Stopping Overpopulation, One Educated Woman At a Time

Overpopulation is affecting so many citizens all over the underdeveloped world today. I heard about this issue briefly in Social Studies one day and decided to explore it further for my Change the World project. I found out through research that every woman living in an under-developed country will have at least 7-8 babies by the time she is fifteen. I found it disturbing that women would be mothers for so many children by that young of an age.  This inspired me to learn more about this topic so that I could help with the solution. I found that there are many ways to help with this issue. One way is by educating women in developing countries that they have a choice in the amount of offspring they have and on how to use contraception to exercise that choice. After I had done all the research, I presented the overpopulation issue with its problems and solutions to my class so I could take the first step of educating others. I asked them to take 3 quick steps with me to help improve the overpopulation problem.   I encouraged them to take these three easy steps:
1) Go to Population Connection, 
https://secure3.convio.net/zpg/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=121 
2) Review the Letter, Complete your information
3) Click SEND
About 3 or 4 days after I had given the presentation, my friend Gabi was the first to take this important step towards education on contraception for women in underdeveloped countries. She followed the three easy steps and sent the letter which basically explained to our congressmen that we needed more education on contraception for women in third-world countries. A couple days later, Gabi got an email from a Dick Durbin saying all the things he had done and how he was supportive of this issue.  He was pleased I reached out to him.  I was so happy that she did this because I influenced someone to take the same call to action that I did to help a problem I find very important to solve.  You can also help with this issue by following the three easy steps above. Please SEND the letter because even if it seems like a small effort, each letter tells our representatives that we want them to help support these womens' issues and hopefully they will respond and impact a whole lot of womens' lives for the better.

Helping the Hungry

                Hunger has affected the lives of many, and that's why I decided to put an end to it for my change the world project. I first presented the topic of hunger to my L.A. class, by giving a speech about the topic and doing an online presentation. I then told my class at the end of my presentation that I would have a box in this classroom, where you can drop off non-perishable items which would all be donated to the Township Deerfield Food Pantry. It felt so good to get my ideas out there, and reach others in order to stop hunger. It was a couple of days before the first person donated, which was my friend Gracie. She just donated a simple can of soup, which would put a smile on the face of someone who falls to hunger. It was awesome that both us, helped fight hunger together. You can also help fight hunger, by donating to the white box located in Mr. Samorian's room. PLEASE donate, and help make a difference for those who fall to hunger.

Serving One Can At a Time

A couple of my friends and I collected food to donate to our local food pantry to help end World Hunger. We did this by leaving a box in Mr. Samorian's room and told our classmates about our drive. By Doing this, we were able to donate many canned and boxed goods to the pantry. This makes me feel really good knowing that we were able to help many people in our community, and you can feel the same way by donating. You and your friends can get together and help collect food to end World Hunger. If you do, just leave a comment below to let me know. Lets end world hunger one donation at a time.

-Abbie M.

We Can End World Hunger

For my Change the World Project I chose to end World Hunger. To end World Hunger, my friends and I decided that we were going to collect non-perishable food items and we would bring them to our local food pantry. Multiple people brought in non-perishable food items and they helped us make a difference in someone's life. To help end World Hunger, you and your friends can get together and collect non-perishable food items. If you and your friends end up doing so, just leave a comment to let me know. One step at a time, you can help change the World.                                                                                                

Making a Kids' day, Two Sessions At a Time

We walked into center, but it was a special type of center.  It was used to play sports with kids with special needs! Eric and I took a trip to the Evanston Sport Center one day on the weekend. The lady running Keen took us to the gym and introduced us to everybody and gave us the tasks that we should do. The both of us got a lot done and made a lot of kids happy. I was very proud of all of our hard work, and I had fun! We hope to go back there this Sunday actually. How would you feel if you played sports with kids who are disabled ?

Ending Racism, Do You Pledge?

This is a pledge that I wrote and put in my classroom after I presented my PowToon. The PowToon explained the importance of ending racism in the world and explained some ways in which we could stop it. I wrote this pledge and taped it to the door of my classroom. I'm really happy with the amount of signatures it has on it! All of these people have pledged to take action and accept others. If you want to take the pledge too, please sign this or comment "I pledge". Thank you!

SMS Girls Take Over the Food Pantry

We walked into a basement, but it was not just an ordinary basement.  It was stocked with food and more food!  Hailey, Dylan and I took a trip to the Deerfield Food Pantry one day after school.  A worker took us down to the pantry and told us what we should do for the hour we were there.  The three of us got a lot done, more than the lady told us.  I was very proud of all of our hard work, and I had fun!  I hope to go back there at some point in the near future.  How would you feel if you helped many families by working at the food pantry?

                                                                                                                                       Ella K.