Want to change the world, but don’t know where to start? “What can just one person do?” you might ask yourself. The answer is: a lot. Read on to see how these Miss O Club members got involved and helped out. Just even helping out a neighbor makes a big difference to that one person! If you’ve made a difference in your community or volunteered, we want to know about it! Submit your story and you might get published in the Miss O Scoop.

Helping with a School Event
By: Amanda, 24, PA (aka JLsgurl4eva)
It was a couple of years ago when I helped serve food and refreshments at a school prom. I thought it was so cool that I got to help with that event because I loved preparing food, and helping others and making a difference even if it was in just a small way. I really enjoyed helping others and just making a difference in other people’s lives. I thought somebody should try to help others and start making a difference so why not me. I still sit and think about that night by helping others and making a difference.

Helping My Neighborhood
By: Jennifer, 11, AZ (aka hiphoppindiva11)
My best friend and I are total nature freaks. We are mesmerized by plants, trees and wildlife. Anyway, we were on the subject of all the trash build-up there is in Yuma, AZ (our hometown) so we got to thinking of calling up the city mayor and getting his permission to host a "Trash-A-Thon". Here’s how it works. People sign up to be on what’s called the "Rubbish Sign-Up Sheet" so people can sign their names to participate. What they have to do is show up with $5.00 to buy a tee-shirt so we know who is participating or not. Then they must walk around the park however many times they would like. Every mile they walk we earn $1.50. So if a person walks 3 miles we get $4.50! All of that money will contribute to cleaning up the park, new equipment, cleaner benches and tables, re-painted sidewalks, new plantlife and shrubs, a new sprinkler system, and maybe, a beautiful garden. All of the possibilities are endless, and we want to, more than anything, make our community a better place to live!

Making a Difference
By: booboo, 10, NJ (aka soccergirl1212)
Have you ever had that feeling where you want to help out but don’t have the time? Well, you can still help by doing little things. Here are some things you can do...

• Recycle! Throw your soda can in a recycling bin, instead of a trash can.
• Decide what you want from the fridge before you get it. You may not know it, but your saving electricity.
• Reuse your folders from last year’s school year.
• Use both sides of a piece of paper.

Also, come up with anything else you can think of. You can make a difference.

Caring
By: Jaime, 10, MO (aka GirleGirl101)
It was late in the school year, I was ready for summer! Our Girl Scout troop was doing one last charity drive. My mom came up with the idea of helping the Animal Protection Association by collecting newspapers. The puppies and kittens use them in their cages. We collected mounds of newspapers. Finally we delivered them. We got to see the puppies. I felt so bad for them. They were begging for us to take them home. One of them, Houser survived a tornado. At the end of the day I realized that just a little bit a caring goes a long way.

If you want to help someone, don’t be shy, get some friends and do it!