Change The World!
for my change the world project me and my classmate katey Goldman wanted to benefit cancer children. we walked around her neighborhood and collected donations. in total we collected 40$. We then went to toys r us and donated this money to Alex's lemonade stand. this organization is very special because its all about a girl named Alex who had cancer and decided she wanted to raise money for it by having a lemonade stand. A little while after she passed away and now her legacy lives on as people all around the world collect money and host lemonade stands to collect money for cancer. 

Change the world

My change the world topic was on teen drug abuse. After much research I discovered that one of the main causes of drug abuse is low self esteem. I thought that I could focus in on that for the action I would take. After a lot of brainstorming I finally came up with a idea. I printed out sheets of paper saying "There's always a friend just around the corner!" Then my mom and I went around to local stores and asked if we could hang our signs up on their windows or post boards. Some stores we stopped at were, Starbucks, Kidsnips, and UPS. You could also make a difference by doing a few nice things every day:)

                                  Change the world

For my change the world project I wanted to give back to kids with cancer. I feel these kids deserve a happy and fun filled life considering their situation and what they are going through. I decide I was going to donate to a foundation. This foundation is called “Alex's lemonade stand” Alex was a child who was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. l decide in order to collect money I was going to go door to door telling them about the cause and what they can do help. Liv Ludwig and bailey Yellen also helped me and we worked together great. It was hard back but I know this donation will impact many kids greatly.

-Katey G

Feeding the homeless

 On Sunday, May 24 my mom, brother, and I took a trip to BJBE (our temple). On every 4th Sunday of the month, my temple makes meals for the homeless through volunteers. Other Temples around the north shore feed the homeless on other Sundays. I helped in a number of ways. First, I was assigned to put mustard in bags for sandwiches. Then, I was "promoted" to putting chicken legs in bags for the homeless. Finally, I was "promoted" to making the sandwiches. I think this was a great experience for my mom, brother, and I. It is great to help other people who are not as fortunate as us.

Food Baskets for the Hungry

Sam Yaffe and I visited the local grocery store to collect a bunch of non-perishable food items into food baskets that will be donated to a local food pantry. We made 24 food baskets consisting of everything from canned foods to boxes of pasta.  Both Sam and I had the same "Change the World" topic, Child Poverty in Africa. Although this task we completed is not helping children in Africa, it is helping people living in poverty. This topic interested me because I always felt some sympathy for those who aren't as fortunate as I am , and aren't supplied with daily needs to live a healthy lifestyle. This project was a great experience and it made me feel good to have done something to help change the world for the better.

My Experience of Reading To 3rd Grade Students

         For my Change The World project, I chose to
   promote getting more education in hospitals. I took
   action, with Carly Fisher, by going to my old elementary      school and reading books to one of the classes there. This was a really heartwarming experience, because I love spending time with kids, and being able to read to them. When I got to  share stories with them that I love myself,  it made me happy.

Emergency Kit for Change the World

For my change the world action, my mom and I made an emergency kit in case of a terrorist emergency. Since there isn't much I could do about stopping modern-day terrorism, I decided to make the times when there are emergencies easier and more calm. Our kit consists of five non perishable foods, a can opener, a flashlight, extra batteries (for the flashlight), four water bottles, a blanket, a fleece jacket, and an extra set of clothes. This was really an interesting project for me to do because it seems hard to think that I would ever need to use my kit, but you always have to be prepared. I encourage other people to make a kit of their own because it gives you a sense that you are helping yourself and other people in your community by creating this kit.