing was, it was dated February 25, 1969. Well that’s odd, I thought. How bizarre to happen upon an article written in the same year I did my science project. I began reading it with great interest and the first paragraph brought back childhood emotional memories, reminding me of why I chose Biafra for my project.

Between Aug 1968 and Feb 1969, one million, YES, one million people starved to death in Biafra.  The article went on stating, at that time there were five thousand Harvard grad students. If each student died 200 times, it would equal a million.

I am grateful for an elementary school that was brave enough to take a stand, by recognizing the atrocity of world hunger over other fancy science projects. I’m guessing the school administration had to deal with many disgruntled parents.

Re-creation of my 6th grade science project

Re-creation of my 6th grade science project

7 Facts From The Hunger Project 

1.    870 million people do not have enough food to eat

2.    98% of the worlds undernourished people live in developing countries

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3.    Asia and the Pacific have the highest number of hungry comprising 578 million people, followed by Sub-Saharan Africa with 239 million people, and then Latin America and the Caribbean with 53 million people

4.    60% of the worlds hungry are women

5.    Malnutrition is the key factor contributing to one-third of all global deaths (2.6 million per year).

6.    Every 5 seconds, a child dies from hunger related diseases

7.    There is enough food in the world today for everyone to have the nourishment necessary for a healthy and productive life

5 Reasons Why You Should Care

1.    Because basic nutrition is identified under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as an integral right of every human being

2.    Because hunger is the number one global risk to health, killing more annually than malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis combined

3.    Because solving chronic hunger creates peace and stability in the world

4.    Because the suffering of men, women and children is unacceptable

5.    Because there IS enough food, yet people are not receiving it

7 Ways to Show You Care

1.   Be in the Know and inform others. Go to http://www.wfp.org to learn the facts

2.    Express genuine gratitude for what you have

3.    Don’t Be Wasteful. One of the main reasons people are not getting food is that it spoils before it even arrives. Think about that the next time you’re cleaning out your fridge.

4.    Live Simply, So Others Might Simply Live  -Gandhi  Be satisfied with what is sufficient for your needs, freeing up resources for others.

5.    Be Mindful. Be awake, slow down, see what is real.  Eat you’re own food slowly, appreciating it’s life sustaining purpose

6.    Claim Your Inner Pioneer of Peace. Stand up for what your heart knows is right. The true mark of a resilient person is the recognition of suffering and the desire to heal

7.    Give. Share your abundance with others. Play Free Rice, the worlds only vocabulary game that feeds the hungry. http://www.freerice.com  Check it out. It’s a good addictionPlay Freerice and feed the hungryShare food, change livesTest Your Hunger IQ

 We Are Global Citizens:

Have you ever pondered your role as a citizen of the world? Like it or not, as human beings we share this planet and it’s resources. We truly are all connected. Many question why there is such a disparity between the haves and the have nots, and of course there are answers; but none is acceptable.

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Lead by Eleanor Roosevelt, on December 10, 1948, The United Nations General Assembly signed The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. The following countries voted in favor of the declaration

  • Afghanistan
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burma
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Republic of China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Pakistan
  • Romania
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Sweden
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights

SHOCKING ISN”T IT? Many of the countries listed above are shamefully the worst offenders. Clearly, governments are not taking adequate responsibility for their citizens.  As global citizens, what is our responsibility? Each person must answer that question for themselves. What are you thoughts? Please share what you think by pressing the comment button but first…

Take 17 minutes to watch the Ted Talk below that changed my life.

I really mean it! It changed my life!

Where can I get a red cup?

No, I REALLY MEAN IT; WHERE CAN I GET A RED CUP?

 

I will be taking a break from my weekend posts for the next couple of weeks, while I try my hand at guest blogging. I will continue to post Weekly Wellness Check-in on Mondays, and Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom on Wednesdays. If you like what you have read please share it with your friends and follow me by pressing the follow button at the top of the page. Thanks everyone for helping me build my audience.

Until next time, Shine On 🙂

Barbara

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