Siblings of children with special needs have special needs themselves.  Often, the special siblings will get a bigger share of attention as he/she requires more focus. This alone can create negative feelings toward the special needs sibling – feelings such as jealousy, anger, and resentment. While having a special needs siblings can present challenges, it also comes with opportunities. That’s right, those who grow up with a sibling with special needs also develop many positive qualities, including: they learn to be patient they exhibit kindness learning the importance of acceptance they learn to acceptance differences they learn to have and show compassion they exhibit empathy for others and insight into coping with…

Books For Bedtime started as an idea in July, 2014. Meagan, 11 years old at the time, wanted to help others. Meagan has been volunteering since she was young, starting with donating to Toys For Tots when she was barely walking! With the support of her mom and grandparents, Meagan had the concept, name and mission within a few hours! ​ That, of course, was the easy part. With the support of her grandparents, who completed the paperwork and paid for the licenses, Books For Bedtime became a licensed non-profit in Ohio on August 20, 2014. ​ While we thought that the biggest concern with Books For Bedtime succeeding would…

Our toys are completely made of wood to ensure hours of quality fun. Our mission at Sioux Wood Works is to help build children’s imagination and bring imagination back into childhood. Each toy is built completely by hand from raw wood, hand painted and wood burned for hours of fun and adventures. We are a family owned business and want to bring quality back into toys. We build toys to last generations.

We offer riding lessons, homeschool, birthday parties, and summer camps for kids of all ages. We believe that learning about, caring for, and riding horses is an enriching experience, and we strive to provide children with opportunities to connect with horses in a positive environment. We are a kid-friendly, stress-free, big-fun, western-style riding ranch. 

Gems for Gems is a Calgary based non-profit which hosts inspirational events for women. Through hearing the motivational speakers, asking questions and meeting other women there with the desire to grow, women of all backgrounds come together to reach their individual and collective potentials! 

The road is especially tough for little girls and young women. Often small children are left as primary care-givers of younger children, because of the death of their parents from disease and poverty. Little Dresses for Africa is a Christian 501(c)3 providing humanitarian relief to the most vulnerable of God’s children: little girls. These dresses, made by volunteers from around the world, go out as little ambassadors to plant in the hearts of little girls that they are worthy. As relationships are built, projects are completed through clean water, education and community. “We’re not just sending dresses, we’re sending hope.” These little dresses are given freely to those in need. We plant the seeds. God sends…

Our names are Julia Barber, Carsyn McCue and Madelyn Smith.  We are juniors at Eisenhower High School in Goddard, Kansas. We all serve on our Student Council, hold offices in various clubs and school organizations, are members of Cheer and Dance squads, and are inductees of National Honor Society. It was a decade ago that we met in elementary school. At that time we became friends with a boy named JC Delamore.  We watched him battle Leukemia with all the courage, dignity and positivity he possibly could. We cheered for him  during the good times, and cried with him during the struggles. Our classmates rallied around JC and his family during…

Team LEE is  a group of volunteers who are committed to serving others. We are motivated to share our time, hearts, and finances in order to improve the lives of others. Our current focus is providing support to the slums and villages of Uganda, where the level of poverty is almost incomprehensible. Here, it is a daily battle for survival. An absence of love permeates the air; smiles are rare, and so is the gift of compassionate, human touch. 

Saffyre Sanctuary, located in Los Angeles, California, is a horse rescue and rehabilitation program that cares for horses that have been abandoned, abused, or neglected. By allowing them to rediscover their true nature, we provide every opportunity for them to experience the possibility of enjoying a second career, or offer them a well deserved retirement due to soundness issues, age, or owner hardships.