Mondays Matter

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza. YOUR DAY Today is your day. Today you get to pick how you want to make a difference. You know the drill. Think of something – and go do it. Pretty simple. The only catch is…I…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza NO NICOTINE -Nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine. -12 million deaths have been caused by cigarette smoking over the last 40 years. -80% of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 18. -70%…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza THANK A TEACHER -There are 2.6 million teachers that teach K-12. -42% of K-12 teachers are over 50 years old. -Almost 50% of teachers leave the profession by their 5th year. -A 15 billion per year…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -The U.S. leads the industrialized world in waste generation, producing 245 million tons annually-4.5 pounds per person per day. -2.5 million plastic bottles are thrown away every hour. -Producing recycled white paper creates…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza RESPECT THE DISABLED -54 million or more people ages 5 and older have a non-institutionalizing disability. -25 million disabled are of an employable age. -78% want to be employed, but only 33% have a job. -Disabilities…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza. MEDITATE OR PRAY -Meditation and prayer shift brain activity from the stress-prone right frontal cortex to the calmer left frontal cortex. -Slowing the breathing rate to 6 breaths per minute synchronizes breathing with cardiovascular rhythms resulting…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza DONATE CLOTHES -20 billion pounds of clothing and textiles are thrown away every year – an average of 68 pounds per person. -1.5 billion pairs of unworn or barely worn shoes are lying in closets. -Over…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza GET INVOLVED WITH FOSTER KIDS -Over 500,000 children are in foster care and their average ages is 10. -The average length of stay for all children currently in foster care is 2.4 years. -14% of the…

Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza USE ONLINE BILL PAY -One of the fastest growing robbery crimes is identity theft by stealing mail. -With password protection, more than one level of authentication, increased online security, and 100% protection in case of fraud,…

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…