Hello! Welcome to our Project Stella Resources Blog! I've spent many years working with community members, parents, and volunteer managers that want to plan meaningful service opportunities for young volunteers. The benefits of volunteer experience and having these projects available for youth is vast. One huge benefit from volunteering is that youth learn important lessons … Continue reading Benefits of Volunteer Experience: An Interview with Mike Murphy
Recommended Reading List for Engaging Youth Volunteers
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4 Ways to Fund Your Service Project for Youth Volunteers
Hello! Welcome to our Project Stella Resources Blog! I've spent many years working with community members, parents, and volunteer managers that want to plan meaningful service projects for youth volunteers. The benefits of having these projects available for youth is vast. But, most service projects for youth volunteers require something. Supplies, food, water, gas money, … Continue reading 4 Ways to Fund Your Service Project for Youth Volunteers
3 Tips to get High School Students to attend your events
Hello! Welcome to our Project Stella Blog! I often get asked about how I publicize the events and programs I plan to engage youth. While there are several strategies involved, the #1 thing I try to do is "Sell the Experience." It took me a lot of trial and error to figure out how to … Continue reading 3 Tips to get High School Students to attend your events
10 Service Projects for Kids for 9/11 National Day of Service
Welcome to the Kindness Clubhouse! It is our mission to transform our homes, schools, and communities with Kids who R.O.C.K. - Radiate Outrageous Compassion & Kindness. While our resources can be used anytime during the year, there are some National Days of Service that we want to recognize and encourage youth to take a moment … Continue reading 10 Service Projects for Kids for 9/11 National Day of Service
Guide to Planning Service Projects
The purpose of this workbook is to guide students in creating a service program that will meet a community need and provide meaningful opportunities to a volunteer team. By breaking the process down into very simple steps, students can take practical steps to make their vision a reality. The questions in this workbook help prepare … Continue reading Guide to Planning Service Projects
Poem: Toby the Tennis Show – Dance for those that can’t
Over the years I have enjoyed writing poems that touch on the mission of a volunteer opportunity that I experienced through The GIVE Center at Georgia College & State University with the hopes of turning it in to a children's picture book/coloring book. I did this first with the Society of St. Andrew and Stella … Continue reading Poem: Toby the Tennis Show – Dance for those that can’t
Best Advice from my Parents: Power of Positive Role Models
The best advice from my parents that stuck with me through the years is that if you have children (especially 4 girls) you need to surround them with positive role models. They realized as we were growing up that we were not going to be around them 24/7 and that there would be other people … Continue reading Best Advice from my Parents: Power of Positive Role Models
Poem: To be a Volunteer
Mommy, mommy look what I brought home!
Our teacher asked us to write a poem.
To tell her about what we see
As we get older, what we could be....
PhilanthroParties Book Review
I recently found a copy of the book PhilanthroParties: A Party-Planning Guide for Kids who Want to Give Back at our local library. I was excited to see this book as I was talking with another mom about our daughters getting to an age where they no longer desire gifts at Birthday parties but want to do something a little different. This book is all about parties with a purpose.
Teaching 4 Impact 