by Hope Meireles | Jun 13, 2021 | Charity Spotlight, Holiday
National Children’s Day is annually celebrated on the second Sunday in June. The day was started in 1856 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts to baptize children. It was originally named Rose Day...
by Emily Kelley | Aug 13, 2018 | Charity Spotlight
This week’s Charity Spotlight focuses on One Laptop Per Child, a nonprofit created by MIT Media Lab members. Their mission is to “empower the world’s poorest children through education.” One Laptop Per Child As their name suggests, they plan to...
by Emily Kelley | Aug 12, 2018 | Holiday
August 12 marks the 18th annual International Youth Day, created by the United Nations to celebrate youth worldwide. This year’s theme is safe spaces. According to the UN, there are 1.8 billion people between the ages of 10 and 24, and 10% of those youths live...
by Editor | Nov 27, 2010 | Charity Spotlight
One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit organization focused on providing educational tools to help children in developing countries and challenged areas of America “learn learning.” One Laptop per Child’s mission is to empower children in...
