It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.

                              Today share this vision of diversity with a young person. 

 

An estimated 535 million children-nearly one in four-live in countries affected by conflict or disaster, often without access to medical care, quality education, proper nutrition, and protection.

    Today mark International day of peace (September 21) on your calendar as a day for action. 

Peace is not an accident. peace is not a gift. peace is something we must all work for, everyday in every country.

    How have you worked for peace in the world today?
 

There is no greater joy in life than giving to worthy causes

    Today how much did you give to the civil liberties Organization? 

    Because?
 

About 40 precent of US rivers and lakes are too polluted for fishing.

 Today try and lobby your congressional representative to push for enforcement of the clean water act.
 

Everyone lives downstream from someone else.

                       Today check the level of lead and other pollutants in your Community water. 
 

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

    A belated action you took today to help the environment?
 

Upcycling is also known as creative reuse, a different process from recycling but with the same goal- to reduce waste. upcycling transforms an unwanted item into something new and desirable

    Draw something you upcycled. 
 

The purpose-where i start-is the idea of use. It is not recycling. It's reuse.

    Draw a piece of clothing that you creatively reused today. 
 

How can you worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?

    Today collect school supplies for children living in a shelter. 

    Today collect winter coats for people living in a shelter. 
 

In 2017, more than one in eight Americans was considered officially poor; of those, almost one-third were children

    What will you do to help poor people in your Community?
 

One thing i want my girls to hold on to is, regardless of where they are coming from, they can make it. they are coders. they are thinkers their future is bright

    Today encourage a girl to enter the computer field. 
 

A child whose mother can read is 50 precent more likely to survive past age of five

                       Today donate or volunteer your services to an international charity for adult literacy.
 

Education... is the great equalizer of the conditions of man,- the balance wheel of social machinery

    Have you volunteered in an early intervention reading program at a daycare, preschool, or library?
 

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars

      Today take a walk and appreciate the nature around you. 
 

If allowed to survive, this grass will produce enough oxygen for two students to breathe for one semester

      One day volunteer to work in a nature preserve or a public park. 
 

Addiction is the number one disease in our civilization

    If there are opioids in your house, will you have Narcan on hand and know how to use it?
 

Knowing someone who belongs to another species can enlarge your soul in surprising ways

      Today read more about the plight of pandas and plan to educate others. 
 

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

      Today have you made sure that your vaccinations are up to date?

      Today have you made sure your family’s vaccinations are up to date?