Gaining Skills While Helping Others The Joy of Giving
Students nationwide learn service learning through school projects that foster citizenship and responsibility. They develop reading writing math and everyday skills while helping others and improving their communities.
Give Yourself Away Service Types
A compact guide outlines three service forms direct personal contact indirect service and advocacy. Direct service involves face to face help like walking an elderly neighbor's dog while indirect service supports others in helping. Advocacy covers influencing others to assist through letters posters calls speeches and similar actions.
Five Year Old Boy Feeds Starving in Somalia
A five year old boy leads a charity effort to aid starving residents in Somalia. The Mini Page recognizes the students and staff from Ashlawn School Arlington Linda McKay Cooperating School Districts St Louis Maggie O Neill Maryland Student Alliance Baltimore and Beth Haverkamp Education Department National Archives for their support.
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Ashlawn School
Arlington
Linda McKay
St. Louis
Maggie O'Neill
Maryland Student Alliance
Baltimore
Beth Haverkamp
Education Department
National Archives
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Ashlawn Elementary School
Northern Virginia Family Service
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OU A
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Teacher's Guide
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Nicole Armstrong
Ben
Susie
Amos
Andy
Kcia Gamelli
Somalia
Miss Smiths
Kees
Maryland
Vermont
Francis M. Wood High School
Billy Smith
Aes Denca
The
Salvation Army