A Unique Fundraiser

March 9, 2010kendall No Comments »

Students at L.J. Hauser Junior High in Riverside, Illinois hold a “Survivor Karaoke” event every year to raise money for various charities. Last year it was KC4K!
Survivor Karaoke involves students performing musical acts, and whoever gets the most cheering advances to the next round. This sounds like a positive and creative way to get everyone [...]

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Kids in the News

March 5, 2010kendall No Comments »

Hey everyone!
Every Friday we’re going to be posting stories from the week involving kids. It will mostly be focused on AIDS orphans, Africa and kids getting involved in helping. But we’ll also post anything else we think is important or thought-provoking. With that being said, there are two stories for this week:
A Ghanian foster home [...]

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Iowa Students Make A Difference

March 4, 2010kendall No Comments »

Seventh graders at Hoover Middle School in Waterloo, Iowa recently watched the story Channel One did on KC4K as part of their own “Make A Difference Day.” The students are beginning a research and writing project on someone who has made a difference, while at the same time learning about how they can get involved [...]

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Girl360 Feature

February 24, 2010kendall No Comments »

Recently Girl360.net named me Girl of the Month. It was a great opportunity to talk about KC4K and the effect that giving to others can have on your life, and on the world.
You can read the story here. Make sure to watch the video I made at the bottom of the page!

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I need Africa more than Africa needs me

February 19, 2010kendall No Comments »

A friend of mine who works with one of our partner organizations, posted this on her Facebook.
“I need Africa more than Africa needs me.”
I love this quote, mostly because I feel the same way.  Africa is my passion.   Working to change the lives of those in Africa fulfills my life.  I needed Africa in order [...]

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A little more about KC4K

February 16, 2010kendall 1 Comment »

As I mentioned, we are so excited that we are getting a huge response from the Channel One news story. I wanted to take some time to explain to everyone exactly what we do, who we work with and how YOU are helping children in need.
The main way to get involved is to hold a [...]

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Kids in Geneva Raise “Spare Change” For KC4K

February 12, 2010kendall No Comments »

We love to hear about all the great fundraisers kids and schools are coming up with! Students at Harrison Street School in Geneva, IL  brought home “Spare Change” jars to collect money by doing chores, donating their allowance or finding extra money lying around. They raised over $400 – great job!!! MySuburbanLife.com wrote about their [...]

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The Channel One Effect

February 7, 2010kendall 1 Comment »

Wow.  Since I was featured on Channel One a couple of weeks ago, we have been swamped with emails from kids, teachers, and groups that want to get involved in Kids Caring 4 Kids.  It’s fantastic!  We received tons of requests for our new “i care 2″ kits that provide a step-by-step guide to starting [...]

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Age, merely a number, not a restraint

November 6, 2009kendall No Comments »

Does age really matter?  Madi doesn’t think so.  Madi, a 6-year old Florida native decided that despite her young age, she could change the world.  Setting up a candy shop at her church, Madi charged customers and donated the profit from her sales to Kids Caring 4 Kids.  Wow!  In fact Madi raised nearly $90.  [...]

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Why give?

October 6, 2009kendall No Comments »

This is a writing assignment I wrote two years ago at the beginning of my freshman year.  It addresses the issue: why give?
High School Students; To Give or Not To Give
Thousands of teenagers around the globe are answering the call to step outside themselves, focus on others, and help change the world.  Why are you [...]

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