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Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza LISTEN, PRAY, APPRECIATE MUSIC -Over 70% of schools are not able to maintain funding for the arts.-Students with coursework in music appreciation score roughly 60 points higher in verbal and 40 points higher in math on…

I can’t believe this is week 42 already! That means only 10 more weeks of 2009 left! YIKES! Christmas is only 9 weeks away. Enjoy the last 10 weeks and make sure you are making a difference! Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly…

Do you ever have one of those days or weeks or months where you just can’t keep it all straight. I feel like I am having one this week. I had a volunteer responsibility this week that I wanted to be sure I didn’t forget about. I had some other things on my mind as…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza CHOOSE CANVAS BAGS -Almost 7 billion paper bags and 440 billion plastic bags are used every year. -Only 5.2 % of plastic bags and 21% of paper bags are recycled. -The average length of time a…

Day 9: As I mentioned on my first day of the 10-Day give, I give the storytime at our library. Today there was a conference to teach librarians about how to add music to storytimes. So, the local library paid for me to attend the program. The drive to the conference was 45 minutes each…

Day 5: I really, really wanted to stay home while my daughter was in school, but I knew that I needed to go visit my hospice patient. So, I went and spent some time with her and am very glad I did. I noticed that she had declined a bit since last week and I…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. The company know for its “Keep Going” spirit is hitting the pavement to help find the cures for breast cancer. Energizer is continuing its longtime support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure by becoming the first ever Presenting Sponsor and Official Battery of the Breast Cancer 3-Day…

The winner of the Temple Touch Thermometer is: RANDOM.ORG – Integer Generator: “Here are your random numbers: 5Timestamp: 2009-10-06 13:38:26 UTC” Andrea is the winner and I will be contacting her by email this morning!Thanks for entering!

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza THANK A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER -Over 675,000 sworn officers and nearly 295,000 civilian officers protect and serve citizens. -Over 14 million arrests occur annually for all offenses except traffic violations. ACTION STEPS 1. Walk up…

I said I had started the 10-Day Give and I did start it on Thursday, this is just the first chance I have had to give you an update! Day 1: About a year ago I started giving a toddler storytime at our local library. We have it once/month and each month I pick a…