Category: Blogging for Better
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Boston nonprofit helps child heart patients and their families
It’s the flicker of a heartbeat on that first sonogram, showing a healthy baby is growing inside you. Later, it’s the 20-week scan, relieving fears and worries, when baby’s heart is shown to be strong and developing properly. Throughout, pregnancy and after birth, we moms know a healthy heart is…
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Fires put Australian wildlife at risk, here’s how to help
Like most people who grew up outside of Australia, I’ve always been fascinated by the country’s unique ecosystem and variety of animals found only in that part of the world. Viewing koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals at local zoos was the closest I ever got to witness this…
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Supporting our Vets beyond Veterans Day
The parades have ended, the uniforms are folded and tucked away, the little American Flags go back into storage, and life goes on. Veterans Day has come and gone, and while those of us who never served will go back to our regular lives, many of our veterans remain some…
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Writing can save lives
The first few months or so after I gave birth to my first child were a blur of sleepless nights, days without a decent shower, and scrambling to eat to keep up with the never-ending hunger I felt from constant breastfeeding. I was often exhausted, overwhelmed, angry, sad and confused.…
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Two dads are on a mission to “solve” childhood cancer
I was maybe eleven or twelve years old, when I first knew of a parent to lose a child to cancer. A family in my community had a little girl who was very ill. I knew she had cancer, but not what kind. I understood she was suffering, and her…
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Foundation seeks to make college a reality for deserving youth
My parents drove me up to my dorm, the family car stuffed with clothes, bedding and more to get me through the coming year. I was filled with excitement and a little bit of fear, as I was about to embark on my collegiate journey. I had the typical freshmen…
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Growing a love for gardening one community at a time
I was volunteering in my son’s classroom, when his teacher asked me help a few students do some weeding in the school garden. She handed me an example of what to look for, and I thanked her, as I am as far from a “green thumb” as one can get.…
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Announcing the Blogging For Better Facebook page
Last fall, I started a campaign known as Blogging for Better (#bloggingforbetter) as a way of raising awareness and money for various nonprofits. My dream was to bring together a network of bloggers, writers and influencers and use our collective platform to champion those smaller, grassroots organizations which don’t always…
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Foundation seeks to make play possible for all kids
We all know how important play is for childhood development, and, few things are as magical as watching a child’s face light up when exploring a favorite toy. For special needs children, however, toys designed for neuro-typical and physically-typical kids, often fail to meet their fundamental need for play. The…
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No veteran should feel alone
On May 12, millions of Americans spent the day celebrating the mothers in their lives. Mother’s Day serves to remind us of all these women have done. Later this month, Americans will celebrate another special group of people. A group, much like mothers, who put others before themselves. A group…
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