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5 Ways to Give Back on Giving Tuesday

November 28, 2017 — Roots & Shoots youth never need a special day on the calendar for giving – They give their attention to causes they care about all year round! From standing up for National Parks to helping the homeless in their communities to pledging to reduce their animal product consumption, Roots & Shoots youth do it all — […]

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Meet Gitanjali Rao, “America’s Top Young Scientist”

November 20, 2017 — We often hear the phrase “children are our future,” but what we should be saying is “children are our present, leading the way to the future!” No one represents this idea more than Gitanjali Rao, an 11-year-old from Lone Tree, Colorado, who earned her “America’s Top Young Scientist” title by winning the Discovery Education 3M […]

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COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW: MORGAN PITMAN

November 14, 2017 — Through her humanitarian work with Haiti Sees, a nonprofit that provides free optic clinics in Haiti and a number of other countries, Morgan Pitman has made her mark in Abu Dhabi, Haiti, Alabama, and beyond. Morgan’s love for her fellow humans has propelled her toward international service from a very young age — her global thinking […]

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No Waste November, a global Roots & Shoots collaboration

November 13, 2017 — This blog was written by Florence McCambridge, a JGI Canada Volunteer and originally published here. Looking to make a big impact with one small change? We’ve got just the thing. No Waste November is a global Roots & Shoots initiative where people around the world make a commitment to reduce the amount of waste they produce […]

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COMPASSIONATE YOUNG LEADERS YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW: STEWART MASSEY

November 08, 2017 — Alabama native, Stewart Massey is an incredible innovator who makes art out of recycled objects and sells his masterpieces (magnets, ornaments, bookmarks, and more) to raise money for those in need. ‘ReWorkz’ unites Stewart’s passions for fighting climate change, making art, and helping the homeless in his community. Stewart has been a member of the […]

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A Local’s Advice: How to Help Puerto Rico

October 30, 2017 — Over the course of two weeks in September, Hurricane Irma and Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico. Both storms knocked over power lines and uprooted trees, leaving close to 85% of the island without electricity and many communities isolated by blocked roads and limited cell phone reception (CNN). Local officials predict it will take […]

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October Project of the Month (POTM): The Hero’s Journey to the Chicken Coop

October 26, 2017 — Every Sunday, the Hero’s Journey Club, a Roots & Shoots group in Hartland Four Corners, Vermont, empowers children to create projects inspired by the Unitarian Universalist principles taught at the First Universalist Society of Hartland. Samantha Cronin, their group leader, has witnessed how Universalist principles are helping her elementary schoolers members build the skills and […]

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JANE: Mother, Scientist, Dreamer

October 19, 2017 — The rustling of leaves and buzzing of insects are interrupted by a loud and joyous pant-hoot, the sound of a nearby chimpanzee. While this noise may be an everyday occurrence in the forest of Gombe, it’s out of place echoing off the famous Hollywood Hills. In 2017, fans of Dr. Jane Goodall flooded the Hollywood […]

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Creating Change for Chimps on Great Apes Giving Day

October 17, 2017 — Great Apes Giving Day is a day to choose what kind of difference you want to make, and in this case, for a cause very close to Dr. Jane and the Jane Goodall Institute’s heart: providing rehabilitation and refuge for orphaned chimpanzees. For 25 years, the Jane Goodall Institute’s Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center has assisted […]

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Compassionate Young Leaders You Should Get to Know: Eli Avila Ramirez

October 16, 2017 — Eli is a proud Mexican-American, an aspiring entrepreneur, and a first-generation U.S. citizen and college attendee. Since 2012, she has been providing tax assistance to low-income families at no cost. Anyone who talks to Eli can tell that there is no limit to how much she can accomplish when she sets her mind to something. […]

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