Start a waste-free lunch program at your school, or simply learn how to make and pack lunches kids (and adults) will eat with little waste and reusable containers.
Reprinted from Exchange Every Day by Child Care Information Exchange: What Will $1 Million Buy?
April 26, 2007
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Helen KellerDid you ever play the game, “What would you do if you had $1 million?” Well, here are some ideas for you:
For $1 million you can pay for….
1. 22 minutes of playing time by Matt Hasselback, quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks football team.
2. 133 children to attend one year of Head Start.
3. One television show performed by Oprah Winfrey.
4. 333,333 doses of antiretroviral drugs for HIV infected children.
5. 480 minutes of work from Capital One Financial CEO Richard Fairchild.
6. 7 PlayPump water systems driven by merry-go-rounds installed at schools in Africa.
7. 1 BGM-109 Tomah awk Missile.
8. 36 early childhood lead teachers salaries for one year.
Sources:
1. “The World’s Best Paid Athletes;” www.msnbc.msn.com; March 22, 2006. 2. “The Future of Head Start” by Ron Haskins, Brookings Institute. 3. “The Celebrity 100,” www.forbes.com, June 15, 2006. 4. www.unicef.org. 5. “Forbes CEO Salary Compensation Review 2006, www.forbes.com. 6. “100 Pumps in 100 Days,” www.savethechildren.org/newsroom; March 22, 2007. 7. Arms Trade Resource Center, “The Weapons of Enduring Freedom,” by Frida Berrigan, www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/ 8. Exchange Insta Poll, www.ChildCareExchange.com; April 2005.ExchangeEveryDay is a free service of Exchange Magazine. View this article online at ChildCareExchange.com.
http://www.archive.org/index.php
The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet
sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper
library, we provide free access to researchers, historians,
scholars, and the general public.
By the way, the Internet Archive even includes a catalog of live Grateful Dead concerts for streaming and/or download.
From David Warlick, “This Web site is dedicated to the idea that the very nature of
information is changing, practically before our eyes. It is changing in
what it looks like, where we find it, what we look at to view it, what
we can do with it, and how we communicate it. Here you will find
information and tools designed to help us redefine literacy for the
21st Century.”
http://landmark-project.com/
Art 2 Heart is an ‘art sharing program’ that crosses borders, ages, genders, religions and socio-economic lines. Its sole purpose is to connect underprivileged children with someone else in the world who cares. Through Art 2 Heart, you can give these children something of their own, made just for them, and they have a chance to give back. (Did I mention that Art2Heart was started by my very dear friend Nance Miller? She is rich in both art and heart!)
A dialogue is created through a pen-pal type system using art instead of words. All pictures are to be on standard paper, 8.5 x 11 inches (or A5), for accessibility, ease in mailing and continuity. No e-mail, as we want children to hold and touch a unique creation, just for them. Pictures need not be elaborate at all, and any kind of drawing, rubbing, painting or collage works. The only requirement is that they include “To: (child’s name),” and “From: (partner’s name)” somewhere on the front… Learn more details on the web site, or by contacting Art2Heart, 559 Marin Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA
For the most up-to-date information and photos, be sure to visit the Art2Heart blog by clicking the Blogspot link on the Art2Heart home page.
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