Hannah and Joseph Salwen, ages 15 and 13, convinced their parents to sell their Atlanta mansion and donate half the money to help the poor in Ghana.
Centers will be set up in Ghana villages that contain food banks and libraries for the benefit of the townspeople, who survive on less than a dollar a day.
When Hannah Salwen saw a homeless man near her home in Atlanta, GA, she realized that she and her family of four possessed far more riches than they needed. She and her brother Joseph asked their parents to sell their house (which contained seven bedrooms and an elevator) and downsize to a more modest home so that they could help the poor.
“We really like the concept of ‘half’ I mean, if you took half the things in your room and gave it to Goodwill…probably half the stuff in your room you don’t even use,” Hannah suggests.
The Salwen’s house has not sold yet, but when it does, they will go according to plan and give half of the money they get to Ghana villagers.
Other Links:
http://ypwr.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/05/hannah-and-joseph-salwen/
http://beacham.com/propertyfinder/propertyDetails.php?Type=RES&prop_type=&id=3738609
http://www.hannahslunchbox.com/HL_Site/Welcome.html
Monday, December 8, 2008
Hives for Lives
Molly and Carly Houlahan run their own organization called Hives for Lives, through which they sell home-produced honey and donate the money toward cancer organizations.
The sisters started Hives for Lives several years ago when their grandfather died suddenly of esophageal cancer. Molly and Carly decided to use their hobby, beekeeping, for a worthy purpose. They have been operating Hives for Lives for five years and have raised $150,000 for cancer research and treatment.
One in every two men and one in every three women are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. “That number is far too great, and so we wanted to do something about it.”
The sisters plan to continue their beekeeping to keep the Hives for Lives organization alive. They encourage other kids to raise and sell bees for Hives for Lives. However, Molly and Carly want young people find many ways in which they can apply their hobbies to do good works.
“Find your passion and apply it…to create change and do good in the world.”
Other Links:
http://hivesforlives.com/
http://www.peerdreams.com/p2d
Shop at Avon and support the fundraiser for breast cancer:
http://www.avon.com/1/3/indexd206.html
The sisters started Hives for Lives several years ago when their grandfather died suddenly of esophageal cancer. Molly and Carly decided to use their hobby, beekeeping, for a worthy purpose. They have been operating Hives for Lives for five years and have raised $150,000 for cancer research and treatment.
One in every two men and one in every three women are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. “That number is far too great, and so we wanted to do something about it.”
The sisters plan to continue their beekeeping to keep the Hives for Lives organization alive. They encourage other kids to raise and sell bees for Hives for Lives. However, Molly and Carly want young people find many ways in which they can apply their hobbies to do good works.
“Find your passion and apply it…to create change and do good in the world.”
Other Links:
http://hivesforlives.com/
http://www.peerdreams.com/p2d
Shop at Avon and support the fundraiser for breast cancer:
http://www.avon.com/1/3/indexd206.html
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