Boys & Girls Clubs of America Wants to Inspire Kids to Give Back! #GreatFutures #MC

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I feel pretty lucky that our children's elementary school has a parent-run after school program that gets our children involved in volunteering their time for community service.  Not all parents of young children are that lucky.  That's why, especially around the Holidays, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America want to help inspire your children by showing them how other Kids Give Back.  Through December 12th, you and your children can see how kids just like them give back to their communities year-round and then vote for your favorite giving project.

If you need some ideas about how to inspire your child to give back, take a look at the BGCA's list of Gift-of-Giving Tips.  You can also make giving more fun with free printable gift tags to attach to your donations this Holiday!

How do you inspire your children to give back?

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Huggable Heroes Rewards Children Who Give Back

It is that time of year again . . . time to nominate a child you know for the Build-A-Bear Huggable Heroes scholarship! The main requirement is the child you nominate must have given back somehow to his or her own community or to another community worldwide.

Ten children will be selected to each receive $7500 in an educational scholarship plus $2500 to go to the 501(c)(3) charity of the winner's choice. Each winner will also be invited to St. Louis for a 2-day, 1-night stay, where they will be honored for their achievements in community service.

To qualify, the child must be between the ages of 8 and 18. Anyone age 8 and up can nominate another child or themselves. You can either download and print a Huggable Heroes nomination form or pick one up at your local Build-A-Bear Workshop store location. You can also submit your Huggable Heroes nomination online.

The 2009 Huggable Heroes

All nominations must be received by February 26th, 2010. Please visit the Huggable Heroes website to read the official contest rules.

Thank you to Build-A-Bear Workshop for providing the information to help me with this article. I did not receive compensation for sharing this information with my readers.