KATRINA RELIEF  
By:  Cameron, 12, CA (AKA gregluvr)

For a school project, my homeroom had an idea to raise money for Katrina Victims. I had the idea to have a pie throwing contest. Everyone like my idea, so we started to plan it out. First, we had to get the volunteers, we asked teachers from around school if they would volunteer to have pies thrown at them. Many said yes. Next, we made the posers. The posters said the time and date the event would be held, and where at the school, then it said this: "If you want to get back at your teachers for giving you a bad grade, then come and throw pies at them, and help Katrina victims.”  The contest turned out great! We had a place where the people had to stand, and we had tarps every where! We made like $900! It was great! Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that we used whipped cream and paper plates for the pies!

ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE WORK AND LOVE
By:  Mary, 12, CT (AKA TinkerSpell)

At my school we have a Community Service Committee. This committee we started goes to a Nursing home at least 1-3 times a month and we go cook, serve, and prepare food at the local soup kitchen for the hungry that we call the Friendship Center Soup Kitchen. We also are working on Toy drives for kids who need toys for Christmas. Coat drive that we do every year to provide coats, mittens, hats, scarves, and etc for the shelters. It gets pretty cold up here! Right now we are collecting shoeboxes and school supplies, little toys, and small candies to place in the boxes and wrap them to ship them to kids in Panama and other places. We also do Thanksgiving Baskets in which we all gather canned goods and send it to people who need food for Thanksgiving! It just feels so great to know that you’re helping someone in need and who really needs it! Why not help someone yourself and experience the happiness? You’re not losing anything great, you’re just gaining something even greater!

TOY DRIVE
By:  Dominique, 9, IN (AKA CutieBear22)

Once upon a time my Girl Scout troop and I were having a meeting when are leader said, "For Christmas we are going to make a toy drive." We were so surprised and felt happy helping people. Why we did this was because there are some children in this world who are too sick to celebrate Christmas at their house so it’s nice to give them presents right in the hospital. So first our troop picked a few locations to where the people would drop off the toys. After that well..... I don’t really know because it has not happened yet. But all I know is I’m helping out a making a difference.

KNITTING
By:  Valerie, 10, PA (AKA ValCQ)

My name is Valerie and I love to knit. My friend Michaela and I knit together all the time. This year we are knitting hats, scarves, and blankets. We are going to sell the things at our school at Christmas. The things that don’t get sold are going to the poor. Also at my church they’re having a thing so knitters can knit hats for the poor. I plan on participating. Keep on knitting.

HELPING OTHERS
By:  Brianna, 10, NJ (AKA coconut102)

Helping others out is a wonderful thing. Everyone should do it. My opinion is try doing it every day like I do; you might set up a club and help others out, visit hospitals and feed them, make sandwiches or something, give them a drink, all those things you can do in a club. I started a club every Sat. at my house at 11:00 to 1:00 and we visit hospitals and to be creative we get awards like a gift certificate to an ice cream place or money or even a stuffed animal all kinds of stuff but you only get it if you work the hardest. Why don’t you start a club and you will love it. Follow your dreams. Help people out. Make a difference.